Prasit Patana's innovative deal
Prasit Patana, operator of the Phyathai Hospital Group, is negotiating with three medical-equipment makers in Europe and the United States - Siemens, GE Healthcare, and Philips - for medical equipment at cheaper rates in return for use of the group's facilities as training centres.
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Gaining energy
Conversion to natural gas brings cost savings to this major tile-maker within one month
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Fraser's second project opens
Operates 142 rental units on Sathorn
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VILLA ARCADIA
Keppel builds on Srinakarin
Completed homes start from Bt5.2m
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Strong foundations
Seafco's Narong Thasananipan has built the company into one of the country's most successful construction firms - with an eye on the upcoming mass-transit projects
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Thai workers set for 4% rise in 'real' salaries, survey predicts
Thai workers will be more than happy if a salary survey is correct in its prediction that their "real" wage increases this year will be the fifth highest among 45 countries.
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LATE NEWS
DTAC records 7% rise in net profit last year
Total Access Communication (DTAC) yesterday announced net-profit growth of 7 per cent to Bt4.9 billion and service-revenue growth of 12 per cent to Bt47 billion for last year.
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Bt500,000 bouquet
Miss Lily, the largest flower-delivery network in Thailand, will today launch a special Bt500,000 Valentine's Day bouquet of roses as a gimmick aimed at boosting sales amid the slowdown in consumer spending.
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FTA with EU may cut Burma out
A planned free-trade agreement (FTA) between Asean and the European Union hit a snag recently, as the EU might not sign if the agreement includes Burma, says a senior Thai official.
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Rangoon to develop special industrial zones
Burma is planning to develop the country's central region by setting up more industrial zones in cities along the Ayeyawaddy River, the weekly Yangon Times reported yesterday.
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MONTHLY SURVEY
Consumer confidence still on the slide
Index falls to lowest level in five months amid concerns over bombs and the economy
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Patarin serves up recipe for Buddhist enlightenment
DMG Books has launched the second book on dhamma by young author Patarin Sosothikul.
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Qatar expands destinations out of Bangkok
Qatar Airways plans to expand its network from Bangkok to cover Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia this year, in a bid to raise its passenger numbers by 30 per cent annually.
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IN BRIEF
Sitthichai's 'unofficial' order to sort out TOT
The new chairman of TOT, General Saprang Kalayanamitr, met "unofficially" with Information and Communications Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom yesterday to discuss the state telecom agency's problems.
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THAI LUXURY-CAR SALES
BMW bucks trend with 9% rise
Group had 40% of premium market in '06
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Overseas call licences okayed for DTAC, N&T
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has approved in principle the granting of licences to Total Access Communication (DTAC) and N&T of True Corp for the operation of overseas call services.
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Major Development to list this year
Major Development hopes to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in the third quarter.
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SET kicks off first of seven road shows
The first of seven Stock Exchange of Thailand road shows, with the theme "Invest today for better financial health tomorrow", will be held at the Money Expo Korat 2007 from today until Sunday, at The Mall Department Store, Nakhon Ratchasima.
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KTB Leasing aims to be No 3 in consumer loans
KTB Leasing (KTBL), a subsidiary of Krung Thai Bank, plans to be the No-3 consumer-loan provider by next year, chairman Preecha Phukham said yesterday.
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Foreigners still wary in bond market
Foreign investors remained net sellers in the Thai bond market in January with sales worth Bt9 billion, despite the central bank's recent partial relaxation of its 30-per-cent withholding measure.
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THAI BOURSE
Stocks get a boost as foreigners go on spree
SET surge caused by cheap shares, healthy dividends and rate-cut hopes
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STREET WISE
Look who's talking!
On February 15, the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University will host a special talk on economic issues to mark its 25th anniversary.
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AIS staff to be well rewarded for their work under pressure
Despite an expected fall in both revenues and net profit, Advanced Info Service (AIS) will pay its employees a higher bonus for last year's hard work under pressure.
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CEO FORUM
Govt focus switches to stimulus
State spending and lower interest rates to boost economy, says Pridiyathorn
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