ENERGY SECTOR RESULTS
Power play from Egcomp
Electricity Generating leads with 48% profit rise
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Higher yields and safer meat from herbal feed
The Thailand Research Fund has developed herbal ingredients as supplements in animal feed to increase production of meat and improve its safety.
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ANALYSIS
The sufficiency-economy philosophy: some takes on what it means
Months after the government announced that economic policies would be based on the sufficiency-economy philosophy, confusion still runs high as to what the concept really means.
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Patama new MD at M'soft
Microsoft Thailand has appointed Patama Chantaruck as its new managing director, effective on April 23.
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Kingdom set to be new home for foreign retirees
Thailand has high potential to be a retirement home for foreign investors both from Europe and Asia, according to research by CB Richard Ellis.
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Panel's focus turns to airport hotel
A National Legislative Assembly committee looking at Suvarnabhumi problems will tomorrow consider alleged contractual irregularities at the airport hotel.
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ANALYSIS
Commuters continue to pay the price
Q: What goes up but doesn't come down?A: The cost of petrol to you at the pump
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Nu Skin upbeat on sales growth
Nu Skin Enterprises (Thailand), a US-based direct-selling company, expects its sales to grow 10 per cent from last year's Bt1.2 billion despite increasing political and economic uncertainty.
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Investment influx from China is on the way
Chinese will be active participants in the next wave of foreign direct investment to Thailand due to Beijing's supportive policy, a senior official from the Board of Investment (BoI) said last week.
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USE OF PLASTIC
Credit-card growth expected to slow
Issuers are more wary of approving new cards during slowdown: report
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STREET WISE
Thai football faces brain drain
More sad news for Thai football: respected coach Withaya Laohakul is set to leave the Chon Buri Football Club to join Tottori, a Japan Football League team, in spite of Chon Buri's efforts to keep him.
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RP can extend rice import controls, says WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has allowed the Philippines to keep its quantitative restrictions on rice imports until 2012, says Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
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TOT/TRUE MOVE ROW
NTC wants to force the issue with state agency
Court has again summoned TOT over inaction on connection, says source
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IATA opposes 'misuse' of airport tax
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opposes the proposed use of the airport tax to help foreign tourists hurt by natural disasters or violence.
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Viagra fakes widespread here: Pfizer
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer believes its sexual-potency drug Viagra has been aggressively pirated in many Thai tourist destinations.
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Bumrungrad golf clinic to tee off mid-year
Having quietly opened its doors to golfers in November, Bumrungrad International Hospital is set to officially launch Thailand's first comprehensive golf clinic in June or July.
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Shopping around
The long-awaited retail-business law is bound to have positive and negative impacts on consumers, shopkeepers, 'modern traders', suppliers and others. People in the industry say what they expect from the draft, which is about to go before the Cabinet
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