PROPERTY SURVEY
Condos look a good long-term investment
Govt steps needed to boost confidence among high-end: CBRE
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A hotelier with character
Bucking the family tradition of studying engineering or business and opting instead for a career in the hospitality industry, Phornpinit Phornprapha hopes his new vivid-orange hotel and spa will make a colourful splash
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IN BRIEF
Banpu to list unit on Jakarta stock market
Banpu expects to generate up to US$300 million (Bt10.4 billion) by listing its 95 per cent-owned PT Indo Tambangraya Megah on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in the second half of the year, the company said in a statement yesterday.
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Jetstar mulls additional Thai route
Jetstar Airways, a low-cost airline under the Qantas Group, is considering a new direct service between the Australian city of Brisbane and Bangkok after achieving a good response to its existing two routes between Australia and Thailand.
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DTAC introduces mobile e-mail
Total Access Communication (DTAC) has introduced a PushMail service for individual subscribers who want to keep in touch with e-mail messages while on the go.
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AIA's first-year premiums soar 13% in four months
American International Assurance (Thailand) posted 13-per-cent year-on-year growth in first-year premiums in the first four months of its fiscal year starting December, thanks to its AIA Financial Health Check programme.
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AIS launches new unit for world calls
An International call-service subsidiary of Advanced Info Service (AIS) was officially launched yesterday, aimed at acquiring 15 per cent of the market by year-end.
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TBank plans rapid growth after stake sale
Thanachart Bank (TBank), a small retail player, plans to become a mid-sized institution with assets of about Bt450 billion in the next three to five years, following the sale of a major shareholding to Canada's Nova Scotia Bank (ScotiaBank).
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STREET WISE
Catch the flak and rise high
If you hold the top position, you have to protect yourself. Whenever a serious problem arises, you must select a representative to test the atmosphere before you come up with the right brilliant strategy to solve it.
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Emphasis should move towards 'quality' tourists, forum told
The Environmental Research Institute of Chulalongkorn University and the European Union have urged tourism bodies to focus on quality tourism rather than numbers in order to build a sustainable industry, and to encourage entrepreneurs to improve their services to meet international standards.
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IP, US officials meet next week
In response to Monday's decision by the US to downgrade Thailand's trade status, the Intellectual Property Department will meet with representatives from the US Embassy on May 11 to work out plans to prevent violations of intellectual-property (IP) rights.
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Giants set to present plans to cut toxic emissions
PTT and the Siam Cement Group will tomorrow present their toxic-emission reduction plans to a committee overseeing pollution problems in the Map Ta Phut industrial belt, after receiving permission from Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras to proceed with petrochemical projects.
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KNP turns new page for Thai printing industry
Kyodo-Nation Printing Services (KNP), a Japanese-Thai joint venture, has begun printing publications for export to Europe.
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iTV shareholders demand SET chief's head
Fifty iTV minor shareholders have staged a protest to demand that Stock Exchange of Thailand president Patareeya Benjapolchai resign to take responsibility for the delay in posting a suspension sign on the stock.
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LATE NEWS
Industry minister awaits JBIC answer on loan
Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras yesterday said he would consult soon with the finance minister over the mass-transit financing scheme.
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AA eyes overseas expansion in 3-5 yrs
Paper by any other name is still paper. However, Thai paper-maker Advance Agro (AA) views the business seriously and plans to expand into Europe, the Middle East and India in three to five years.
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Russian slur damages image of Thai rice
Thai rice exporters claim they will lose export markets because of a Russian export-certification requirement they say has damaged the quality image of Thai rice.
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Architect '07 expects 280,000 visitors
The Siamese Architects Association expects up to 280,000 visitors at the Architect '07 exhibition, president Sin Pongharnyut said yesterday.
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Petrol up 40 satang, gasohol remains unchanged
Petrol prices will be increased today by 40 satang per litre, further widening the gap between petrol and gasohol to Bt2.90 per litre.
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Governance study of state enterprises
The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) is acting on concerns about below-standard governance of state enterprises caused by political interference that seeks to benefit private interests rather than the public good.
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DIAMOND ROOFING TILES
Bt300m earmarked for expansion
Fibre-cement production to be upped despite slower property market
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