PEA to try prepaid meter service for resort homes
The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is set to pilot a prepaid electricity-meter service within the next two months, aiming to provide convenience to owners of resort homes.
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Beachfront villas by Harvard architect
Builder Sumeth Sukapanpotharam aims to deliver unique beach homes
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Quirky policies spoil investment climate
Today, eight months after a new government came to power, there remains one perplexing question the fiscal authorities have not explained: why hasn't the economy crashed as predicted by exporters?
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LPN's Condotown runs 1 km
30-rai estate stretches from Ramkhamhaeng on one side and Lat Phrao on the other
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Design and innovation
Architect show highlights energy-saving, environmental care
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American at home abroad
Brent Smith, a US executive at Habitat Thailand, enjoys the Asian way of life
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LATE NEWS
WTO/Russia talks on Thai rice
Thailand will negotiate with Russia in the World Trade Organisation to clear up charges that Moscow was employing unfair trade practices for Thai rice imports, the Foreign Trade Department said yesterday.
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Toyota seeks NGV assurance
Toyota Motor Thailand has had discussions with PTT over the latter's campaign to promote consumption of natural gas for vehicles (NGV), before finalising its decision on manufacturing NGV vehicles in the Kingdom.
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Paint producer Beger launching three new products
Faced with tough price competition, paint producer Beger is launching innovative products to attract more customers in the medium and premium segments this year.
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CONGLOMERATE
Siam Cement reveals leadership vision
Group plans to head market of 560 million people in Asean region, says president
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Demco wins Bt76m tax privileges
The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday approved tax privileges for Demco's Bt210-million expansion project, which will double its production capacity to 12,000 tonnes a year.
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Internet Protocol phone service launched
Pacific Internet, a major Internet service provider in South and Southeast Asia, yesterday launched an Internet-based telephone call service for business enterprises in Thailand.
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Marina lands prestigious 'Asia's Maritime Capital' tag for Phuket
Phuket has been declared "Asia's Maritime Capital", with the world-class Royal Phuket Marina as the new hub of Thailand's international yachting scene.
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IN BRIEF
Asian travel
PATA chooses Thailand to host its 2008 summit, probably in April
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US decision 'another blow to investment'
The US decision to place Thailand on its Priority Watch List will cause the Kingdom to lose foreign investment in copyright-related manufacturing to other nations, the Kasikorn Research Centre said in a report yesterday.
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LIGHTING MARKET
Sales tipped to fall 20%
Sylvania sees big contraction amid slowdown in retail, construction
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FRIDAY BUG
Macro and micro confusion
PTT president Prasert Bunsumpun wonders if the Thai economy is a world turned upside down.
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AIS concession deemed 'safe'
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry has reassured Advanced Info Service (AIS) and its institutional investors that it has no plan to seize back the company's concessions.
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Cost of PTT delisting calculated
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) says about 12 per cent of the market's capitalisation would be shaved off if PTT's stock were to be delisted.
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Bourse in rent tangle
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is negotiating with the Crown Property Bureau - the landowner and lessor of the site where its HQ is located - over Bt344 million in unpaid rent, the SET said yesterday.
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INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Stocks on SET, MAI popular
Uncertainty willingly ignored as long as election goes ahead
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STREET WISE
King Power: the sounds of silence
Travellers can sigh with relief that nothing will disrupt their shopping at the duty-free stores and other commercial outlets at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Andaman tourism dampened by tropical storm
A tropical depression that has dumped heavy rain on southern and western parts of the country has dampened tourism along the Andaman Coast and as far north as Kanchanaburi, with some local tourists cancelling trips because of an inability to visit flooded waterfalls.
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MASS-TRANSIT ROUTES
Minister to press case with JBIC
Chalongphob seeks faster loan approval
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