TELECOM DISPUTE
AIS waits for call revenues
No interconnection charges for cellular market leader
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Child-centric Edutainment
Fed up by outdated teaching that is stifling children's imagination, teacher-turn-businesswoman Apiphawadee Kruesopon
set to change all this through her brand of edutainment
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TCRB eyes Bt4 bn
Thai Credit Retail Bank (TCRB), a subsidiary of the country's second-largest life insurer, Thai Life Insurance, is banking on its flagship products and branch expansion to reach
target assets of Bt4 billion this year.
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Esso appoints financial advisers for SET listing
Esso (Thailand) has appointed Phatra Securities and Morgan Stanley as financial advisers for the listing of the US oil company's Thai unit on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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KTB plans to lead in debit cards
Krung Thai Bank (KTB) aims to be the country's leading debit-card issuer in three years, hoping its customer base of over 13 million deposit accounts will help it achieve a 30-per-cent market share.
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Live to spend Bt7m for 40% holding in Activemedia
Media firm Live Incorporation yesterday announced an investment of Bt7 million to acquire a 40-per-cent stake in virus-protection software provider Activemedia (Thailand).
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IN BRIEF
MAS launches low-cost flights
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) expects its Let's Fly Malaysia campaign to bring in 30 million ringgit (Bt285 million).
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Textbook publisher targets lecturers
Textbook publisher Witthayaphat has joined with Krungthai Card, operator of KTC credit cards, to access the market for lecturers.
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First Cnex IT Shop for Synnex
Synnex (Thailand) will spend Bt12 billion to open 250 Cnex IT Shops nationwide over the next five years, with the first one debuting yesterday in its Bangkok headquarters on Sukonthasawat Road.
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Lowest tax sought for imported steel
The Finance Ministry will seek Cabinet approval to impose the lowest duty rate on imported steel, including silicon steel, which cannot be found in Thailand, to reduce production costs for transformers and electric appliances.
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Thailand 'second' for L'Oreal sales
Thailand is the second-best performing market in Asia for L'Oreal, with a 21-per-cent increase in sales in the first half of the year.
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Improvements urged in efficiency
Thai manufacturers must urgently improve production efficiency, to cope with full-scale trade liberalisation within Asean, Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet said yesterday.
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Makro, Chula hold joint course
Siam Makro yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Chulalongkorn University to hold a training course.
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LATE NEWS
Prices to rise in second half
Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet yesterday narrowed down the ministry's forecast for full-year inflation from 1.5-2.5 per cent to 2-2.5 per cent.
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THAI set to lease eight Airbuses
Thai Airways International (THAI) will call for bids from leasing companies to supply it with eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft, following the Cabinet's approval on Tuesday of leasing the aircraft, rather than buying them outright.
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Central to woo shoppers
Central Department Store will splurge Bt1.5 billion on marketing and promotional activities in the remaining six months of this year to attract reluctant shoppers back.
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Project study
The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) is preparing to appoint consultants to conduct feasibility studies for five mass-transit electric-train projects worth Bt815 million.
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TRADE FIGURES
Exports driving recovery
Annual surplus likely to reach US$8 billion after robust results
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STREET WISE
Lamsams to show colours
The Lamsams may have more topics to discuss over the dining table than just the weather.
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SEC chief defends agency's integrity
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) secretary-general Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala yesterday defended the organisation's integrity in the case involving ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's alleged concealment of SC Asset shares.
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Thanachart to face SEC probe
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to launch an investigation of Thanachart Securities' services as financial adviser for SC Asset's initial public offering, following Department of Special Investigation (DSI) charges that the property developer concealed shares ahead of going public.
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Krabi Airline set to debut later this year
Krabi Airline is being set up and plans to operate between the province and international destinations, to take advantage of Krabi Airport's upgrade to an international airport.
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