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Published on September 6, 2007

Siripol, now director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said this would help eliminate the theft of rice.

"From now, all rice millers who join the government's rice-pledging programme will need to install CCTV in the areas where they accept the rice. I will propose this to the NRC soon," he said.

Through CCTV, rice storage data could be checked and the government would know the movement of the stocks. He estimated that each rice miller would need to invest Bt10,000 to Bt20,000 for CCTV installation. - The Nation

Chevrolet plan

Chevrolet Sales (Thailand) will join hands with its dealers to offer special incentives to civil servants and state enterprise employees who want to buy Chevrolet vehicles.

Buyers are required to put only 5 per cent of a vehicle's price as a down payment. They are entitled to a zero-rate loan and can finance the loan in 48 instalments. - The Nation

Machine tools

Mori Seiki plans to invest some 10 billion yen (Bt2.7 billion) to boost production capacity for machine tools by 20-30 per cent at its Mie Prefecture main plant by 2009 amid surging global demand in the aircraft, construction machinery and other sectors.

In June, it shelved plans for a new plant in Thailand, partly to prevent the diversion of tools to military use. - The Nation

Step forward

Adidas (Thailand) today delivered more than 5,000 pairs of shoes and sports footwear, donated by Thai people under its "Old Shoes for Their New Life" campaign, to the Duang Prateep Foundation.

The campaign is aimed at inspiring kids and underprivileged people to turn their attention to exercise for a better life.

The Nation