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• Economic activity sluggish in September

  Thailand's data

• First Thai private wind-power plant

  SGC Wind Energy

• Mitsui OSK Lines lowers profit target

  In a significant

• study to address 'fair value' urged

  Academics call for reassessment in view of economic crisis

• Briefs

  Institutional investors keen on TUF bonds

• Cheaper CAT calls to Asia, Australia

  CAT PhoneNet is offering special discounts of up to 84 per cent on calls to 13 countries.

• BECL issues bonds to boost liquidity

  Bt4-bn issue needed during credit squeeze

• Cortina rethinks marketing amid slowdown

  Cortina Watch, a leading Asian luxurywatch retailer and distributor, is being cautious about how it markets its products amid the global economic slowdown.

• Loosen on single license criteria declined

  The Securities and Exchange Commission recently declined to relax its criteria for granting a "single licence" to unit link sales agents, saying it would like to keep the existing standard as Thailand is preparing its rules for the....

• What should I do if I'm facing huge losses?

  When the stock market takes a nosedive, some may see it as an opportunity to invest for the long term. After all, we've learned from the 1997 financial crisis that eventually the market will bounce back and reward those investing with a....

• THE US PARADOX: POOR GROWTH, STRONG

  In financial markets, words like "historic" and "unprecedented" are being heard every day. Recent historic actions by governments to inject massive amounts of capital into their banking industries, and liquidity into money....

• Guru Speak

  WHAT SHOULD MUTUALFUND INVESTORS DO IN THESE VOLATILE TIMES?

• Like it or not, Thaksin is unforgettable

  Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has never lost public attention, indeed.

• Company reports

  SRI TRANG AGRO-INDUSTRY's board approved setting up a new, 50:50 joint venture in Singapore with Semperit Technische Produkte Gesellschaft Australia, to be called Sempermed Singapore, with registered capital of US$6 million (Bt209 million).

• New heads named for Land Transport

  The Cabinet yesterday promoted Land Transport Department deputy and acting director-general Chairat Sa-nguansue as the new director-general.

• Greenhouse cover to boost output

  Thailand's National Metals and Materials Technology Centre (MTEC) has unveiled a new cover for greenhouses - PolyTech Plastic- it claims will boost agricultural productivity by Bt10 billion and help farmers combat effects of global warming.

Keeping them smiling