Accident probe must come first: MRTA

Oishi selling 20m bottles of green tea a month

Slightly more than a year after launching its ready-to-drink green-tea products, the Oishi Group has mustered a leading market share.

Street WISE

Who are we to criticise Ball?

TOT looks to enlist help of game, animation firms

TOT Corp Plc is in talks with two local game and animation leaders on possible share acquisition deals.

UBC under threat from small players

The Cable TV Association, a group of 500 cable TV operators based upcountry, plans to improve its programming and challenge the national monopoly status of UBC.

HOT STOCKS : Stock: Siam Cement Plc (SCC)

Recommendation: Buy

MONETARY POLICY : Committee leaves rate unchanged

After weighing economic conditions, the MPC decides not to rock the boat

CAT names 3 advisers for listing

CAT Telecom Co has appointed Deutsche Bank, Finansa and Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) to advise it on its listing plan, the president of the state agency said yesterday.

2004 RESULTS : SCB posts record Bt18.5-bn earnings

Divesting non-core businesses pays off; BAY reports 53% rise in net profit

Brokers sue SET boss for ID delay

The Administrative Court has accepted a lawsuit against Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) president Kittiratt Na Ranong and the SET filed by seven former Seamico Securities marketing officers.

High hopes for housing council

Homebuyers will be better protected under the Thai Housing Council established last Thursday, Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday. The council will work hard to upgrade the industry and crucial projects should be implemented in two to three years, he told a seminar on the role of the council in driving the real estate industry.

Plunge in land prices expected

The price of land in areas on Phuket where the tsunami struck is expected to be hit hard by the disaster, according to the Thai Appraisal Foundation.

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC : Price of appliances to rise

‘Cost of raw materials will push prices up 5-10%’

Siam Future to boost exports

Siam Future Farm Co Ltd plans to boost exports of organic temperate vegetables to Asia and Europe after investing Bt15 million to set up an additional 100 rai of farmland and establish a packing house in Chiang Rai’s Mae Chan district, the company’s director and general manager said yesterday.

13 schools reach Challenge finals

A total of 13 university teams yesterday reached the finals in the Bangkok Business Challenge competition that encourages students to hone their economic planning skills.

CONSTRUCTION : BPB plans to double capacity

Responds to growth in property sector

Huawei in sole Thai Mobile bid

Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei Technologies was the only company to take up the Information and Communications Technology Ministry’s request to present a plan to provide Thai Mobile with third-generation (3G) mobile-phone technology, the ministry’s permanent secretary said yesterday.

Philips sets ambitious ’05 goals

Philips Electronics (Thailand) has grand ambitions this year for its LCD and plasma-screen TVs, DVD players and multimedia monitors.

Four more Fashion City deals inked

The Industry Ministry yesterday signed contracts with two universities and two companies to manage projects worth Bt624 million to support the Bangkok Fashion City Project.

Tsunami pledges encourage UNDP

The global response to the tsunami disaster has renewed hope about the world’s potential for generosity with regard to development aid.