Pranee Phaearnchok, president and director of Thai Rung Union Car Plc, was recently honoured as one of the world’s leading female entrepreneurs.

2ND QUARTER: Oil prices put heat on Q2 earnings

But prospects look better for full year

Boat man far from the farm

Bill Gasson has come a long way, from a dairy farmer in rural New Zealand to a builder of stunningly beautiful boats on the coastline near Jomtien beach.

West Oz powercat

The original Buzzcat look is based on multi-hull fishing and oilfield supply vessels designed to cope with the harsh conditions off the west coast of Australia.

Event organisers expected to consolidate for increased market share

Event organisers will soon consolidate to get a bigger slice of the lucrative market, experts said yesterday.

Street WISE: Need to get back to basics

Weeks before the dawning of Visakha Bucha Day, the government launched a campaign to promote this most important of events.

Asia-Pacific airfares up in some classes, down in others

Asia-Pacific air fares increased in the first quarter in several classes, but excursion air fares on some routes posted substantial reductions, an American Express survey revealed yesterday.

TOT to buy CAT’s 42% share in ACT Mobile

TOT Corp Plc expects to conclude a deal before the end of this week to acquire 100-per-cent ownership of ACT Mobile, the cellular service-operator it currently owns jointly with CAT Telecom.

Bayer sets aside time and money for R&D

To study a new active compound, Bayer CropScience sets aside ?200 million (Bt10 billion) over 10 years from its research and development budget before the product can be put on the market, said company board member Dr Bernward Garthoff.

START-UPS: Boncafe to launch first coffee school

Academy for entrepreneurs

Agencies embark on tourism road show to promote Suvarnabhumi airport

The Tourism Authority of Thailand will join forces with Airports of Thailand Plc to promote Suvarnabhumi airport as a Southeast Asian transport hub during a six-nation road show in the coming months.

In Brief: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

Ambassador says free trade talks with Bahrain should be completed next year

Mastering the Cultures...Inspiring the Team

Urgent . . . more urgent! . . . and then there’s super-urgent!!

CP TRADING: Crop unit steps up expansion

FTAs prompt new facilities in India, Turkey capacity rise

In Brief: THAI/SAUDI AIRLINES

Service to be restored

On The Market: ALL JUICED UP

GP has launched two new battery-chargers.

INVESTMENT: SCB sounds two new notes

Novel financial instrument makes you money even with the market in the doldrums

Autonomy of letters of credit

Most sales and purchase contracts, especially international sales and purchase contracts, may require a letter of credit to supplement the security of the payment transaction. Letters of credit are mainly divided into revocable letters of credit and irrevocable letters of credit.

SUBURBAN HOMES: Beach, new transit line boost Nakara

Onnuj-Srinakarin estate raises prices

Phuket sees painful recovery

A bevy of international beauties splashed around at the beaches on Laguna Dusit Resort, one of the five-star properties on Phuket’s best-known seaside estates.