LATE NEWS
Bank cuts rates
Bangkok Bank will cut its floating rates by 25 basis points for customers who sign up for a new home loan at the bank's "Full House" booth at the Home Buyers Guide Fair 2006.
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BHANOMRUNG BRAND
Chaitip rice sales boiling
Company banks on services introduced 2 years ago that bring it closer to corporate clients
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TOT could lose licence over 1133 rift
The national telecoms regulator has threatened to revoke the licence of TOT if the state agency continues to charge for its 1133 directory enquiry service.
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Sugar millers delay Somkid meeting
Thai Sugar Millers Corporation will postpone its meeting to discuss the country's sugar shortage with Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
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Olay aims for bigger corner of market
Proctor & Gamble Thailand, manufacturer and distributor of Olay skincare products, will launch new products and market more in an effort to increase its share of the Bt6-billion facial skincare market.
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Tapioca to be swapped for Chinese locomotives
The government has agreed to sign a contract with the Chinese government to barter Bt700-million worth of tapioca chips for seven locomotives, Deputy Commerce Minister Preecha Laohapongchana said yesterday.
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HOUSEWARE FIRM EXPANDS
Kitchen, bath firm taps into growth
Will spend Bt700 million on renovations, IT upgrades and buying land for stores
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Company Reports
ASIAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT's board approved a dividend of Bt0.14 per share, payable on May 16.
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IN BRIEF:
PTT in Bt44-bn capacity boost
PTT Chemical Plc, the country's largest petrochemical firm by capacity, said yesterday that it planned to invest about Bt44 billion between 2006 and 2010, mainly to boost production capacity.
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Don Muang to be base for specialised aviation, maintenance
The Department of Civil Aviation is studying plans to convert Don Muang into a specialised airport after Thailand's aviation focus switches to the new Suvarnabhumi Airport later this year.
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AIR CONDITIONERS
Trane stays on track with relocation, expansion
Bt500m to be spent on moving plant, upping capacity
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Biznews round-up
- Krung Thai Bank, together with the Commerce Ministry and the Stock Exchange of Thailand, will hold a seminar entitled "Internationalisation of Thai Enterprises" on March 22 for importers and exporters.
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FRIDAY BUG
ATMs that offer something more
ATM cards, it seems, are no longer simply ATM cards. The pieces of plastic that once did no more than dispense with the need to carry a pocketful of cash have become a promotional platform; something the marketers might call a niche.
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GSB savings bond launch
The Government Savings Bank (GSB) will launch a 30-month savings bond with a return of up to 5.75 per cent as commercial banks scramble to attract more savers in an increasingly competitive market. GSB is scheduled to sell its latest bonds before April 10 and buyers will receive their certificates on April 12.
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Dividend windfall
The two subsidiaries of Singapore's Temasek Holdings that recently took over Shin Corp Plc stand to earn nearly Bt4 billion in dividends.
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PRIVATISATION PITFALLS
Unions put a spoke in the wheel
Jiwamol Kanoksilp concludes a two-part series by looking at the potential pitfalls associated with the privatisation of state enterprises.
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MARKET UNCERTAINTITY
IPOs on back burner
Rayong Refinery says April unsuitable; other firms have delayed market debuts
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ECONOMIC FALL-OUT
Political crisis to hit key sectors
FPO director-general says impact is unpredictable
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STREET WISE:
Ex-envoys drop all the niceties
Three former diplomats dropped their neckties, rolled up their sleeves on Wednesday and urged Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign.
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CRC buys stake in Singapore book retailer, plots expansion
Central Retail Corporation (CRC), Thailand's largest retail conglomerate, yesterday announced that it had bought a 39-per-cent stake in Page One Holdings, a book company in Singapore.
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Rice-husk war may lead to rewrite of law
The Energy Ministry is considering adding more conditions to the regulations governing applications for bio-mass power plants in a bid to resolve a shortage of rice husks used as raw material.
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SHIN CORP TAKEOVER
Boonklee lands Bt924m windfall
SEC report says six key executives have scored Bt1.2 billion from unloading stock to Temasek Holdings
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