FARMING SUBSIDIES
WTO's May meet crucial
Officials urgently need to break deadlock
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FIXED-DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
High-interest choices growing
Rates range from 4.5 per cent to 5.25 per cent, and with some banks taxes are even waived
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Reality check for builders
Wake-up call goes off for housing market
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BEACH RESIDENCES
Mid-range villas from Dhevatara
Success of 'Cove' and 'Residences' projects prompts new expansion
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IN BRIEF
Derivative product offers 8.8 per cent
SCB Securities - with subsidiary SCB Quant Asset Managment and foreign partners - has developed a derivative-based product that enables investors to earn up to 8.8 per cent per annum in just nine months.
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Beyond her wildest expectations
Busabong Preechanonda's dream for her retirement was to run a small business in a scenic location outside Bangkok, but what she has achieved is beyond her wildest expectations. She is now a partner in a two-rai boutique resort beside the Ping River in Chiang Mai.
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STREET WISE
Mixed signals on the subway
The subway is such a convenient mode of travelling in a city notorious for traffic snarls that it is no wonder its popularity has attracted advertisers to its stations.
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Farmers told to stay away from rubber trap
The Agricultural Economics Office is warning farmers in the North not to be fooled by high rubber prices and jump onto the latex bandwagon at the risk of causing landslides, strenuous working hours and long term deprivation.
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Brokerages upbeat on outlook for SET firms
Capital Nomura Securities is projecting a positive mood for the Thai stock market as earnings of listed firms are expected to rise 47.7 per cent year on year this month, well above the average 42.9 per cent of firms on other bourses in the region.
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TOT president ready to fight
TOT Plc president Teerawit Charuwat will put up a fight if the state agency's board tries to sack him.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Ethics review for state firms
Move to prevent abuse of positions at public agencies
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Pop's about to go up
Fizzy drinks are to go up Bt1 a bottle by Songkran after an eight-year price freeze.
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Firm hopes to boost the local image of Botox
Allergan Thailand, the US-based manufacturer of anti-ageing eye- and skincare products, is promoting its Botox wrinkle treatment among the Kingdom's women as a cure for medical woes.
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PERSONALITY
The Eugenia brings bygone era to life
Eugene Yu-Ching Yeh, a 45-year-old Taiwanese businessman, has achieved his dream of having a colonial-style home, which he believes will remind him of his past life.
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Oki raises its stake in Business Logistics
Oki Logistics, an affiliated company in charge of Oki Electric Industry's logistic activities, has acquired a 49-per-cent stake in Business Logistics (Thailand).
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