RETAIL
Big C bets on lift from Cup
Sales pitch aims to capture football fever
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Curtain call for ad awards
After 29 years scouring the advertising industry to find the best of the best, the Top Advertising Contest of Thailand (TACT) has held its final awards ceremony.
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Tax break for NGV cars
The Cabinet yesterday agreed to cut the excise tax on cars running on natural gas from 30 per cent to 22 per cent for 30 months with an eye on saving more than Bt760 million a year on oil imports.
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DTAC shifts marketing strategy
In the intense marketing battle being waged by mobile phone operators, Total Access Communication (DTAC) has decided to change its strategy this quarter to focus on increasing revenue from existing customers while expanding its sale channels. In the first quarter it aggressively acquired as many new customers as possible.
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Sanook.com sees sales double again
Sanook.com, Thailand's most popular website, said it was on track to meet or even beat last year's doubling of sales.
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Bangkok joins the conference call
Initiated six years ago in Finland, MobileMonday - a forum for mobile professionals - has spread throughout the world and is now establishing itself in Thailand.
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Roti-bun maker targets 100 outlets by year-end
Asia Foods Connection Co Ltd - a Malaysian franchiser of PaPa Roti buns - plans to open 100 outlets by the end of the year.
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TEXTILES
US team to inspect factories
'Chinese goods exported via Thailand'
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STREET WISE
When spending stops adding up
While some people fret about the economic impact from the delayed formation of the new government, others say they are overreacting.
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TPI set to kick defiant Prachai off board
Thai Petrochemical Industry Plc's (TPI) board of directors will meet on Monday to oust Prachai Leophairatana, the director and company founder, who has been disqualified from sitting on the boards of listed companies.
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Government to track gold price on the hour
The Internal Trade Department plans to set up a system to announce the price of gold every hour, using the Hong Kong gold market as a benchmark, to protect consumers from speculation.
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GMM Media reels from lack of bus buzz
GMM Media Plc has announced that Buzz FM, the radio station planned for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's 7,000 buses, has failed due to the political uncertainty the country is mired in.
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'Bureaucracy hampering global trade'
Red tape has become the most significant constraint to business expansion globally, according to Grant Thornton's latest international survey of business owners.
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IN BRIEF
Lalin to launch housing projects
Lalin Property Plc will launch three housing projects in the second and third quarters anticipating that political factors and oil prices will subside in the second half and spur demand for housing.
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New telecom rule may give small fries a fighting chance
An imminent change in telecom regulations is set to make a big impact on Thailand's telecom industry, with smaller companies being given a better chance to compete with the big players.
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Competition grows for serviced apartments
Owners of serviced apartments are applying for hotel licenses to comply with the Hotel Act, which bars operators of unlicensed accommodations from offering rental periods of less than one month, a survey found.
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State-run banks freeze interest rates
State-owned banks have promised to keep interest rates at the current level until September for low-income earners, allowing millions of people to benefit from the Finance Ministry's relief package.
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Insurer ups its capital
Thai Insurance has doubled its registered capital from Bt96 million to Bt200 million to prepare for intensifying competition after the planned free-trade agreement with the United States takes effect.
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MORTGAGE LOANS
Lending shows sign of easing
Quarter-on-quarter bank mortgage lending activity slowed a tad in the first quarter of the year, amid rising interest rates and higher costs of living, according to the Bank of Thailand (BOT).
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