PROMOTING GROWTH
NTC mulls revision of telecom fees
Reductions could breathe new life into sector
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Public relations firms cash in on hard times as businesses try to maintain image
In contrast to the advertising industry, which is expecting a flat year, the Kingdom's PR agencies hope revenue growth to exceed 20 per cent.
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STREET WISE
Nano's a no-no: just ask mama
Australian researchers have launched a search for the country's ugliest sheep, no matter how wrinkled, lumpy, bald or just plain funny looking, to try to identify genes that produce high-quality wool.
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Refrigerator parts maker feels pain on two fronts
Kulthorn Kirby Plc, like all companies that sell products both locally and overseas, is suffering on one hand from the strengthening baht and on the other from declining purchasing power on the home front.
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Window for sealing free-trade agreement with US is closing fast
Visitors to the office of Barbara Weisel, who led the US side in the unfinished Thai-US free-trade talks, are greeted by a T-shirt hanging on the door, with the words "No FTA" written in Thai. Inside, on top of a cabinet, is a small flag bearing the words "Stop FTA".
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US firm invests in optical lenses plant
Transitions Optical (Thailand) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Transitions Optical Inc, has invested Bt540 million to produce coated photochromin lenses at the Amata Industrial Estate in Chon Buri province.
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Auto fair to be 'showcase for quality'
Motorcycle manufacturers as well as parts makers are planning a combined show of force at the Thailand Auto Parts & Accessories Fair 2006, as the sector aims to set a new benchmark for quality, according to SME 007 Plus, an association representing the sector.
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PERSONALITY
Tired of PR, Danai buries himself in books
Danai Chanchaochai will soon leave Bangkok PR firm MDK Consultants (Thailand) Ltd for the final time. And he is looking forward to focusing on a job he loves: reviewing and translating books for his own publishing firm, Direct Media Group (DMC Group).
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Developers pull out all the stops
Firms determined to stem slowing sales
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SCIS forecasts end to rate-hike cycle
Rising interest rates affect both debt and equity market investment, while property and banking sectors will be affected as well due to a slowdown in consumption, according to Siam City Securities Co Ltd (SCIS).
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New SET chief surprised but unfazed
To Patareeya Benjapolchai the position of the Stock Exchange of Thailand's president was beyond her wildest dreams after serving on the bourse for 30 years.
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Funds must be 'innovative'
Since regulators have begun to relax the rules for non-Thais to invest in the Kingdom, local investment funds will lose their attraction unless greater product innovation is created, said Pichit Akrathit, president of MFC Asset Management.
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Capital inflow on the rise
Net direct investment hits US$3.6 bn in Q1 against $2.9 bn for whole of '05
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Sportswear stores cash in on World Cup fever
A shopper passes a stall selling football shirts. Of the 32 teams taking part in the World Cup in Germany, the Brazilian jersey is the clear favourite among Thai shoppers.
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Gasohol price hinges on three new plants
The price of gasohol should fall in the next three years once more ethanol plants start operating, according to Metta Banthurngsuk, director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office.
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Government officials go in search of private-sector trade deals
With the caretaker Cabinet unable to continue free-trade agreement negotiations, leading government officials will trek to Washington next month to instead work on private-sector trade relationships.
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