EXPORTS
Thai top 10 set to slow in 2nd half
Traditional markets are buying elsewhere
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A BOOM IN JUNE
Rubber sheets the star on futures bourse
Last month saw an incredible rise in the price of natural rubber. Global futures exchanges trading natural rubber contracts were witness to price rallies never seen before.
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Make-over for office buildings
A recent study by Jones Lang LaSalle shows refurbishment is to be completed this year in three old office buildings in central Bangkok with a combined 63,000 square metres of space. More are expected to start renovation by year-end.
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Kasetsart team's idea gives users regular updates on sites and logs
A group of university students has developed a new software program which keeps Internet users constantly up to date with the most recent news and information on their favourite websites and weblogs.
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German giant makes matches more secure
Millions of people are enjoying World Cup 2006 more conveniently and securely thanks to advanced facilities provided by German technology giant Siemens.
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Theos takes to the skies late next year
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency is planning to launch a Bt6.4-billion geographical survey satellite known as Thailand Earth Observation Satellite (Theos) in the second half of next year.
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Game intended for players from round the world
Fans of massive multi-player online role-playing games can now log on to compete against players from around the world in a new game launched by NC True, Guild Wars Factions.
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ROBOCUP COMPETITION 2006
Local effort receives high honours
The eleven boys and girls from Chulalongkorn University are not football players, yet this group of engineering students, working together as a Plasma Z Team, raced into the third position of the world's best football teams in the soccer robot competition RoboCup 2006, held in Germany last month.
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Megalopolis vital to future
Government fails to underscore the need for new city
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IMPERIAL PARK SUKHUMVIT
Buyers swayed by good presentation
Corrections needed to fix poor interiors
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1997 - NINE YEARS ON
Kingdom's priceless reserves
Views differ on how to avoid repeat of crisis amid slowdown, political vacuum
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Intelligent solution to Bangkok's gridlock
The dreadful traffic jams in Bangkok are some of the world's worst, but there's some light at the end of the tunnel thanks to the technology era we are living in.
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Local garment-makers cashing in on the World Cup
With the World Cup in full swing, fans around the world can be seen wearing replica shirts of their nations' teams.
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DISTRESSED PROPERTY SALE
Good deals await at NPA fair
Home-buyers and investors can take advantage of big discounts and special privileges at the fifth NPA Grand Sale, scheduled for the middle of the month
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Thoresen Thai plans unit in Singapore to boost shipping efficiency, get tax breaks
Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc (TTA) announced last week that over the next two years it would set up a subsidiary in Singapore, where it will enjoy tax benefits.
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Mid-year sales seen as a flash in the pan
Four Bangkok shopping malls will gain only a short-term boost from mid-year sales campaigns, according to the director of a private think-tank.
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