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park-and-ride scheme
Future Park to provide key link
The Energy Ministry is working on a new park-and-ride scheme to link Future Park Rangsit with Bangkok's mass-transit system.
Viraphol Jirapraditkul, deputy director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office, said the shopping complex was chosen because of its proximity to mass-transit routes to be developed to link the area to the popular residential areas of Samut Prakan, Bang Yai and Thon Buri. - The Nation.------------------------------------------------------ dessert products Opportunities in export markets The Business Development Department is urging manufacturers of sweets, especially egg yolk-based products, to explore export opportunities. Its director-general Orajit Singkalavanich said yesterday that Thai sweets have great export potential but a more focused marketing strategy is required. - The Nation. ------------------------------------------------------ suvarnabhumi airport Temporary ticketing identity Airports of Thailand is using "NBK" as the interim ticketing symbol for flights to land at Suvarnabhumi Airport, which will be used until Bangkok International Airport is closed. Then, its ticketing symbol will be "BKK" - the current symbol for Bangkok International Airport. - The Nation. ------------------------------------------------------ franchise fair 16 industries to be represented Thailand Franchise & Business Opportunities 2006, which runs from next Thursday to July 30, will showcase 130 franchising and licensing companies from Thailand and five other countries - Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia and the US. Kavin Kittibunya, managing director of organiser Kavin Intertrade Co Ltd, said companies in 16 industries would attend the expo. - The Nation. ------------------------------------------------------ reconditioned motors 'New' cars at knock-down prices Peugeot dealer European Automobiles Co Ltd has joined with Car-Lack to offer its clients deals on "car reconditioning" programmes from now until December. The programmes cost from Bt5,999 to Bt24,999. - The Nation. ------------------------------------------------------ shrimp exports Farmers lack confidence in US Thai shrimp exports may drop in the second half of the year, due mainly to shrimp farmers and exporters having lost confidence about exporting to the US, says the Fresh Water Shrimp Farmers' Association. The group has failed in its effort to urge the US government to cancel its policy of forcing Thai exporters to carry a continuous bond to guarantee their shipments. - The Nation.
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