CONSUMER PROTECTION

Move against cheating traders

Commerce Ministry to start checking businesses to ensure buyers not being short-changed on quantity or weight
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Personality :Phyathai chief banks on teamwork

'I don't have a degree in medicine but my job is to work with many of Thailand's top medical specialists and make them work as a team for better services," says Att Thongtaeng, CEO of Phyathai Hospital Group.
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To-Sit restaurant on Charan Sanitwong Road Soi 92.

To-Sit going global through franchising
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Shell Thailand considers a return to exploration

Shell Thailand is looking to resume oil and gas exploration as part of its expansion plans here as it faces losses at its retail chain where it derives more than half of its revenue, its chairman Tiraphot Vajrabhaya said in an interview last week.
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Performance management seen as vital

Thai companies that manage employee performance well are destined to benefit from higher stock prices.
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Excess liquidity still high

Excess liquidity in the banking system in May was still high at Bt338 billion, due mainly to increases in deposits and capital inflows, according to the Bank of Thailand's latest inflation report.
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Bad news on bad loans

Commercial banks are worried they may not meet their targets for reducing bad loans this year due mainly to the slowing economy.
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Daiwa back in Kingdom after 10 years

Daiwa Securities SMBC Co Ltd has returned to Thailand after a more than 10-year absence, primarily to provide investment-banking services to Japanese firms here.
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Special :The Internet provides a new paradigm in digital retailing

KI Woo looks at how one author thinks that the Internet is overturning the traditional time-honoured 80/20 business rule.
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Foundation to judge hotels on standards

The Thailand Hotel Standards Foundation (THS) is inviting all hotel entrepreneurs to join this year's hotel standards classification.
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Focus on hire purchase, factoring

After considering personal loans, credit cards and leasing in the previous article, we look at the other two types of lending by non-bank financial institutions: hire purchase and factoring.
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BOT SYMPOSIUM

Experts to chart route to prosperity

Central bank's annual meeting will examine keys to growth, competitiveness
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Ministry set to splash out on state-of-the-art toilets

The Tourism and Sports Ministry will spend Bt200 million to build 74 public toilets at major tourist attractions around the country.
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TOT and True to tout hi-tech at ICT Expo

TOT Plc and True Corp Plc both expect this week's ICT Expo to enhance their hi-tech images.
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Aussie tucker on the menu

Chandara Resort and Spa Phuket will feature kangaroo and crocodile meat as part of an Australian food promotion at its Eclipse restaurant from August 11 to 20.
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Plan ahead if you want to enjoy a comfortable life when you retire

Savings for retirement are inadequate, recent study has shown
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