Decision on Kularb Kaew next week
The Commerce Ministry will decide next week if it will use the report of the Business Development Department's investigation into whether Kularb Kaew was a nominee of Temasek Holdings as the final findings on the matter, Commerce Ministry permanent secretary Karun Kittisataporn said yesterday.
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Market dives after CDRM graft announcement
The decision by the ruling Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) to investigate 14 graft cases against ousted Cabinet members eroded investor confidence and sent shares into a 1.57-per-cent tailspin yesterday.
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Retailing giants miss deadline to agree freeze
Major retailers yesterday failed to show up at the Commerce Ministry to sign an agreement to freeze their expansions for 30 days as promised, saying that the prospective agreement would adversely affect their operations.
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COUP AFTERMATH
Exports drive August trade surplus to $328m
Thailand's year-on-year trade surplus increased to a recent high of US$328.5 million (Bt12.3 billion) in August, thanks to a significant increase in exports, the Commerce Ministry announced yesterday.
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Lates news :Oil prices to fall
Oil retailers will today cut the retail prices of all types of oil, bringing down octane-95 petrol price below Bt26 per litre for the first time in a year.
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IN BRIEF
Tyre business :Bridgestone opens in Dubai, S'pore
Bridgestone Corporation said on Thursday that it had established headquarters for two tyre business SBUs (strategic business units) headquarters - one in Dubai covering the Middle East and Africa, and the other in Singapore covering the Asia-Pacific region.
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US software firm opens local office
Vocus Inc, a US-based seller of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations, has recently opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters office in Bangkok.
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Muang Thai expands offerings
Muang Thai Insurance will start selling seven new policies at Carrefour nationwide, using what it calls a "products on the shelf" strategy to take the pain out of buying insurance.
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Competition intense for Burmese gas
India is pitted against China, South Korea and Thailand in the race to secure access to the huge gas reserves found in offshore Burma, the Press Trust of India reported from New Delhi yesterday.
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PTT places more guards at its pipelines, plants
PTT Plc has stepped up security at its gas-separation plants and along its pipelines, under orders from the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy.
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