PREMIUM PRODUCTS
Ocean Glass to boost capacity
Company is expanding on all fronts, opening new outlets abroad
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Chiropractor taps Chiroma
Malaysian-based Contour Health Inc has expanded its business into Thailand by acquiring a 40-per-cent stake in Thai-owned chiropractic firm Chiroma Co Ltd.
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Thailand Auto Parts and Accessories 2006 gets rolling
The Thailand Auto Parts and Accessories 2006 (TAPA) fair that opens today is part of the Export Promotion Department's effort to boost exports.
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Thanulux eyes move to Surin
Thanulux Plc is likely to expand its garment plant in the northeastern province of Surin in order to benefit from low wages in the area, an Industry Ministry official said yesterday.
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Late News :Rethink on octane-95 ban
Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand will discuss the proposed ban on octane-95 petrol with the National Energy Policy Board today, following complaints from consumers who do not want to switch to gasohol.
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PTT in talks over Jet stations
PTT Plc has been in discussions with Conoco (Thailand) Co Ltd to take over all Jet petrol stations in Thailand, after Conoco's decision to exit the local retail petrol market due to poor results.
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DISCOUNT MANIA
Big mall promotion starts
THAI, Samitivej, others are teaming up
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MICE arrivals in Kingdom should double by 2009
Thailand is expected to become a regional hub for the Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) industry by 2009, with which it is estimated that 10 per cent of all visitors to the Kingdom will be associated.
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New online air-booking system to focus on price
Air travellers will soon be able to shop online for the cheapest and best international and domestic fares, directly from Thai Airways International (THAI).
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Economic team to set nation on new course
In his capacity as a drafter of the national economic-development plan, interim Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras said the new government would base it on the sufficiency-economy philosophy.
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Bangkok Airways to raise Bt10 bn for new projects
Bangkok Airways plans to launch its Bt10-billion Koh Samui Airport Property Fund next year in a bid to finance a slew of new projects.
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Small budget deficit hits 2006 fiscal year
The government budget ran a slight deficit of Bt20.62 billion in the 2006 fiscal year that just ended - the first deficit in four years - due mainly to higher-than-expected tax rebates of Bt30 billion, the Finance Ministry said yesterday.
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STREET WISE
Sitthichai gets superstitious
By its name, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry represents something modern and even hyper-advanced.
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Company reports
BANPU said that Krirk-krai Jirapaet, its chairman, was appointed as Commerce Minister and resigned effective October 7.
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STOCK FOCUS
Thai Union Frozen
Capital Nomura Securities has recommended "buy" for Thai Union Frozen Products, with a 2007 fair price of Bt30 per share.
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Palm oil producer turns to biodiesel
Chumporn Palm Oil Industry Plc, Thailand's largest palm-oil manufacturer, is poised to penetrate the alternative-energy market by manufacturing palm-oil-based biodiesel, managing director Chusak Prachayangprecha said yesterday.
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THAI OIL
New ethanol plant planned
Company will run Bt1.5-billion joint-venture factory with 100,000-litres-a-day capacity
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High-turnover securities to be limited
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Association of Securities Companies expect to reach a conclusion about setting a limited trading amount exclusively for high-turnover securities by the end of this month, said SEC senior assistant secretary-general Pravej Ongartsittigul.
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True launches home emergency product
True Corp Plc yesterday unveiled a portable device that can send an emergency signal from at-home patients to their relatives and hospitals.
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IN BRIEF
Pledging programme: Bidding starts on jasmine paddy rice
The Commerce Ministry will today open bidding for 374,000 tonnes of jasmine paddy rice from the 2005-06 harvest, in order to clear out its silos for the upcoming round of rice pledging.
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