BUYING A HOME
Residential market facing a tough 2007
Slow economic growth will affect people's earnings and many will postpone property purchases, developer tells seminar
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DTAC takes on AIS in Northeast with aggressive promotion
Total Access Communication (DTAC) has launched a promotional prepaid package specifically for the Northeast, to compete in the area with market leader Advanced Info Service (AIS).
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IN BRIEF
travel & tourism
Bangkok Airways mulls investment
in Vietnam's Pacific Airlines
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LATE NEWS
Auto output increases 10%
Auto production between January and September reached 899,771 units, an increase of 10.51 per cent from the same period last year, according to the Federation of Thai Industries.
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End to price controls to be urged
The Joint Public/Private Committee is preparing to propose to the government next month that it consider cancelling the announcement on the control of product prices made by the then Council for Democratic Reform (CDR).
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Bt500m sought for road repairs
The Transport Ministry is requesting an additional budget of Bt500 million to Bt1 billion to repair roads damaged by the recent floods, permanent secretary Chaisawasd Kittipornpaiboon said yesterday.
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Big-budget US movies to be shot in Thailand
Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington will come to Thailand next month to shoot his latest film "American Gangster", as Thailand has become an increasingly popular shooting location for Hollywood, Thai officials said yesterday.
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No change at PTT or Bangchak
Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand has promised not to introduce any change to the boards of directors of PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum Plc, though the directors at other state enterprises have been changed following the coup.
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Two new models from lagging Audi
Unlike fellow German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Audi is suffering from a lack of locally assembled models in Thailand.
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SIAM CEMENT GROUP
SCG to build polyolefins plant
Bt17-billion facility will be fed from second Rayong naphtha cracker
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STREET WISE
TCC's CM refers ToR to NCCC?
In news reporting, one of the rules is "be concise". Reporters need to express much in few words. And one way to make sentences as short as possible is to use abbreviations.
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Baht too strong: Tarisa
The Bank of Thailand yesterday warned the baht was "too strong" after the currency appreciated to 37.08 to the US dollar - its highest level six years and 10 months - due mainly to capital inflows.
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CALL TO GOVT:
'Seize initiative on knotty retail, telecom problems'
The government should seize the opportunity to clear up some complicated issues, particularly those related to the telecommunications and retail sectors, academics and a telecom organisation have said.
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German mint banks on Thai creativity
Coin manufacturer JR Mayer Collections has appointed its Bangkok office as its creative centre responsible for the design and development of collectable coins and medals, supplying 150 markets around the world.
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Speedier stock settlement 'by middle of 2007'
The long-planned speed-up of the stock settlement process is likely to take place in the first half of next year.
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Flexible savings
Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) will next month offer a hybrid deposit account called Marathon Savings returning 3.55-5 per cent interest.
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Foreign investors urge govt to deliver
Foreign investors have urged the government to deliver what it has promised on the economic front, namely, transparency in implementing policies to prevent the corruption which they say has eaten into the earnings of the business sector.
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TAKEOVER TARGET
SET airs doubts on Power Energy
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has raised doubts about Power Energy, the firm targeted for a takeover by Sea Horse, after finding it was involved in television programming
and various types of training programmes.
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