YEAR-END SPECIAL: ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC MARKET 2007
Tough year ahead in electrical appliances
Forecast for consumer confidence still gloomy
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Five of the best
Innovation is key to increasing the country's competitiveness. To encourage creativity in the development of new businesses, the National Innovation Agency (NIA) under
the Science Ministry has provided more than Bt70 million of funding this
year to support 85 projects. Pongpen Sutharoj reports on the top five
projects where NIA saw potential for business development.
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A hard rider on bike and business
Sara Lamsam says his Hewlett Packard pocket PC is indispensable as long as he is in business.
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Another calling rate agreement
Total Access Communication (DTAC) and Triple T Broadband have signed a deal on interconnection rates.
They agreed on a termination rate of Bt1 a minute and a transit rate of 50 satang a minute.
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Stem-cell bank bullish on Thailand
Thai StemLife, the first private stem-cell bank in Thailand, plans to expand 300 per cent next year.
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Organic-foods mogul gives credit
It took Suwanna Jiwattanapaiboon four years to find the right products and innovative machinery to start her own business, but now she seems to have succeeded by selling healthy food made from organic cereal.
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Tourism to get boost from bridge
Travel and tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion will get a significant boost with the opening of the second Friendship Bridge between Thailand and Laos.
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Car owners are more and more satisfied with their vehicles: survey
Customer satisfaction with new vehicles' design and performance has increased for the third consecutive year in Thailand, according to the JD Power Asia-Pacific 2006 Thailand Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) survey released yesterday.
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In brief :Suksan Rice banned for three months
The Commerce Ministry yesterday suspended Suksan Rice from trading for three months after the company was found to have breached the Weight and Measurement Act of 1999.
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New Year's call traffic
Thailand's largest cellular operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), is well prepared to handle the surge in message traffic over the New Year's holiday.
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Commerce Ministry to work on rice demand
The Commerce Ministry will try to create real market demand for rice exports, mainly to push its excess stocks out of the country.
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Sangchai to sell home and beauty-care products
Sangchai Air Quality, which has distributed Honeywell air purifiers in Thailand for almost four years, has expanded into home and beauty care with the introduction of its new Conair brand.
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Energy sources vary according to price
Finished oil demand is expected to increase slightly next year, due to persistently high prices in the global market causing consumers to further save energy or switch to alternative fuels like natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), says the Energy Policy and Planning Office.
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Late news :LG to set up new microwave oven
LG Electronics (Thailand) will allocate a minimum investment of Bt300 million next year to set up a new production line for microwave ovens at its factory in Rayong.
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Bonds to help fund deficit
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula yesterday met Finance Ministry officials to discuss public-debt management for the 2007 fiscal year.
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Better Vision looks ahead despite lower sales in 2006
The Better Vision Group, an eyeglass importer and distributor, expects to see a drop in its sales-growth rate this year, to 12-13 per cent from last year's 17-18 per cent due to high oil prices and flood disasters in many provinces.
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BUSINESS LAW
Act change 'will not hit confidence'
Krirk-krai gives investment assurance
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Telecom operators given ultimatum
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry is threatening to punish telecom operators who are concessionaires of CAT Telecom if they fail to transfer ownership of their cellular base stations to the state agency before next March.
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YEAR-END SPECIAL: HOTEL INDUSTRY
Thailand's tourist capacity set for a boost next year
New hotels and resorts will increase rooms to nearly 200,000
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Gift baskets more popular this year
It's the festive season and the time of year for giving gifts, especially to mark the arrival of the New Year.
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SCG reels from baht surge
Export revenues of the Siam Cement Group (SCG) dropped to Bt1.4 billion due to the baht's 15-per-cent appreciation from January till now, Kajohndet Sangsuban, president of SCG's Cementhai Distribution, said yesterday.
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STREET WISE
The price of an 'unholy' alliance
For generations, serving the government has been prestigious, not only for civil servants but also their families.
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Traffic Corner CEO resigns
Traffic Corner Holdings' chief executive officer Ruamnakorn Tubtimthongchai resigned last Friday.
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Company reports
CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS (THAILAND)'s board approved investing in Apex Circuit (Thailand) for the purpose of forming a supplier alliance. The company will purchase 9.06 million shares for a 15-per-cent stake in the company. The transaction is expected to be completed in next year's first quarter.
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Stock focus :BEC World
Kim Eng Securities has recommended "buy" for BEC World's stock with a fair value of Bt23 per share.
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Hooked on science
The schoolboy and his marvellous flying machine
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