LATE NEWS
iTV appeals for justice over debt
Broadcaster iTV yesterday appealed to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont for justice over the debt crisis threatening its existence.
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Ford mulls $1-bn investment in Thailand
Ford Motor Co is still considering Thailand as its location to establish a US$1-billion (Bt35.8 billion) small-car production facility in Asia, a spokesman for a regional unit based in the country said yesterday.
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Unlicensed trading suspected
The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Agricultural Futures Trading Commission and the police yesterday named three companies suspected of conducting unlicensed oil-futures trading.
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AOT seeks chief to handle airport crisis
Airports of Thailand will soon set up a selection committee to find a new president with the ability to tackle the problems at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Kingdom 'has potential for education hub'
In an address at the opening ceremony of the Thailand Inter-national Education Exhibition 2007 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Commerce Ministry permanent secretary Karun Kittisataporn said Thailand has a high potential to be the international education hub of Asia.
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IN BRIEF
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Garment-makers warn that dearer transport will cut competitiveness
The Thai Garment Manufacturers' Association has said the country's logistics costs will jump to 23 per cent of total Gross Domestic Consumption this year from 19 per cent last year.
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Varopakorn signs 10-year auto-fin deal
Varopakorn plans to set up a Bt100-million manufacturing line for automobile fins this year, with sales of the new product expected next year to reach Bt100 million.
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Comeback for Spy Cocktail
Siam Winery Co, the maker of Spy Winecooler, is backing the re-launch of Spy Cocktail with a Bt200-million marketing campaign this year.
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Biomass plants to get higher rates
The National Energy Policy Council yesterday approved an adder rate for power purchase from small biomass-fuelled plants of up to 30 satang per unit for seven years to promote renewable-energy consumption.
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Worry firms may misread forex picture
The Bank of Thailand is concerned that some exporters might believe that the baht in the onshore currency-exchange market will appreciate as much as the baht in the offshore market and rush to sell off their dollars, creating more upward pressure on the local currency.
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Kingdom to host summit on air traffic
Thailand is to host the Civil Military Air Traffic Management Summit (CMAC 2007) from February 26 to March 1.
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