Nok Air moves all flights early
Nok Air will shift all of its 58 daily flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport back to Don Muang on March 24, one day ahead of the latter airport's official reopening.
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Condo drives doubling of profits
Property firm Krisdamahanakorn announced total revenue of Bt1.6 billion last year for double growth from Bt789.18 million in 2005, which it says is a better record than other property firms in the market.
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Exporters ditch foreign-currency holdings
Exporters yesterday rushed to offload their foreign-currency holdings on concerns that the Bank of Thailand's decision on Thursday to maintain capital controls would cause the baht to appreciate.
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Five-point strategy to hit 12.5% export target
To ensure that exports hit the government's target of 12.5-per-cent growth to US$145.9 billion (Bt5.16 trillion) this year, the Commerce Ministry and a joint public-private committee yesterday came up with a five-point strategy.
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IN BRIEF
Rice :Price increases Bt100 for crop pledging
Amid rising demand for rice this year, the Rice Policy Committee yesterday announced it would increase the rice price of the government's second crop-pledging programme by Bt100 per tonne.
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Thailand ranks 43rd in tourism index
Thailand is ranked 43rd in a new Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), behind South Korea, which is ranked No 42, while Switzerland, Austria and Germany have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry.
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Prantalay targets Bt1-bn sales with dried seafood
Prantalay Marketing, manufacturer and distributor of frozen seafood products, is expanding into dried seafood in a bid to boost its sales to Bt1 billion this year.
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Vanachai targets 20% market share for new panelling line
Vanachai Group, a manufacturer of wood-based panels, hopes its Vanatur brand of ready-made laminated panels will gain a 20-per-cent share of the Bt1.5-billion domestic market within a year of its official launch yesterday.
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Committee to conduct feasibility study on nuclear plant
The National Energy Policy Council has resolved to form a committee to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Thailand.
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Dabur Pharma buys Thai distributor
Dabur Pharma, one of India's largest manufacturers of anti-cancer drugs, yesterday announced the establishment of its first wholly owned subsidiary in Bangkok.
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Thai firms 'must go on global offensive'
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has suggested Thai firms go on the offensive if they want to compete successfully in the global market.
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Charlotte leaves BAY for entertainment
Charlotte Dhonavanik has resigned as Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) chief business-marketing and public-relations officer following its acquisition by GE Group, which resulted in big changes in the bank's management structure.
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STREET WISE
FSG interested in two rail lines
FSG Flagship Maglev Thailand has shown an interest in bidding for parts of the Blue and Purple electric-train projects and is prepared to serve the lines with a magnetic system.
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