BEIJING OLYMPICS
Thai goods set to appear at Games
Foot and body massages, spas are among services also being considered
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Funerals for the modern lifestyle
The traditional Thai funeral has been taken into the hi-tech age with a novel new service.
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Dividend season
In these unpredictable times, equity funds that invest in paying stocks may be the answer
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Thai AirAsia to fly daily to Xiamen
To serve the rising number of Chinese tourists and business people, Thai AirAsia will fly daily to Xiamen in China from March 25, increasing its flights from four a week, says CEO Tassapon Bijleveld.
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ASIA-PACIFIC ACQUISITIONS
Aegis Media looks to double regional trade
UK firm waits for launch of Posterscope in Thailand
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Farmers' cassava incentive
The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has joined with three ethanol producers to encourage farmers to grow more cassava, a major raw material, under contract.
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Clarify plane-liquids rules: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised restrictions on taking liquids on board aircraft, saying passengers are confused about what is allowed and what is not.
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PET PRODUCTS
Market demand looks ready to slide this year
Major manufacturer slashes forecast 50% on economic jitters
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Mukdara sets sights on tenfold revenue rise
Devastated more than two years ago by the deadly tsunami of December 26, 2004, Mukdara Beach Villa and Spa Resort, the third-largest resort at Khao Lak in Phang Nga province, is aiming at a tenfold increase in total revenues this year.
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Japan-Thailand treaty will boost clothing trade
The garment, food and automotive industries will gain the most from the long-awaited Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (Jtepa), says Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) chairman Santi Vilassakdanont.
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Late news :Furniture fair is high on expectations
The Federation of Thai Industries' Furniture Industry Club aims to boost the value of Thailand's furniture exports to US$1.26 billion (Bt44.54 billion) this year, and says that one of the main driving forces for the increase will be the Thailand International Furniture Fair/Interior Design Asia Bangkok 2007, which opens tomorrow.
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Most business sectors bullish on growth for 2007
Most business sectors expect they will recover or experience positive growth this year, but the textile and animal-feed sectors continue to be affected by the appreciating baht, according to a Bank of Thailand survey released recently.
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BOT waives capital control for MFC
The Bank of Thailand has waived its 30-per-cent withholding tax and exclusively allowed non-residents wishing to invest in MFC Asset Management's Thailand Equity Fund 1 to swap contracts, said Pichit Akrathit, president of the firm.
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STOCK FOCUS
Land and Houses (LH)
Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) rates Land and Houses (LH) a hold with a fair-value estimate of Bt7.05.
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TMBAM looks to be a trail-blazer
Former finance minister Thanong Bidaya, honorary chairman of TMB Asset Management (TMBAM), will push TMBAM to be a trail-blazer in leading all open-ended fixed-income funds in the industry to be assigned credit ratings.
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Star Alliance offers free golf games and lessons to flyers on China routes
The Star Alliance, is offering a free round of golf or golf lessons to customers taking an international round-trip flight on any of its member carriers from China from March 1 to May 31.
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Astrology website eyes Kingdom
As part of its global expansion programme, Ganesha Speaks, an India-based astrology website, is interested in tapping the Thai market, said founder and CEO Hemang Arun Pandeet in a recent interview.
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Conference to call for 'green growth' policies
Rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific has come at a heavy environmental cost, and countries in the region are in urgent need of developing policies that take a long-term perspective.
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Maker of PET polymers sees 150% jump in volume
The Indorama Polymers Group (IRP) expects to increase production of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) polymers to around 540,000 tonnes per annum in 2007, or volume growth of around 150 per cent.
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More fare choices on THAI
Thai Airways International hopes a broader range of ticket prices will lure back passengers lost to low-cost airlines and boost revenues 10 per cent this year.
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EASTERN SEABOARD
Water shortages unlikely this dry season
Eastern Water Resources Development and Management (East Water) is confident the Eastern Seaboard and Rayong province will not suffer water shortages in the current dry season after the investment of nearly Bt2 billion on a new pipeline system.
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BOT chief defends her actions
Last week, Tarisa Watanagase gave her first live interview on television since becoming Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor four months ago.
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Seagate still 'committed to Thailand'
Jeffery Nygaard, vice president and country manager of Thailand operations for Seagate, the world's largest maker of hard disk drives, couldn't be more offhanded about speculation that his company is moving out of Thailand.
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STREET WISE
Hot potato for a PR man
How much should a PR man ask to head a campaign for a politician who is wandering in a third country and has tried in vain to return home and regain fame?
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e-Merchant
Pawoot Pongvitayapanu abandoned a promising future as an architect to get in on the ground floor of the field of Internet commerce
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