CAR PARTS
Battery to jolt sales
Firm expects sales in domestic market to surge 60% this year with new product
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Bangkok can still take the catwalk
Fashion Week saved and renamed by retail giants
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Vayupak 2 proposed for mass-transit lines
MFC Asset Management will propose the setting up of a Vayupak Fund 2 as an option to lower the financial burden of mass-transit construction.
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SET demands reasons for continued surge in Siam2You stock
Siam2You stock continued to surge yesterday, even though the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has asked the firm to clarify the sharp increase in its share price as the stock hit a ceiling for three trading days in a row.
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IN BRIEF
RP buys 580,000 tonnes of rice
In a recent round of supply contracts, the Philippine National Food Authority will buy 415,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam, reports the Viet Nam News.
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E-market maker sees growth
Pantavanij expects a significant rise in revenues from its e-procurement service this year - to Bt215 million from Bt168 million last year - as it increases efforts to promote the service to manufacturers as well as small and mid-sized enterprises.
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Thai Factory to invest Bt3.3 bn
Thai Factory Development will spend a total of Bt3.3 billion on its industrial estate at Bang Pakong in Chachoengsao and two condominium projects in Bangkok.
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Nesac suggests Red Line as a priority
The National Economic and Social Advisory Council (Nesac) has suggested the government accelerate implementation of the Red Line electric-train project as its first priority.
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Three new TAT offices scheduled for overseas
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to open three new offices abroad this year, aimed at attracting more tourists.
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PROPERTY
Gaysorn snaps up Amarin
Bt300m deal for 'Heart of Bangkok'
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B-Quik poised for major drive into Pattaya market
After yearning to expand abroad, B-Quik now plans to take its auto service centres upcountry, starting with Pattaya.
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THAI to add subway check-in
Thai Airways International will open its first in-town check-in counter at the subway station at Lat Phrao when Don Muang Airport reopens on March 25, its chairman said yesterday.
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HomeWorks set to branch out as sales surge
Home-improvement chain HomeWorks will spend up to Bt6.4 billion to open six to eight more stores over the next three years.
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STREET WISE
Rice pioneers remain sharp
The Rice Exporters Association on Soi Ngam Du Plee is one of the Kingdom's oldest business associations with a history going back half a century, to the time the rice trade led the country's economic growth.
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TOT wants to manage national network
The board of TOT has come up with the idea of taking back the network-management rights of its three major private concessionaires as part of its plan to create a national telecom network.
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ANALYSIS
Economists locked in debate over size of next policy-rate cut
As the baht continues its surge and the economy looks weaker, economists are debating how deeply the central bank should cut its policy interest rate.
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