TELECOMS
CAT keen to launch new call service
PEA link to provide domestic network
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Ad agencies told to rethink links
Advertising Association of Thailand (AAT) president Witawat Jayapani has called on Thai advertising agencies to adjust the way they apply comedy to advertisements, and to ask themselves whether comedy really communicates the brand messages of products and services.
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Auto-parts firm Okawa set to invest Bt450m in new factory
Tokyo-based Okawa Screw Manufacturing is to invest Bt450 million to expand its auto-parts production in Thailand as it believes the Kingdom has the potential to become the "Detroit of the East".
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Late news :Retail petrol prices expected to rise 40 satang per litre this week
Retail petrol prices could be jacked up again this week, following the recent spike in world oil prices that pushed up finished oil prices and pulled down to 90 satang a litre Thai oil retailers' marketing fee on petrol distribution.
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First PM&S event for itself
Production Management and Services (PM&S) will organise its own event for the first time: Proud Asia 2007.
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Quality control for biodiesel
The Energy Ministry will ask the National Energy Policy Council next month to finalise policies on biodiesel, and it is likely conventional diesel will be eliminated.
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Asean countries plan to spend excess cash
Asean finance ministers are considering making use of excess savings to fund infrastructure development in the region, and if the plan is implemented, it could finance part of Thailand's mass-transit development.
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Satun deep-sea port in the pipeline
The government is considering spending Bt10 billion on building a large deep-sea port in the southern province of Satun in the next two years, to boost Thailand's logistics growth, Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet said yesterday.
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CAT accuses AIS subsidiary of unfair practices
CAT Telecom has asked the national telecom regulator to determine whether the international calling service from an Advanced Info Service (AIS) subsidiary is unfair to customers and amounts to market dominance.
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Sugar, beer and circuits
Although most businesses expect slow growth this year, sugar, canned pineapple, vegetable oil, integrated circuits, beer and electric motors will show significant growth, mainly due to the rising demand of consumption abroad, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce reported yesterday.
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GOLD
Forex blues hit Prima
Jeweller may raise export prices after missing 2006 forecast
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TOT and CAT agree on national telecom firm
A joint committee of TOT and CAT Telecom concluded yesterday that the national telecom company to be set up would manage major telecom and fibre-optic networks in Thailand as part of the government's initiative to create a telecom network pool.
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Commerce minister has wake-up call for Isaan
As photographers and cameramen were taking pictures and video clips of Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet in the lobby of the Sima Thani Hotel, an unidentified man quietly sneaked into the scene.
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Most people prefer modern shops: poll
A survey shows 70 per cent of respondents prefer to shop at modern trade venues, which will speed up the death of traditional shops and further ignite the need for an amended Retail Business Act, says the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
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Greying Asia a golden chance
Kronus (Thailand) yesterday announced the launch of Kronus MobiCare, offering home-based health support services for seniors for the first time in Thailand.
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STREET WISE
Madonna shocks with modest hit
Visitors to Hong Kong can easily see huge billboards of superstar Madonna sporting her new clothing line with Swedish-based H&M under the M by Madonna label.
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TMB Bank plans Bt35-bn bonds issue
TMB Bank will offer a stake to a strategic partner as part of its upcoming Bt35-billion capital-increase plan, a source said.
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Asset-backed bonds a step closer to debut
Government Housing Bank (GHB) yesterday began accepting proposals from investment banks interested in arranging Thailand's first mortgage-backed securities, even though the Finance Ministry has yet to determine whether to classify them as public debt.
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BAM's profit target raised
The government's Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) has given Bangkok Commercial Asset Management (BAM) a new target, asking BAM to generate a net profit of Bt1.6 billion this year.
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Company reports
AMATA's board granted approval to subsidiary Amata City to invest in Thai-Chinese Rayong Industrial Realty Development. The board also endorsed a dividend payment of 20 satang a share, payable on May 25.
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STOCK FOCUS
BEC World
Tisco Securities has maintained its "buy" recommendation on BEC World's stock with a 12-month target price of Bt23.80 per share.
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Monrat weathers all odds
Starting from zero, Monrat Saraphap has turned Rai Khun Mon into a golden land.
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Cash for education
Students can use attractive bank loans and apply for scholarships
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Researcher Piya is a real TrueHit
After being a govt database, Internet rating provider goes commercial with big plans
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