KAsset to rejig strategy against rivals
Kasikorn Asset Management (KAsset), the country's second largest mutual-fund player, will revise this year's operating plan due to high competition in the industry, managing director Wiwan Tharahirunchote said last week.
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FTA with Japan seen as a threat to SMEs
The decision of the interim government to sign the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (Jtepa) spells doom for most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which have low competitiveness compared to Japanese high-technology industries, some key Thai industries say.
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ANALYSIS
Repo rate could spell end for Tarisa's term
The decision of the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on the one-day repurchase rate at their April 11 meeting is likely to prove critical to Tarisa Watanagase's position as governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) amid wide rumours that politicians are not satisfied with her performance.
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STREET WISE
Military waging battle for morals
We see soldiers on the streets cleaning sewage pipes. We hear how many soldiers have died on border-patrol duty.
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Hilltribes'coffee gets a boost in Japan
A Japanese researcher has started importing coffee beans cultivated by hilltribes in northern Thailand through a Fair Trade scheme that financially supports the tribes, which suffer from extreme poverty.
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Impact expects slower expo growth this year
Impact Exhibition Management expects its exhibition and convention centre this year to grow only 10-15 per cent over last year, due mainly to stagnant spending, says managing director Paul Kanjanapas.
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Workshop to promote Thai-based case studies
Thai executives and university students pore over case studies hoping for a shortcut to success. Yet as few of them involve Thai companies, they are not as effective as they should be.
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PROPERTY
Plus predicts 43% growth in 2007
Sansiri unit looks to new agents, partner to boost resort sales
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A heady act
Ten days from now, the National Legislative Assembly will kick off the second reading of the draft alcohol act, amid arguments that the law alone would not curb alcohol consumption without amendments to the tax structure
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First Thai holistic longevity health resort opens
A British car-trader has joined with a local investor to open the country's fist holistic medical and longevity health resort worth Bt150 million in Chachoengsao, with the goal of bringing in Bt100 million in the first year.
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Hemaraj Land to spend Bt2.5 billion on expansion
Hemaraj Land and Development is set to invest Bt2.5 billion to expand its industrial estates in Rayong and its residential project in Bangkok this year.
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Nine seats proposed for broadcast-telecom body
A National Legislative Assembly (NLA) panel has proposed that the new broadcasting and telecom regulator have nine commissioners.
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Late news :Asean oil forum set for Pattaya
The Thai-China Economic and Trade Promotion Association is hosting a regional petroleum forum in Chon Buri's Pattaya from April 8-10.
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BoI bullish on flow of European investment
The Board of Investment expects foreign direct investment from Europe will continue pouring in after the government finally signs the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement tomorrow.
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