JAPANESE INTEREST
20 companies plan to invest
Early benefits are expected from Jtepa
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CAT, Hutchison appraisal contract
CAT Telecom and Hutchison Telecom have jointly awarded a contract to a consortium to appraise the value of Hutchison-CAT's network in 25 provinces as part of the state agency's continued effort to merge their two separate networks.
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Dream of regional IT hub faces skills roadblock
With an ambitious plan to become the information-technology (IT) hub of Southeast Asia by next year, Thailand has been ramping up efforts in software development - currently the fastest-growing IT segment in the country.
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Nectec, TISI work closely on local PC certification
The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has been working with the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) to provide industrial certification for local PCs.
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Macau has MICE hub ambitions
Macau's casino operators are teaming up to turn the territory into a convention and meeting centre by developing more conference and meeting halls.
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Stimulus package proposal due today
The Fiscal Policy Office is todayexpected to propose to Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn a stimulus package before it is forwarded on Friday to an economic committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Kosit Panpiemras, says an informed source.
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CHINESE ACQUISITION
ThaiBev's buy 'won't affect ratings'
No concern over purchase of spirits firm: S&P
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STREET WISE
Hard to curb all holiday excesses
Apparently, during the Songkran festival nearly everything was under control.
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Climb every mountain
French businessman Michel Le Quellec spent years reading 'How to' books, and they gave him valuable tips that helped him shape his successful Wall Street Institute English-teaching empire
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STOCK FOCUS
Supalai
Tisco Securities has maintained its "buy" recommendation on Supalai shares, with a 12-month target price of Bt4.10 apiece.
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KTB cuts all rates
Krung Thai Bank plans to cut all of its lending and fixed-deposit rates by 25-50 basis points, effective this Friday, being the first Thai bank to announce rate cuts after the Bank of Thailand lowered its one-day repurchase rate 50 basis points last week.
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Greater securities income expected
Sicco Securities predicts property funds will be strong in the market over the next two years and hopes the boom will be an opportunity for the securities industry to generate more income.
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ING Life to double sales effort
With first-year premiums received missing its target by 5 per cent, ING Life, the country's eight-largest life insurer, is urging its sales representatives to double their workload.
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Lower rates will benefit BBL and SCIB the most
Bangkok Bank (BBL) and Siam City Bank (SCIB) are expected to benefit the most from the trend of lower interest rates, as their loan-to-deposit ratios and level of floating-rate loans are the lowest in the industry.
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