SPECIAL
Drinking water marketed on feel
Top brands banking on 'emotional' appeal to boost sales
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Consultancy plan to boost SMEs
The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (Osmep) will spend Bt150 million this year to provide consulting services for SMEs.
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Affordable massage in style
Located in an area of Bangkok popular with foreigners near Sathorn Road and with a stylish exterior, Tongdevalai could scare off shallow-pocketed massage lovers.
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Pacific Star Group upbeat on Kingdom
Asian real-estate investment company the Pacific Star Group plans to expand its business in the region, including in Thailand, in the belief that there is still room for strong growth.
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STREET WISE
That takes the biscuit
Thais with Singaporean friends often refer to them sentimentally as "Lod Chong Singapore", after the pandanus-noodle dessert served with cold coconut milk.
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German spa makes its debut
Local and German investors have lavished Bt16 million to open the first German-style spa - Relax One Hour - in Bangkok, aimed at serving both locals and tourists with a combination of Thai and Western treatment.
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BOT anxious over delayed law
The Bank of Thailand has expressed concern that its second master plan for the financial sector will lose its "effectiveness" if the financial institutions business bill is not passed by the National Legislative Assembly.
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TOT to spend Bt50m on pool holding unit
TOT will spend Bt50 million establishing a national telecom holding company as part of a bid to realise a network pool.
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In brief :TOT managers under fire
A member of TOT's board last week said that the state agency's management had failed to meet its work target due to "lack of aggressiveness and inefficiency".
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Agency mulls 'green-label' Otops
The Environmental Quality Promotion Department (EQPD) will propose "green labels" for Otop products shown to be friendly to the environment.
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Gold boom means more exploration concessions
Thanks to sky-rocketing world gold prices, the government has granted exploration concessions for more than 60 new fields recently, with another 54 applications under consideration.
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Clay shop franchisee hopes to hit pay dirt
Children are easily moulded, as the saying goes. But they are also becoming moulders themselves, caught up in sculpting their very own colourful clay.
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Thanachart sees money market fund doubling
Even with interest rates falling, Thanachart Fund Manage-ment believes it can double the
size of its money market fund this year.
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CAT, Hutchison-CAT plan joint licence
CAT Telecom plans to set up a joint venture with Hutchison-CAT to apply for a licence from the national telecom regulator to market a cellular service, an industry source said.
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Water park for Phuket
Central and City Developments has announced it will build Phuket's first water park as part of its Bt6-billion West Sands Resort.
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Giving TUF the master touch
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) has tied up with a celebrity chef to offer premium, ready-to-eat authentic Thai dishes to consumers abroad.
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HEALTHCARE
Earth Life dead set on expansion
Innovative firm puts trust in its very own enzyme
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The Jatukham craze
The faiths and superstitions of many Thais have been a godsend to some in the material world
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