BOI stands firm on pollution
The Board of Investment (BOI) is ready to approve 12 new projects in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate once the companies agree to abide by new, more stringent controls on waste emissions and pay a proposed pollution charge.
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Change of tack with Mini Big C stores
Big C Supercentre is trying out a different retail format - Mini Big C convenience store - after its Leader Price discount shops failed to gain popularity and perform well even after seven years of operation.
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Thais 'must pull up their socks' over imminent Jtepa
Thailand will enjoy maximum benefits from the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (Jtepa) for only 18 months if Thai industries do not improve their competitiveness and efficiency, Thai government officials and the private sector warned yesterday.
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Chain stores are top earners
A total of 8,000 chain convenience stores are expected to turn over Bt90 billion this year, says the Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch).
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TOT officials transferred to ICT Ministry
TOT's board yesterday decided to transfer the state agency's president and one senior executive to the Information and Communications Technology Ministry.
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IN BRIEF
Education :Rajabhat divvies up windfall from PTT
PTT has given Phetchaburi Rajabhat University Bt20.5 million.
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BlueScope banks on antibacteria products
BlueScope Steel (Thailand) is targeting aggressive growth this year, with the creation of the country's first antibacterial steel products expected to be warmly welcomed by the hygiene-conscious food industry.
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Business matching proves a success
The Business Matching Day event that ends tomorrow at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre is expected to produce many new business partnerships.
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World's biggest Mini showroom opens in Soi Ekamai
Thailand has become home to the largest Mini showroom in the world with the opening of Mini Square on Soi Ekamai.
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Late news :Keep bad-debtor data longer: BOT
Bank of Thailand deputy governor Bandid Nijathaworn said the National Credit Bureau should be a repository of borrower information, not a vehicle for stimulating the economy.
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