ELECTRONICS
Telecoms 'the future'
New focus will preserve country's status: association
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BBL struggles to sell holding
Bangkok Bank (BBL) needs to ask the Bank of Thailand's approval to extend the deadline to sell shares of ACL Bank if the largest commercial bank cannot unload its 19-per-cent holding in the smaller bank in time, according to the central bank's assistant governor Samart Buranawatanachoke.
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EMC to expand to general construction
A small listed construction company, EMC, is to undergo a change of management and will diversify its business from laying and constructing foundation systems to general construction.
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Aberdeen to be active
Aberdeen Asset Management plans to play a greater role in the management of the companies it has invested in, taking part in more shareholder meetings and exercising its voting rights.
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Company reports
ADAMAS INCORPORATION, formerly known as RK Media Holding, registered its name change with the Commerce Ministry on May 14 and its new securities symbol is ADAM.
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STOCK FOCUS
Dynasty Ceramic (DCC)
Tisco Securities maintains a "buy" recommendation on Dynasty Ceramic's stock with a 12-month target price of Bt16.50.
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Sammitr Motor plans Bt1-bn IPO to fund new ventures
Sammitr Motor Manufac-turing plans to raise more than Bt1 billion from an initial public offering this year to construct plants for natural gas and biodiesel engines used in commercial vehicles.
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Major Dev't plans condos worth Bt5 bn
Major Development plans to launch three condominium projects worth up to Bt5 billion in Bangkok and Pattaya.
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Sansiri's presales on target
Sansiri is keeping its presales target for this year at Bt15 billion despite the sluggish residential market.
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In brief :Apartment sale
Kiatnakin Bank is putting Vimalin Mansions on Soi Ruamrudee near Wireless Road on the block on June 18. The starting price is Bt200 million.
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PROMOTIONS
New laws proposed to protect shoppers
Act would impose tough restrictions on advertising
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Late news :CP Seed to sue govt over sapling deal
Charoen Pokphand Seed Co Ltd will soon file a civil complaint against the Agriculture Department for allegedly reneging on its agreement to extend its contract deadline to deliver rubber seedlings to farmers.
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SunTechnics wants energy boost
SunTechnics Energy Systems, a German-based provider of turnkey systems for renewable energies, is ready to penetrate the Thai market to cash in on the country's attempts to increase its portion of renewable energy.
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Evercoat to focus more on exports for automotive and industrial paints
Evercoat Paints sees big demand for its automotive and industrial paint products in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
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Crocs poised to bite pirates
After a year of secretly testing the market, Colorado-based casual-shoemaker Crocs officially launched its footwear in Thailand yesterday.
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Moody's report highlights lessons of financial crisis
The Asian financial crisis a decade ago taught observers many lessons but also raised questions that either have uncertain answers or have yet to be answered, says Moody's Investors Service in a new report as part of its "International Policy Perspectives" series.
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FISCAL BUDGET
2008 deficit to rise by Bt45 bn
The government has increased the budget deficit for fiscal 2008 to accommodate a 4-per-cent pay hike for state employees and also finance a number of social projects to shore up the sluggish economy at the grassroots level.
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Royal Foods set to start up plant in VN
Royal Foods, a manufacturer of canned food and owner of the Three Lady Cooks brand, will next month start operations at its first joint-venture canned-fish factory in Vietnam.
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AOT stock resilient despite lawsuit
Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) stock fell 1.68 per cent yesterday as the company faces lawsuits from the
King Power International Group.
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STREET WISE
Sky is the limit for talismans
The hype surrounding the Jatukam Ramathep talismans has, literally, gone sky-high.
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Innovation is all
And the key is flexibility obtained by letting the staff speak out and listening to them when they do
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