AOT forms team to fight lawsuits
Airports of Thailand's board yesterday resolved to set up a committee to gather witnesses and documents to fight King Power International Group's civil lawsuits.
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ROOMS WITH A VIEW
Sansiri's 'modern resort' project combines city chic with a touch of nature
The Gallery Setthasiri's Collection on Phetkasem-Bang Kae Road offers a refreshing mix of modern style, using Habitat furniture, and a resort concept, giving homeowners and their guests sweeping 360-degree views of the garden through glass walls and windows.
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Buyers not put off by mini units
Compact, no-frills, fullyfitted apartments prove successful
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Mansions by the sea
Vichitra builds prestigious site in Bang Saen
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Use your brain to stay on top
Marketing guru Polboon reflects on a lifetime of challenges and advises Thai companies that strategic thinking will keep them ahead of global competition
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Quality vital for healthcare, spas
The health and spa industries, which are being promoted as having the country's greatest business potential, have been urged to maintain high quality to achieve projected growth of 10-15 per cent this year.
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AIS creates 'mobile community'
Advanced Info Service is now offering a smorgasbord of licensed software and mobile services at its AIS Future World centre.
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LATE NEWS
Phuket a top beach scene
TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel community, today announced Phuket is amongst the top-10 beach scenes in the world.
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Seafood exports to grow 5% by volume
The expected implementation of the Thailand-Japan Economic Partnership in September should encourage fishery exports to grow by 5 per cent to 365,000 tonnes this year.
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MEA focus on service
Consumers have switched off electrical use as the result of political tension, prompting the capital's power-distribution utility to hold back on investing in new projects and focus instead on 24-hour customer service through 130 recently appointed "ambassadors".
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Energy project extended to tapioca, shrimp
The Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) agency have signed an agreement to extend collaborative implementation of the "Energy and Eco-Efficiency in Agro-Industry Project" (E3Agro).
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TRADE SURVEY
Exporters 'in need of low-cost logistics'
Call for improved links with China to exploit FTA
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Sony expects high growth
Sony Thai, the local unit of the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant, is confident it will achieve sales growth of 12 per cent this year, to reach Bt16.8 billion, despite the sluggish state of the economy.
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IN BRIEF
Japanese makers up Thai capacity ahead of eco-car production
Japanese auto-makers are expanding their Thai bases to develop and manufacture low fuel-consumption cars that are easy on the environment, The Nikkei reported.
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BEYOND MAP TA PHUT
76 plants to submit pollution proposals
Seventy-six industrial plants located outside the Map Ta Phut industrial zone in Rayong, including 25 belonging to IRPC, are to submit their pollution reduction plans within two weeks, the head of the Industrial Works Department said yesterday.
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Grande Asset's Bt12-bn bonds
Cash-strapped Grande Asset Development will place secured floating debentures worth up to Bt12 billion with Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia, a firm associated with its major shareholder, to move ahead with its resort and residential projects.
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PTT to issue fixed-rate debentures
PTT president Prasert Bunsumpun announced yesterday that the Thai conglomerate would issue 10-year Samurai bonds worth 23 billion yen (Bt6.57 billion) in the middle of this month.
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Bt2.3-bn property fund launched by ING unit
The Bt2.3-billion Major Cineplex Lifestyle Property Fund - the second property fund this year - was launched yesterday by ING Funds Management.
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Subsidiaries made investments, says Live Inc
Live Incorporation yesterday explained that investment in stocks which made a huge loss in the first quarter was undertaken by its subsidiaries, which were granted loans by the company.
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MORTGAGES
GHB ready to relax its loan terms
Latest package finds few takers
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STREET WISE
What would Thaksin teach?
Globetrotting deposed PM Thaksin Shinawatra recently showed up in Japan, where he said yesterday he wanted to live as a "normal citizen".
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Business has more positive outlook
Negative factors affecting the economy have bottomed out with the clearer political situation, but for the remainder of the year the economy will be affected by five key factors including oil prices and exchange rates, according to a survey released yesterday.
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Carrefour brings in new store format
CenCar, operator of Carrefour hypermarkets, has announced a new format known as New Concept Store, offering a higher number of non-food products, well-known brands and imported products than those available in its traditional outlets.
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PUBLIC TV
Producers quit TITV for rival
Modernine benefits from exodus
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