CHATUCHAK PARK
Mall to replace part of market
Five-storey shopping centre and carpark scheduled to open in second quarter 2008
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Incentives offered for production of energy-saving light-bulbs
Consumers will be encouraged to use more compact fluorescent light-bulbs, in hopes that demand for them will meet 20 million units in three years - four times higher than currently - in line with the country's energy-saving policy.
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IN BRIEF
Soymilk : Friesland Foods in Bt50m ad blitz
Friesland Foods Foremost (Thailand) is spending Bt50 million to advertise its second product in the Foremost Hi-5 Soymilk line - soymilk blended with red bean juice and Job's tears.
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LATE NEWS
Structural-adjustment loans :Last Bt3.3 bn to be allocated to needy govt units this fiscal year
The Cabinet yesterday approved the principle to allocate all of the remaining Bt3.3 billion from the structural-adjustment loan (SAL) scheme during this fiscal year.
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PM Surayud to speak at Thai-Japanese luncheon
The Thai-Japanese Association has arranged an exclusive luncheon talk today at which Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont will meet with more than 500 people from the Japanese business community in Thailand.
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Dubai Flower Centre in Thai drive
The Dubai Flower Centre (DFC) is planning to improve its business links with Thailand following a visit by its marketing director Ibrahim Ahli, who met senior representatives of the horticulture industry.
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Seoul soaps to lure Thai travellers
The Bangkok office of the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), Korean Air and Sun Moon Tours and Travel joined together last Thursday to promote Thai tourism in South Korea with an industry event at the Metropole Hotel.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AIS rebuts favouritism charges
Kingdom's biggest mobile-phone operator mulling suit against graft-busters
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GSP exports aim at new markets
Four categories of Thai export goods may face tariff-privilege cuts by the US, due to heavy exports, and thus exporters should turn to new markets to offset any losses that result, the Commerce Ministry's Foreign Trade Department said yesterday.
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TH-Nic to promote '.co.th' domain name
When companies or individuals seeks to register websites in Thailand, most opt for a ".com" domain name, and few will even think about ".co.th".
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Oil, gas to get investment
The Petroleum Committee will consider at its meeting next month the long-awaited extension of oil and gas concessions in the Gulf of Thailand belonging to Chevron (Thailand), PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), Total and BG.
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Despite the harm done by the recent political turmoil, Thailand's industrial operators believe their operational results will grow continuously over the next six months, a new survey by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) shows.
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STREET WISE
Clintons avoid 'honest mistake'
It's not clear whether Hillary Rodham Clinton knows anything about the political situation in Thailand, but she might have something to teach Thai politicians.
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Investing brokers must report portfolios monthly, says SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked brokers to report their own stock-investment portfolios on a monthly basis, to determine whether they invest in a way that distorts market prices.
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Seamico Asset Mgt seeks differentiation
Newcomer Seamico Asset Management has vowed to launch only unique products and adopt the Blue Ocean Strategy, in a bid to differentiate itself and minimise costs.
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Business as usual, insists Wyncoast
A Wyncoast Industrial Park executive denies the freezing of a bank account of one of the company's major shareholders will hinder operations.
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Company reports
PHATRA SECURITIES announced it would revise the commission it charges Merrill Lynch as a foreign securities company and exclusive partner, currently at the rate of 0.175 per cent.
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STOCK FOCUS
MCOT
Tisco Securities has maintained its "buy" recommendation on MCOT shares, with a 12-month target price of Bt40.50 apiece.
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Same same but different
One year into his new life in Thailand, Central Watson general manager Toby Anderson discovers his culture leap is not as great as had been feared
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