SHIN SATELLITE
Unit dishes out better TV
New DTV brand set to become main revenue source
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Leather firms form cluster
Due to a dramatic drop in domestic sales, leather operators are establishing a cluster to reduce production costs and boost competitiveness in the international markets.
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Insurance Department delays decision on Thanasin
The Insurance Department has further delayed its decision on whether permanently to withdraw the licence of financially troubled Thanasin Insurance, which has missed a deadline to inject Bt200 million into the Insurance Fund.
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SME Bank's massive loan plan
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) plans to grant loans of Bt31.5 billion this year, a major hike from last year's Bt20 billion, because it says commercial banks are being tougher in their extension of credit to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) amid the present economic gloom.
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Bangchak doubtful about achieving gasohol target
Bangchak Petroleum is pessimistic about Thailand's daily gasohol consumption reaching 8 million litres this year, as expected by the Energy Ministry.
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MBP invests Bt30 million in Albedo
MBP Leather Industries will spend Bt30 million over the next three years in an attempt to establish its Albedo range as a high-end brand in the domestic and international markets.
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TOURISM INDUSTRY
Thailand plans to head off rivals
Quality is the key in the drive to become Asia's leading destination
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TOT not talking to DTAC
TOT is refusing to comply with the national telecom regulator's order to negotiate an interconnection agreement with cellular service provider Total Access Communication (DTAC).
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McCafe's Thai debut in The Esplanade
Buoyed by its successes in major markets like the US and Australia, McDonald's has launched its own coffee-house business in Thailand.
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The 1997 meltdown: a hard lesson learned by the banks
According to Kosit Pampiemras, the deputy prime minister and industry minister, Thailand will never again face a financial crisis on the scale of the 1997 meltdown. That hard lesson has been learned.
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STREET WISE
For Thaksin, the price is right
As time goes by, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is making steady progress in strengthening his relationship with Great Britain.
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Foreign businesses wait for law
Thailand's foreign business communities, including many chambers of commerce, are waiting anxiously for developments in the current passage of the amended Foreign Business Act through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
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Thai contract :Adani to prospect for oil, gas
The India-based Adani Group has won a bid to prospect for oil and natural gas in Thailand, less than a year after it bid successfully for two exploration blocks in India, The Mint newspaper reported last week.
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Upgrade of Koh Samui hotel resort
The Tongsai Bay Hotel and Resort on Koh Samui is spending Bt40 million to upgrade the property and expects it to be ready to attract a new tourism market segment in the coming high season.
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MAI unlikely to list 20 new firms this year
Thailand's second-tier market is unlikely to list the 20 new companies it expected this year, due to the sluggish economy.
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GPF looks overseas
The Government Pension Fund (GPF) expects higher returns of between 7 and 7.5 per cent from its investments this year and plans to invest more in overseas stock markets, its secretary-general said yesterday.
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Company reports
KHON KAEN SUGAR INDUSTRY reported that the board of subsidiary Koh Kong Plantation approved a registered capital increase of US$11 million (Bt381 million), to invest in sugar-cane plantations as a concession right in Cambodia.
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STOCK FOCUS
Bumrungrad Hospital
Tisco Securities has upgraded its recommendation on Bumrungrad Hospital shares, with a 12-month target price of Bt63 apiece.
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These Igloos are really cool!
Fashions of the 1960s or 70s are going nowhere - they are consistently in trend. And they have prompted the retro-styled clocks called "Igloo".
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Pay yourself first
Two executives at asset management firms have different strategies for retirement, but both say the key is regular, disciplined saving
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The game's the thing
Competition fever was all it took to catapult Natjira Honda to the top of the recreational- computer trade
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