Another Shin Corp resignation
There has been yet another resignation from the board of Shin Corp.
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Quality units by Issara
Bt2-billion project sets standards seldom seen in suburbs
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Fraser to open on Sukhumvit
Noisy district pulls the crowds
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Crest builds on a hill
Despite gloom, many foreigners are keen to buy homes in Phuket
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Designing your green area
A suburban home with three garden styles and five pavilions provides outdoor leisure and ease of care
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The Life fully booked
All three of the project's inner-city condos have sold out, with construction scheduled to begin next month
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Boots Retail launches club to drive sales
Pharmacy, health and beauty chain Boots Retail (Thailand) is launching the new Boots Health Club, to boost sales in the second half of the year after the company failed to achieve double-digit growth in the first half.
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Chemical giant mulls factory in Map Ta Phut
Giant worldwide chemical group Lanxess is considering a site at Map Ta Phut in Rayong province for a major new industrial plant to make butyl rubber for the regional tyre-manufacturing industry.
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IN BRIEF
Tissue products: Kimberly-Clark's 10% growth
Tissue-maker Kimberly-Clark Thailand has continued to maintain 10-per-cent growth this year.
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COUNTERFEIT GOODS
Fake Nokia cellphones found here
Popular N-series models targeted
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Testing times for airlines
Airlines in Asia, the world's fastest-growing aviation market, will face three challenges in the next 10 years: competition, technology and environment, aviation experts said yesterday.
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MSN Mobile set to go
Microsoft will launch MSN Mobile in Thailand, the second country to be offered the service after the first official announcement in the US on June 18.
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Tourism rank fears
Thailand's ranking on the list of most attractive countries in Asia might fall from fourth to fifth next year, due to the rise of China, especially Macau, and travelling inconvenience and certain unimpressive facilities, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) warned yesterday.
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LATE NEWS
More petrol stations set to close this year
More petrol service stations will be gradually closed this year and in the future due to low marketing fees as well as lower fuel demand, according to the Energy Ministry.
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MPI growth likely to slow
The Office of Industrial Economics forecasts the manufacturing production index (MPI) this year will grow 5 per cent, down from 6.78 per cent last year, due to a fall in consumer confidence amid the country's unstable economy.
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TRADE TARIFFS
US will cut GSP benefits
Health Ministry urged not to retaliate with compulsory licensing of drugs
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More tariff cuts for raw materials
The automobile, petrochemical, electronics and food industries stand to gain from the latest tariff cuts on raw materials, Finance Ministry spokesman Somchai Sujja-pongse said yesterday.
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NESDB sees signs of economic recovery
Some economic indicators are showing positive sign of recovery, particularly imports of engines, which have picked up for the first time after experiencing a four-month contraction, says National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) secretary-general Ampon Kittiampon.
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BROKERAGES
Low fees for partners not unfair: Asco
Special rates in return for foreign know-how
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STREET WISE
Thaksin's buried treasure
It took the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) over a week to freeze more than 20 bank accounts assumed to have received the Bt73.3-billion windfall from the Shinawatra and Damapong families' sale of their shares in Shin Corp.
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COPYRIGHT ROW
Hotels set to boycott RS music
Association calls for nationwide retaliation over 'unfair' charges
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