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Published on September 10, 2007

The new plant was constructed near an existing factory in Rayong. Testing has begun, and full-scale operation is slated for November, at which point the Japanese firm's annual production capacity in Thailand will jump to 47,000 tonnes from 34,000 tonnes.

SCG scholarships

Siam Cement Group granted 350 scholarships, worth a total of 700 million dong (Bt1.4 million), to disadvantaged high-school students in Vietnam's southern provinces last week.

Students from Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tay Ninh, Binh Thuan and Ho Chi Minh City each received a two-million-dong scholarship.

This scholarship programme, called "Sharing the Dream", works in partnership with Tuoi Tre newspaper's For Tomorrow Development Programme.

It is one of the first initiatives started by SCG's corporate-responsibility programme in Vietnam. These scholarships support talented underprivileged students in financial need who would like to pursue higher education. - Viet Nam News, Asia News Network

Calcutta flights

      Air-India Express, a subsidiary of Air-India, will begin its flight between Calcutta and Bangkok from October 7, V Thulasidas, chairman and managing director of Air India, said at NSC Bose Airport last week, The Statesman reported.

The frequencies and other details will be announced soon, he said. Boeing-737-800 aircraft will be operated on these routes.

A-I Express will also set up a hub in one of the European countries to facilitate air connectivity with Europe, he said.

Munich, Vienna and Amsterdam are among the preferred locations, he said.

Once the hub is chosen, the airline will fly to different places in Europe and the US from there. A-I is trying to tie up with European airlines for operations from the European hub. A-I's fleet will fly to this hub.

Once the hub and the partner airline are decided, eight flights will go to the European hub from India daily.