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Published on March 12, 2008

Chief marketing officer Candace Matthews said Ronaldinho would become a global Nutrilite spokesperson for Amway's "One by One Campaign for Children".

Prinsiri delays Pulse transfers

Property developer Prinsiri will delay the transfer of condominium units in its project The Pulse until August, hoping by then to have a construction licence.

Deputy managing director Namchai Vanapanubet told Krungthep Turakij he was confident the project would win environmental-impact-assessment approval, paving the way for a construction licence. If problems persist, the company is prepared to return down payments to buyers, plus compensation.

The first lot of units was to be transferred this May.

The property, which has two buildings, is in Phaholyothin Soi 37. Prinsiri has yet to receive a construction licence for the first building.

Three restaurants to join Sizzler chain

SLRT, operator of Sizzler Restaurants under the Minor Food Group, will open three new branches costing at least Bt60 million, making a total of 32 restaurants.

Two will be in Bangkok and the third upcountry. All will be 400-600 square metres in size.

General manger John Heinecke said the restaurant-chain market had a better outlook this year, because consumer confidence was rising following election of the new government.

The company has lifted its marketing budget from Bt60 million to Bt100 million. 

Auto sales up 15% in first two months

New-vehicle sales of 49,227 units last month have pushed sales in the first two months of the year to 94,657 units, up 15.09 per cent year on year.

Last month, the number of new vehicles sold rose 8.36 per cent from January, data compiled by Tri Petch Isuzu Sales showed.

Passenger cars and four-wheel-drive vehicles showed the highest month-on-month growth, up 13.51 per cent and 16.57 per cent, respectively.

Also in the first two months, Toyota sold 38,496 units, or 40.67 per cent of the total; Isuzu 21,334 units, or 22.54 per cent; and Honda 13,777 units, or 14.55 per cent.

Pickup sales of 51,996 units were up 6.26 per cent year on year.

The Nation