Briefs

The Business Development Department last week reported 119 hotels and restaurants went out of business or filed for bankruptcy last month, the highest monthly number in the first half of the year. However, 190 hospitality businesses opened their doors in the same month.

The Business Information Service Bureau, the department's statis¬tics unit, reported the registered capital of the 119 closed establish¬ments was collectively worth Bt393 million. Figures showed 49 hotels and restaurants were dissolved in January, 42 in February, 43 in March, 37 in April and 38 in May. In the first half, the total was 328 businesses with Bt3.1 billion in registered capital. - The Nation

Two new SVOA Apollo notebooks

SVOA is introducing the SVOA Apollo notebook in two models: the Apollo C2D22600A and the Apollo C2D22600B.

The Apollo uses an Intel Centrino 2 processor with a speed of 2.26 gigahertz and starts at Bt34,900 for the C2D22600A and Bt39,900 for the C2D22600B. - The Nation

'Office Depot Fair 2008' launched today

Office Depot has organised the "Office Depot Fair 2008", displaying quality office supplies and furniture, stationery, computers from pop¬ular brands like HP, Panasonic, Brother, Epson, Parker, Canon, Lancer and Double A, as well as its own house brand.

The event runs from today until next Monday on the first floor of the Promotion Hall in Central Lat Phrao.

Customers purchasing between Bt2,000 and Bt4,999 will receive a "Stop Global Warming" tote bag. Purchases of Bt5,000 or more will be rewarded with a Bt100 Tops Supermarket gift voucher. - The Nation

Canon and Youcopy install university copiers

Canon Marketing (Thailand), in collaboration with Youcopy (Thailand), is launching a new media business with the "Youcopy Free Copy with Canon" project.

Initially, Canon will install photocopying machines at six universi¬ties, enabling staff and students to make photocopies of educational materials free of charge. For the threemonth project in Bangkok, which runs until September 30, the two firms will spend more than a Bt1 million to provide the free service. - The Nation