September's exports grew 19.4 per cent year on year, accelerating from 14.9 per cent the previous month, while imports grew 39.4 per cent from 26.8 per cent, according to SCBS Economic Research.
Italian-Thai Development will put its power plant project in Cambodia's Koh Kong on ice after the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand suspended plans to purchase electricity from the plant.
PTT Chemical, Thailand's biggest publicly traded petrochemical maker, won European anti-trust approval to form a joint venture with Sime Darby, the world's largest maker of palm oil.
Pantip Plaza, Thailand's largest informationtechnology (IT) shopping mall, has announced a major sales event next month called "Pantip Hot Sales 2008", aimed at achieving Bt3 billion in sales from its two Bangkok outlets in nine days.
For most chief executives, retirement means passing the baton to a bright capable successor and then riding off into the sunset.Not so for Charuvarn Vanasin, who retired as chief executive of Lowe Thailand in 2000 but still plays an active role in the business.