INVESTMENT

BoI extends maximum incentives

The Board of Investment (BoI) declared the golden period for investors by granting its maximum incentives to six categories of investment projects submitted by the end of next year.

Too soon to tell Obama's effects on Thailand
Barrack Obama's presidential victory would clear all uncertainties in the US, said Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Wattanagase.

Auto-makers fear production could slump 18% next year
Automobile production could fall 18 per cent to 1.2 million units next year due to the global financial crisis that is severely denting domestic and overseas demand, an auto executive said yesterday.

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Subpanel to recommend cancellation of TOT 3G
The House of Representatives' subcommittee monitoring investment by state agencies disagrees with TOT's plan to spend Bt29 billion on its third-generation (3G) mobile broadband-network roll-out.
Economic activity sluggish in September
Thailand's data
First Thai private wind-power plant
SGC Wind Energy
Mitsui OSK Lines lowers profit target
In a significant

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Policy continuity key to enhancing productivity
The Thailand Productivity Institute has called on the government to come up with continuity in its policies and reduce the number of overlapping regulations in order to improve national productivity.
Auctions make way for rice-pledging
The Commerce Ministry will begin its auction of 3.1 million tonnes of rice today, drawing on its huge stockpile before the new crop which will be marketed under the government's rice-pledging programme.
Mega-project budget could be trimmed
Transport Minister Santi Prompat yesterday said the ministry might order state agencies to reduce the budget of mega-projects in view of the continued fall in oil prices.
Hospital cuts costs amid slowdown
Bangkok Hospital Eastern Group is trying to smooth its future income to cope with the economic slowdown by slashing service costs and bringing in more foreign patients.

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