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• Affordable netbooks

  Portable and affordable netbook PCs and mixed-marketing strategies abound at Commart Comtech Thailand 2008, which kicked off yesterday at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

• Monetaryeasing cycle likely to start sooner

  The Bank of Thailand is expected to revise its policyrate call on the back of a sharp decline in inflation, a deceleration in economic activity and the risk of inactive fiscal policy in the near term.

• JubileE Enterprise confident of keeping its shine

  Jubilee Enterprise ,

• ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR BLAST FURNACES

  The Sahaviriya

• Centara presses ahead

  Plans may change if problems persist

• Paper, cement businesses boost SCC in Q3

  Industrial conglomerate Siam Cement (SCC) has posted a 6percent annualised increase for a thirdquarter operating profit of Bt5.94 billion, thanks to its paper and cement businesses.

• Big shin q3 gain

  Shin Corp yesterday posted a consolidated net profit of more than Bt1.5 billion for the third quarter, virtually doubling last year's Bt753.71 million.

• IRPC shares fall on Q3 loss

  IRPC shares dropped 5.04 per cent yesterday, following news the company had swung into a net loss in the third quarter.

• SET likely to retest the 384 low in H1' 09

  The stock market is likely to retest the recent low of 384 points in the first half of next year and possibly break the 300 barrier if the market fails to hold at the recent trough, Phatra Securities warned yesterday.

• Long-term equity funds can reduce your income tax.

  With the end of the year approaching, our marketing officers are receiving numerous phone calls about taxsaving longterm equity funds (LTFs). My advice? Buy into them up to the maximum limit.

• World Bank proposes multilation

  Policy challenges need to be addressed at the country level, but it is more critical than ever that the international community acts in a coordinated and supportive fashion to make each country's task easier.

• KBank to give added risk protection for exporters

  With more and more foreign financial institutions falling prey to the global financial crisis, Kasikornbank (KBank) has moved to protect exporters from revenue and letterofcredit risk by grading their foreign counterparties.

• Streetwise: Staying young at heart with vigorous exercise

  At 76, what do you think you are capable of, physically?

• Kingsgate discovers new gold deposit

  Kingsgate Consolidated, owner of Thailand's biggest gold mine, discovered a new deposit near its Chatree mine.

• Company Reports

  Glow Energy posted a lower thirdquarter net profit of Bt1 billion, down from Bt1.12 billion in the same period last year.

• Streetwise: lots of offers but none seems to fit

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