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• surin calls for close cooperation to insulate the region from global crisis

  Secretary-general urges group to make productive use of its forex reserves

• Calls for pre Asean Parliament sitting

  Asean leaders meeting in Thailand next month will focus on expanding the US$80 billion (Bt2.8 trillion) fund....

• Soft-loan package set for cabinet on dec 9

  The Finance Ministry will propose to the Cabinet on December 9 a soft-loan package - eventually reaching Bt200....

• 2,000 jobs may go in Lampang

  Industry reels from 20% plunge in overall sales, rising output costs

• Triple i ties up with airasia

  Logistics venture targets SMEs seeking to lower costs amid downturn

• Transport lessons bangkok can learn from europe

  While in Vienna, my bus got stuck in a long line of traffic. But the long line was not the result of a traffic....

• Ford keeps focus on sales

  Ford Thailand expects to sell at least 200 of the new Ford Focus TDCi 4 cars within 12 months of the local....

• GE to push 'ecomagination' products

  GE Thailand will more aggressively market its energy and technology infrastructure products and services that....

• Guru Speak

  Time to reweight one's investment portfolio

• Bond Outlook

  Bullish bond sentiment continues

• Two banks effectively cut rates for high deposits

  Kasikornbank and Siam Commercial Bank have recently cut the rate of interest paid on certain high-deposit....

• Tpg to sell its stake in bankthai

  TPG Capital plans to tender its 37-per-cent stake in BankThai to CIMB Bank, which is offering to buy all....

• Briefs

  Commerce Ministry seeks increase in mortgage price for jasmine rice 105

• Company reports

  Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has reduced its investment in Mahachai Land Development by transferring 85,912....

• Prudential's premium beats market average

  Prudential Life Assurance in Thailand reported its total premium grew 31 per cent during the first nine months....

• DTAC signs 'largest office lease ever'

  Total Access Communication, a leading telecom provider better known as DTAC, has signed for 61,000 square....

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