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• Ministry banks on Mekong Export Festival

  The Commerce Ministry yesterday kicked off the Mekong Export Festival 2009 as it urgently tries to boost trade....

• Coffee, tea products may face "sin" tax

  The Excise Department is considering levying an excise duty of up to 20 per cent on coffee and tea....

• 10th anniversary of Asia News Network marked

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• Show organisers want VAT cut to boost auto sales

  Organisers of the annual

• Kratingdaeng aims to expand through music events

  Kratingdaeng, the country's second-biggest producer of energy drinks by market share, hopes to exploit....

• Sansiri scores at housing fair

  Presales of condos and townhouses add Bt1 billion to quarterly performance

• IRP to up production capacity at US plant

  Indorama Polymers (IRP), the Kingdom's largest producer of PET polymers, has earmarked more than US$60....

• New GM eyes Nokia Thailand's growth

  Nokia Thailand's new general manager, Shumit Kapoor, aims to expand the company's mobile-phone sales....

• Tourism businesses stand to gain most from govt portfolio scheme

  Among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), tour operators, hotels and related businesses will have an....

• TAMC optimistic to sell bad loans this year

  Despite economic downturn, state-owned Thai Asset Management Corp, is optimistic about a prospect to sale....

• SSO reaps profits abroad

  The Social Security Office earned Bt367 million on its foreign investment portfolio last year despite the....

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  Low interest rates - here to stay!?

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  Senate picks 3 for NTC, with a hitch

• Rogue stock investor in insurance firm sent to jail

  Stock investor Kriangkrai Limnantharak was sent to jail yesterday for violating securities law in share....

• Gem institute outlines growth strategy

  Four-pronged effort targets 5-10% expansion this year

• ThaiNnamthip planning Bt500m boost to production, packaging, efficiency

  ThaiNamthip, the bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola, is investing Bt500 million this year to upgrade its....

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