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He said the state enterprise policy supervisory committee was insisting the restructuring go ahead because the government had already approved a Bt200-billion budget for rail networks over the next five years. - The Nation

OP banks on CRM to boost revenue

OP Natural Products, the manufacturer and distributor of Oriental Princess beauty, hopes its customer relationship management (CRM) strategy will help achieve its sales target of Bt2.7 billion. The firm is offering customers several promotions via new communication channels.

Marketing manager, Apaiporn Srisook, believes this strategy will increase the number of members from 650,000 to 800,000 by the end of the year. - The Nation

Connectsia helps link up Laos

Connectsia has inked a joint venture with Electricite du Laos to use fibre-optic cables to link Laos, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, the KPL news agency reported.

The Thai firm will establish a telecom company to lay the fibre-optic cables from China to Luang Prabang and the Lao capital Vientiane, before extending it to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The cost of laying the cables and maintenance of the network for five years is US$30 million (Bt1 billion), said KPL. - The Nation