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• SME Bank sets aside loans for NGV-van purchase

  The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) will provide special loans worth Bt1....

• Seafood plants face closures

  More firms in the seafood industry, in particular exporters, could go bankrupt this year due to an....

• Rush to patent herbal flu remedies

  More than 200 Thai and foreign companies have lined up to apply to register patents in the Kingdom for herbal....

• Chinese set to expand presence in Thailand

  China could enter the top ranks of Thailand's leading foreign direct investors in the next five years,....

• Ch Karnchang delays its Lao unit's listing

  Ch Karnchang has delayed the listing of its Nam Ngum 2 power plant to next year, as the economic downturn....
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  Piracy losses make GTH more cost-conscious

  Local film studio GMM Thai Hub (GTH) is being more cautious with their production budgets, as piracy is....

• Bangchak seeks partner for ethanol plant

  Bangchak Petroleum is in talks with the country's largest sugar miller, Mitr Phol Sugar Group, about a....

• Udon Plaza targets Vientiane

  Udon Plaza, the developer and operator of UD Town in Udon Thani, is studying a plan to develop a community....

• Beijing's dream: a mighty yuan

  The global financial crisis gave a boost to an idea that has been floated in various quarters to encourage the....

• Thailand likely heads for rapid turnaround : ADB

  The Asian Development Bank yesterday expressed optimism that Thailand's economy was heading for a speedy....

• Asset management firms expected to launch funds to invest in savings and corp bonds

  Asset management firms would by year-end launch mutual funds that cash in on the economic recovery amid....

• Guru Speak

  When will the Thai economy recover? The short answer is "not soon", as the global recovery is likely....

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  Glittering recovery of luxury watches

  Some importers and distributors are seeing signs of recovery in the luxury-watch market following the....

• Streetwise: "Rice for Oil" better than farming approval

  In a country like Thailand where agriculture is the main livelihood for millions, nothing can be more....

• CP spends Bt3.8 bn on revamping Lotus in China

  Lotus Shanghai Supercentre Chain Store, the retail arm of the Charoen Pokphand Group in China, is investing....

• Ministry seeks to cut PTT's NGV burden, ease pipeline investment

  The Energy Ministry is seeking solutions to lessen PTT's subsidies of natural gas for vehicles (NGV),....

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