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• Local demand for steel increasing

  Steel demand in Thailand will continue to rise during the rest of the year, in line with an increase in....

• Foreign arrivals down 38%, says ATTA

  The country's tourism industry is recording its biggest slump in 10 years in terms of foreign arrivals,....

• Japanese firms' outlook beginning to improve

  After a year of deteriorating business sentiment, Japanese corporations operating in Thailand said their....

• Vega banks on arab market

  Vega Inter-trade and Exhibition believes the value of exhibitions it is organising this year will be no less....

• TNT deliveries gain ground

  Dutch door-to-door delivery-service provider TNT yesterday again demonstrated its strong position in Asia,....

• Watsons set to offer 80 more house-brand items

  Central Watson, the operator of Watsons personal care stores in Thailand, is planning to offer more premium....

• PTT seeks partner to up LPG investment

  PTT is seeking a partner to help it increase its investment in liquefied natural gas.

• CAT reports first-half fall in revenue, net earnings

  CAT Telecom yesterday posted revenue of Bt23.79 billion for the first half, down 3 per cent year on year,....

• Greater SCB focus on corporate

  Siam Commercial Bank is focusing more on corporate banking to achieve loan growth of 35 per cent this year.

• Bank NPL slightly fell

  The banking system's nonper¬forming loans eased to 5.37 per cent of total loans last month from 5.5 per....

• Bond Outlook

  Returning risk tolerance saps appetite for safe haven fixed-income investments

• Guru Speak

  People are at the Heart of Business Success

• MEA expects higher revenue but lower earnings

  The Metropolitan Electricity Authority expects revenue of Bt138 billion this year, up from Bt133.9 billion....

• street wise:why do we still buy into bad politicians?

  At a seminar last week, executives of several successful small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) brought up....

• THAI airways happy with its cost cuts

  Thai Airways International (THAI) says it successfully controlled non-fuel expenses during the first five....

• Briefs

  New curry sauce for THAI passengers on inbound flights to Bangkok

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