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• Foreign traders, govts to be allowed to buy stockpiled maize

  The government will allow foreign traders and governments to purchase maize and tapioca from its stockpiles,....

• Mae Hong Son fights to maintain flights

  The Mae Hong Son Chamber of Commerce will file a petition with the Administrative Court to make sure Thai....

• First-phase of 'dust-free roads' project kicked off

  The Rural Roads Department kicked off the first phase of the Bt17-billion sealed-roads project yesterday with....

• Online lotteries ruled to be legal

  The Council of State yesterday ruled online digit lotteries were legal, opening the way for the government to....

• Resale segment buoyant

  ERA Franchise (Thailand), a real-estate brokerage, predicts the resale-home market will grow by 10 per cent to....

• Changes imminent in AIS' top strata

  Advanced Info Service (AIS) is expected to undertake top-management restructuring next week to further....

• New 'One Bar' steel set to boost Mill Con and BRP

  BRP Steel, a subsidiary of Mill Con Steel Industries, expects to boost its gross margin by 5-8 per cent since....

• Triumph plans 'flagship stores'

  Triumph International (Thailand) will set up three to five flagship stores in tourist provinces and downtown....

• Clinic plans listing to fund growth

  Wuttisakclinic, Thailand's leading dermatology firm, will seek to be listed on the Stock Exchange of....

• Rule adjustments made to facilitate foreign investment

  Some 503 companies with more than Bt5 billion of assets each are now allowed to invest abroad directly as part....

• Bond Market Summary for July

  Trading totalled Bt1.25 trillion with an average daily volume of Bt62.76 billion, decreas¬ing 8.57 per cent....

• Oil prices won't spike

  Crude oil prices would not spike like last year since many speculators had their fingers burned and some of....

• Who should we turn to, and when?

  With news becoming so easily accessible through all sorts of media at all times of the day, what should you....

• Brief

  Accor plans Pullman hotels in two resorts

• Two more Pullman hotels planned for Thailand

  Accor Asia Pacific will open two Pullman Hotels in Thailand and three others in Asia by 2011.

• Street wise:Days of wine and roses long gone

  In the days when firms were making big bucks, it was easy to pamper everyone and even be lavish with members....

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