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• Porntiva to seek Bt20 bn hike in budget

  The Commerce Ministry will seek Cabinet approval for an additional Bt20 billion budget from the....

• Charnchai to drum up business in Japan

  Industry Minister Charnchai Chairung-rueng is scheduled to visit Japan tomorrow to meet four Japanese....

• Agencies told to cut health care costs

  Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday summoned government agencies responsible for the central health....

• Bank rescues small tourism firms

  Thanks to liquidity provided by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank (SME Bank), several small....

• B-Quik plans rapid expansion

  Leading auto-maintenance and light-repair operator B-Quik will spend Bt160 million to open new stores and....

• Coca-Cola CEO pops into Thailand

  Coca-Cola USA chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent yesterday met with local bottling partners to map growth....

• Blight prompts review of brokers' trading system

  The Stock Exchange of Thailand has assigned its Information Technology Department to review brokerage....

• Stella targets youth with new footwear brand

  Stella International, a Hong Kong stock exchange-listed shoe-maker, yesterday announced the launch of a new....

• Kesaree to fight back SEC

  Kesaree Narongdej, chairwoman of the Federation of Accounting Professions, might fight back by suing the....

• BOT bonds sold like hot cake

  Risk-averse investors yesterday warmly welcomed the latest Bank of Thailand (BOT) savings-bond issues,....

• LTFs and RMFs jump 30%

  Asset of both longterm equity funds and retirement mutual funds in the first eight months of this year jumped....

• The euro as competitor to the dollar

  The European Union is the largest economy in the world, accounting for 30 per cent of world GDP.

• Even economics can be interesting

  The 700 guests at the SCB annual conference on Tuesday must undoubtedly have been pleased. As soon as they....

• Briefs

  Hyro Asia changes tack tocover regional IT market growth

• Compensation for losses

  The Energy Business Department revealed yesterday that Bt925 million was to be spent to compensate oil....

• Conferencing via mobile phones

  The Centre for Network Research of Songkhla University is expected to complete the development of the....

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