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• Two deputy governors in running for top TAT job

  Two internal candidates and 10 |outsiders have submitted applications for the governor of the Tourism....

• Govt asked to do more to protect local rice industry after Afta takes effect

  The government should implement a clear policy on development of local industry besides take measures to....

• Cost of support could double

  Government spending on its rice-price guarantee programme could exceed Bt50 million despite earlier budget....

• Light bulb initiative

  Industrial operators are being encouraged to change 2 million ordinary light bulbs in their workplaces to slim....

• Trend risks reduced by high value-added

  SCG Paper, a business unit of the Siam Cement Group, plans to boost its proportion of revenue from high....

• Better Way hikes 2009 sales target

  Better Way (Thailand), a leading direct-sales operator and owner of the Mistine brand, has revised its sales....

• Thai Beverage set to launch new electrolyte drink products

  Thai Beverage is entering the sports or electrolyte drink market through the launch of Power Plus products....

• Wattanavekin family to focus on core businesses

  The Wattanavekin family plans to expand its key businesses - hotels and sugar mills. Khunying Natthika....

• Treasury Outlook

  Global factors force stronger baht as BOT strugglesThe strengthening of the baht over the past two weeks, from....

• Guru Speak

  In the old days, people hunted for food; nowadays, they hunt for yield. Interest rates from banks and....

• Excise Department to recruit more staff to collect tax

  The Excise Department is looking forward to more manpower so it can boost tax collections and go after tax....

• Finance Ministry narrows economic forecast for 2009 to -3%

  The Finance Ministry has narrowed its economic forecast for this year to a contraction of 3 per cent, the....

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  Puntip Clinic upbeat on economic recovery

  Beauty centre Puntip Clinic has spent Bt10 million to rejuvinise four branches and another Bt20 million on two....

• ISO 14001 for THAI

  Thai Airways International's Catering Services Department has achieved another "first" in....

• Streetwise: Mechai drive is catching

  He may not have a Nobel prize - yet - but when it comes to the issue of rural development, Mechai....

• OP Garden set to lure local traffic

  OP Place shopping centre operator Bhandhamitri, a subsidiary of TCC Group, has opened a sister shopping....

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