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• SET plunges for second day in a row

  Panicking foreign investors continued dumping equities yesterday despite the worldwide rise in stock markets....

• Higher rice quota demanded of Philippines

  Thailand will make a final proposal to the Philippines that it import at least 360,000 tonnes of rice....

• 800,000 non-bank debtors targeted

  Up to 800,000 non-bank debtors are expected to sign up for government help under the second debt-restructuring....

• Wind study slows alternative-energy plan

  Implementation of the 15-year alternative-energy development plan is proceeding more slowly than planned,....

• TOA eyes high-season durability

  TOA Paint (Thailand) yesterday launched its latest wood-stain product range in response to rising demand for....

• Mitsubishi/EGAT form joint venture

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has concluded an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of....

• Loxley banks on online lottery

  Trading firm Loxley will be expanding its retail arm by capitalising on its 12,000 two- and three-digit....

• Stars Microelectronics expects spike in Q3 revenue

  Stars Microelectronics (Thailand) expects its third-quarter sales revenue to increase 20 per cent from the....

• Excise Department to reform liquor, beer, oil and automobile taxes

  The new head of the Excise Department has pledged to reform liquor, beer, oil and automobile taxes in response....

• Makers of building materials biggest gainers

  The building material, steel, downstream petrochemicals, auto parts and discountstore sectors will benfit from....

• Tisco Bank's interest spread set the highest in 5 yrs

  Tisco Bank's interest spread widened to 5.2 per cent last quarter, the largest in five years, from 3.7....

• Guru Speak

  Companies receiving Board of Investment (BoI) promotion that list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand or the....

• Streetwise: The country's in a questioning mood

  Questions, questions and more questions. There seems to be at lease one question on every Thai's mind....

• September auto sales show continued recovery

  Recovery in the automotive industry continues with 1.6-per-cent year-on-year growth in domestic sales in....

• PReMA looks to staunch flow

  Thai pharmaceutical manufacturers are concerned about the sale of counterfeit medication because not only does....

• Recession aftermath could linger

  Despite a consensus that the recession is history, not all companies are bullish as they must deal with the....

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