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• Prontiva wants to get out of GGF contract

  Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai has ordered the Public Warehouse Organisation to look into whether it can....

• Holiday seasonmore bangkok residents to buy gifts at new year, survey finds Festive shopping likely to be a little livelier than '09, says KResearch.

  This year's festive shopping season will be brisk once again after last year's less enthusiastic....

• Big rise in company registrations expected

  The Commerce Ministry expects a double-digit increase in the number of company registrations next year....

• Afta hotline for traders and members |of the public

  Consumers or traders who face problems or have questions about the Asean Free Trade Agreement, which will be....

• Ch Karnchang sells 150m of its |Thai Tap Water shares for Bt645m

  Ch Karnchang has sold 150 million shares in listed subsidiary Thai Tap Water Supply (TTW) for Bt645 million.

• Cellular operators brace for New Year's SMS traffic

  New Year celebrations are expected to serve up 35 per cent more mobile-phone messages than last year.

• Owners decide to withdraw four projects

  The owners of four of the 65 suspended projects in Map Ta Phut have informed the Industry Ministry they are....

• No new Index Living Malls in 2010 for second year in a row

  Index Living Mall, Thailand's largest retail furniture and home-decoration chain, will freeze expansion....

• Brokers see set in range of 800-900 points in 2010

  The local stock market's attrac¬tiveness next year will lie in its cheap pricetoearnings ratio, which, at....

• Zero commission-fee move leads to consternation

  Some brokerages' move to offer a zero commission fee to big-time investors next year has caused an....

• AYF suggests value stocks

  The equity market is expected to rise at the beginning of 2010 but could well move 20-per-cent higher or....

• Sharp fall in new corporate bonds expected next year

  The Thai Bond Market Association expects corporate bond issues next year to fall by nearly a half to Bt200....

• Life insurance rides out economic storm

  The global recession and a domestic economic contraction of 3.1 per cent has hit key industries like....

• TOT rolls out fibre-optic in Phuket

  TOT has launched a fibre-optic Internet service in Phuket. Starting at Bt8,600 per month, the long-awaited....

• Govt to release rice stockpiles for world consumption

  The government will soon release its rice stockpiles, to benefit from rising global prices and demand.

• Food maker in marketing drive

  Sapanan General Food, manufacturer and distributor of the functional drink brand Mogu Mogu and Beauty Drink,....

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