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Firms welcome target-industry incentives
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2013
» Business leaders have welcomed the Board of Investment's (BoI) new five-year promotion policy but cautioned the agency to cautiously abandon the existing zone-based regime following the nationwide minimum-wage hike.
BoI reports record year for projects
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/01/2013
» Projects seeking Board of Investment (BoI) privileges were worth a record 1.46 trillion baht in 2012, helped by a big influx of applications towards year-end before new investment promotion policies are introduced later this year.
Experts divided on scope of IP rights
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/11/2012
» Intellectual property (IP) rights should not be viewed as a hindrance to a country's development, although a big misunderstanding exists among certain interest groups on the issue, says the European-Asean Business Centre.
Japan keen to invest in Thailand
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/10/2012
» Japan will increase its foreign direct investment in Asia, particularly in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, says Japan's vice-minister of finance.
Amata foresees brisk sales
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/10/2012
» Amata Corporation, the SET-listed industrial estate developer, has revised up its full-year land sales target to 3,500 rai from a previous 3,000 because of strong demand for industrial land from both Thai and foreign firms.
Factories urged to prepare for heavy rain
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/10/2012
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) alerted industrial estate operators to get ready for upcoming heavy rainfall as the agency expressed concerns about estates in eastern Bangkok where permanent dykes have not been built.
Threat of blacklist looms large
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/10/2012
» Businesses are warned to be prepared for severe repercussions on business transactions, as the Thai government once again failed to pass an anti-money laundering bill before the next review of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), say business leaders.
Factories flock to 304 Industrial Park
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/09/2012
» PRACHIN BURI: 304 Industrial Park expects land sales to hit a record 1,000 rai in 2012 as factories affected by last year's floods have moved to safer areas.
Miners blast licence delays
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/09/2012
» Mining businesses are calling on the government to help accelerate the approval of mining licences, as only a handful of new projects have been approved in the past seven years.
TTW aims to tap SET50 index next year
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/09/2012
» Thai Tap Water Supply Plc (TTW), the country's largest private tap-water supplier, plans to be placed back on the SET50 index on the Stock Exchange of Thailand next January.