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Family rivalry a mark of Novotel growth
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 25/06/2012
» The Novotel Phuket Vintage Park Resort, the latest facility carrying the Novotel brand in Thailand, intends to be No. 1 in the chain in terms of revenue generation.
Economists urge larger CMI
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 13/07/2012
» The size of the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI) should be increased, while the system should link to international organisations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure it will credibly counter possible crises in the future, say panellists at a conference in Bangkok.
Tax incentives needed for REITs
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 18/07/2012
» The key factor in making real estate investment trusts (REITs) a new safe haven for investors will depend on setting tax incentives and revising the land lease period to more than the present 30 years, says Sorachon Boonsong, a partner at Baker & McKenzie.
Mitr Phol keen to list units abroad
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 07/08/2012
» Mitr Phol Sugar Corporation is considering listing its subsidiaries on foreign bourses, as its operations abroad may need cash to expand.
Siva suffers setback in Laos project arbitration
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 07/01/2013
» The dispute between Thai-Lao Lignite (TLL) and the Lao government has taken a new twist benefiting the latter, with the recent verdict by a Malaysian court setting aside an arbitration award that Vientiane was ordered to pay the Thai firm.
SCG cements plan of action for Myanmar
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 06/06/2013
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, will start construction of its first cement plant in Myanmar in the second half of this year after the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) recently gave it the green light.
Thaioil plans $300m JV for midstream factory
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 04/07/2013
» Thaioil Plc (TOP), Thailand's largest refinery, will co-invest with one of the world's leading trade and investment groups _ Japan's Mitsui & Co _ to build a US$300-million midstream petrochemical factory.
Pepsi eager to reclaim its soda crown
Business, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 31/08/2013
» RAYONG: Pepsi-Cola (Thai) Trading faces a brisk challenge to recapture its leading position in the carbonated soft drink market here, given the difficulties it is facing in reaching out to conventional shops.
India outsources its outsourcing
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 28/10/2013
» India-based IT and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) companies, particularly call centres, are moving more to the Philippines to use the country as a base for serving American company clients and improving profits.
Continental woos Japanese carmakers to expand Asean tyre sales
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 04/11/2013
» Continental AG, the Germany-based tyre manufacturer, is seeking a stronger foothold in Southeast Asia by lifting its sales proportion to the Japanese carmakers whose products dominate the regional market.