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Sukhumvit BTS line to get four-car trains in October
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/08/2012
» LAEM CHABANG : Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) is aiming for both passengers and revenue to increase by 15% next year with a new extension line and new trains in service.
Concession bids arise for airport
Business, Published on 29/08/2012
» King Power and The Mall Group have emerged as the main contenders in two separate battles to operate concessions for a duty-free shop and a food-and-beverage zone, respectively, at Don Mueang airport after its full reopening on Oct 1.
Insider says rice may sell at B6bn loss
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/08/2012
» The Commerce Ministry's plan to sell 753,000 tonnes of rice and paddy may face up to 6 billion baht in losses as bidders are likely to offer market prices.
CRC beats competition in bid to run FamilyMart
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 29/08/2012
» Central Retail Corporation (CRC), the country's largest retailer, has won the bid to operate the FamilyMart convenience store chain in Thailand, challenging the current market dominance of CP All's 7-Eleven.
IMF lauds BoT's crisis management
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/08/2012
» The International Monetary Fund has credited the Bank of Thailand's inflation-targeting framework with mitigating the economic impact from the three major shocks that occurred from 2008-11.
Visa launches new payment system
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/08/2012
» In a bid to encourage Thais to shift from cash-based to card-based transactions, Visa International Thailand has launched a new payment technology, Mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS), that makes electronic payments more convenient, said country manager Somboon Krobteeranon.
HSBC: Asian countries have a 'healthy fiscal front'
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/08/2012
» Growing trade links between Asian countries and their sound economic fundamentals will cushion them from the full impact of Europe's economic downturn, while China's economy will pick up, according to HSBC.
SEC eases private equity, venture capital regulations
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 29/08/2012
» Market regulators have relaxed rules to make it easier to set up private equity or venture capital firms.
Scepticism over SPS's Chinese deals
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/08/2012
» Local firm Sermsappaisal Group 1999 Co (SPS) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with a pair of Chinese firms to set up 37 solid waste incineration plants worth 40 billion baht amid scepticism about the viability of the projects.
Two most significant trends converge
Business, Published on 29/08/2012
» Recently I posed the question, "What are the most significant recent technological impacts on the supply chain?" The vast majority of replies from industry professionals pointed to RFID, with a respectable second place being cloud computing. So let's look at these two technological marvels.