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BANGKOK, 28 January 2010 (NNT) – TOT Public Co., Ltd launches a new internet package called Simple Fit, to attract new customers who want the service with no contract. Ms Pumpaetip Iamsopa, Deputy Managing Director of Marketing Office, TOT Public Co., Ltd stated that in 2010, TOT would penetrate the internet market. Recently, a new [...]
January 28th, 2010 | Posted in Business News | Read More »
BANGKOK, 28 January 2010 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs, Suthep Thaugsuban has voiced his confidence to continue working with all coalition partners despite a disagreement with the ruling Democrat Party on the charter revision issue. The deputy prime minister stated that he was determined to do anything to make all coalition partners [...]
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BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – The Thai economy signalled a continued recovery with a growth of more than 3.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009, resulting in the gross domestic product (GDP) shrinking only 2.8 per cent for the whole year, lower than 3 per cent as many expected, according to the Fiscal [...]
January 28th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
BANGKOK, Jan 27 (TNA) – No new fatalities related to Influenza Type A(H1N1) have occurred during the past week, said the Public Health Ministry in its weekly report. The country’s total swine flu death toll stands at 198. Dr Siriwat Thiptharadol, deputy permanent secretary for public health said the ministry targets finish giving two million [...]
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BANGKOK, 27 January 2010 (NNT) – A recent drop of the SET market was mainly caused by investors’ concern on the domestic political situation. President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Patareeya Benjapolchai, said the stock index dropped by 5% since last week. She said that the SET had to lower the stock base [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
BANGKOK, 27 January 2010 (NNT) – The Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is confident with the potential of banks to have its total loan expanded by about 7-10% following the estimation of the Thai economy’s growth of no less than 3.5-4.5%. SCB President, Kannikar Chalitaporn, expected that the Thai economy this year would expand by 3.5-4.5% [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Bank And Finance | Read More »
BANGKOK, 27 January 2010 (NNT) – Throngs of speculators have flocked to purchase gold as prices continue to descend despite worldwide shortages causing deliveries to be delayed by 3-4 days. President of the Gold Traders Association, Jitti Tangsitthibhakdi, explained today that the week’s drop in gold prices was a consequence of the latest loan measures [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Business News | Read More »
BANGKOK, Jan 26 (TNA) – Thailand’s Civil Court on Wednesday issued an injunction to bar Pojaman Na Pombejra, ex-wife of convicted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from selling or transferring ownership of the controversial land tract on Bangkok’s Ratchadapisek area until the case is concluded. The injunction was issued after the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Financial [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
BANGKOK, Jan 27 (TNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Army Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday reemphasised that there will no coup d’etat, affirming that the military would will serve the country according to their responsibility. Commenting on rumours that there will be a coup during Army Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda’s overseas trip early next month, Gen [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in General News | Read More »
BANGKOK, 26 January 2010 (NNT) – A scholar pointed out that industrial cluster development could strengthen Thai industrial competitiveness, but to achieve that, trust among members is a pre-requisite. Assoc Prof Chaiyos Santiwong of faculty of business administration, Chiang Mai University, said that industrial cluster has played a much more important role now when every [...]
January 26th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »