http://www.bday.net Business Day News,Thai Investment Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:58:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BANGKOK, 11 March 2010 (NNT) – The Thai Chamber of Commerce presented five key economic issues for government’s consideration in hope that they could help sustain the country’s currently fragile economic recovery. TCC’s Vice Chairman Pongsak Assakul suggested that the most important issue to ensure the constant economic recovery was politics ... http://www.bday.net/economy/tcc-urged-govt-to-maintain-economic-recovery BANGKOK, 11 March 2010 (NNT) – February’s consumer confidence index stands at 78.4% which declined for the first time since November last year, according to the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). UTCC Vice Rector for research affairs, Saowanee Thairungroj, said the consumer confidence has been moving under the 100 ... http://www.bday.net/business-news/consumer-confidence-plunges-first-time-in-4-months BANGKOK, 11 March 2010 (NNT) – Bangkok Bank says the Thai economy is likely to expand by 4-5% due to recovery, asking the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to adjust the policy interest rate in line with the national economy. Speaking about the direction of the Thai economy this year, Bangkok Bank ... http://www.bday.net/bank-and-finance/bangkok-bank-foresees-4-5-econ-expansion BANGKOK, 11 March 2010 (NNT) - Deputy Governor of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Theerachon Manomaipiboon had ensured readiness of CCTV to handle security in Bangkok. Two thousand of closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) were installed throughout Bangkok to monitor the movement of anti government protesters of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship ... http://www.bday.net/general-news/cctv-fully-functioned-for-the-udd%c2%b4s-movement BANGKOK, March 11 (TNA) – Thailand's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in February dropped for the first time since November last year, according to a survey conducted by University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). The CCI in February fell to stay at 78.4, which was the 67th consecutive month it ... http://www.bday.net/business-news/thailands-consumer-confidence-index-in-february-drops-1st-time-in-4-months BANGKOK, March 11 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pledged Thursday that he is ready to resign or dissolve the parliament if this can solve the country's political conflict, but the anti-government Red Shirt movement vowed to mobilise its supporters to the capital insisting that they will penetrate what ... http://www.bday.net/politics/pm-abhisit-can-dissolve-house-resign-if-it-could-improve-situation BANGKOK, 10 March 2010 (NNT) - The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) has resolved to permit the construction of four more Map Ta Phut industrial projects, previously suspended by the court's injunction. Mr Sorayud Petchtrakul, Assistant to the Industry Minister and Chairman of committee in charge ... http://www.bday.net/economy/4-map-ta-phut-projects-resume-work BANGKOK, 10 March 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has launched a crisis alert center following mass protests of the anti-Government group United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). According to ICT Minister Second Lieutenant, Ranongruk Suwunchwee, the hotline 1212 is a 24-hour alert center for ... http://www.bday.net/general-news/ict-launches-crisis-alert-center-to-monitor-protests BANGKOK, 10 March 2010 (NNT) - Secretary General to the Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu has been appointed chairman of the working panel to coordinate with UDD core figures. The appointment was made by the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) during its meeting on Wednesday chaired by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The ... http://www.bday.net/politics/korbsak-named-as-chief-coordinator-with-udd BANGKOK, 10 March 2010 (NNT) - The Ministry of Energy hosts the ‘Fuel Options for Electricity Generation’ seminar to discuss possible energy alternatives for Thailand Minister of Energy, Dr Wannarat Channukul, presided over the opening ceremony advising public and private sectors to not emphasize development on a certain alternative energy source ... http://www.bday.net/energy/more-energy-needed-more-solutions-wanted