Business News

07-07-2011
Oil up in Asia on signs of improved US demand[1,011 views]

SINGAPORE, July 7, 2011 (AFP) - Crude was up in Asia on Thursday on signs that oil demand is picking up in the United States, the world's largest consumer of the commodity, analysts said.
30-06-2011
News Corp. sells Myspace to Specific Media[953 views]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) June 29, 2011: Myspace has a new owner: Digital ad network Specific Media said Wednesday that it has acquired the ailing social network from News Corp.
07-06-2011
BoI: Investment applications surge 51% to hit Bt200 billion[612 views]

BANGKOK, June 6 -- Applications for investment privileges in Thailand in the first five months of the year totalled 725 projects, with a combined investment value of Bt208 billion, according to Board of Investment (BoI) Secretary-General Atchaka Sibunruang.
06-06-2011
Commercial attachés overseas instructed to organise over 100 activities to boost exports[910 views]

BANGKOK, June 5 -- Thai commercial attachés and trade promotion offices overseas have been instructed to organise more than 100 trade activities this year, with an aim to boost Thai exports in 2011 to expand and meet the targeted growth of 15 per cent, a senior commerce ministry official said.
02-06-2011
Thailand steps up fight against inflation[1,195 views]

BANGKOK, 1 June 2011 - Thailand raised its key interest rate on Wednesday for the seventh time in under a year to tackle inflation - the latest effort by a fast-growing Asian economy to prevent overheating.
01-04-2011
Capital Market Academy – CMA Class 11 holds a ‘Welcome Orientation Activity’ for CMA Class 12 at[272 views]

On 26th March, 2011, the Capital Market Academy – CMA Class 11 hosted a ‘Welcome Orientation Activity’ at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group to officially welcome the Capital Market Academy – CMA Class 12.
29-03-2011
Lenovo Releases LePad in China[1,264 views]

SHANGHAI, China – China’s major computer brand, Lenovo has launched its own tablet computer called the LePad, which is a direct competition against the increasingly popular Apple’s iPad.
28-03-2011
Bangkok Airways Debuts New Uniforms at BIFW2011[1,899 views]

Bangkok, March 25 2011 - Bangkok Airways launches new and stylish uniforms at Bangkok International Fashion Week 2011(BIFW2011), Siam Paragon.
23-03-2011
TMB Continues to Award TMB Superior Banking[782 views]

TMB led by Mr. Michal Szczurek, Chief Retail Banking Officer presented the second golden art piece “Tree of 2000 Millennium”, worth a total of 1 million baht to lucky TMB superior banking customer of February Mrs.Watee Wannaphong at TMB headquarter recently.
22-03-2011
Colliers International Selected By International Association[1,183 views]

Colliers International Selected By International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) as Top Outsourcing Provider.
11-03-2011
Visa Makes Debit More Rewarding for Thai Consumers[1,833 views]

Visa teams up with six leading retailers to spearhead a nationwide debit campaign.
10-03-2011
Microsoft Kinect Holds World Record for ‘Fastest-Selling’ Device[669 views]

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has sold more than 10 million units of the Kinect for Xbox 360 since it launched on November 4, making it the fastest-selling device in the world. Literally.
19-02-2011
A Host of Festive Celebrations Abound With Merriment at The Royal Cliff Hotels Group[1,460 views]

Bangkok, Feb 17 - Royal Cliff Hotels Group there was a hype of gaiety and merriment in the air over the festive season at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group offered its guests the pleasure of a gastronomical experience infusing the many award-winning restaurants within the Hotels Group property.
17-02-2011
FTI urges extended government LPG price subsidy for 3-5 years[1,299 views]

BANGKOK, Feb 17 – The government should extend its subsidy of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices in the industrial sector for 3-5 years to ease a possible mass layoff of workers employed by small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the glass and ceramic industries, according to Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) Chairman Payungsak Chartsuthipol.
16-02-2011
SSC-Pepsi Deal Hangs In Balance[979 views]

Serm Suk Plc (SSC), the local bottler of Pepsi, may terminate its agreement with PepsiCo if the US beverage giant rejects its demand for the right to produce other brands of carbonated drinks.
09-02-2011
Policy interest hike holds despite higher risks, says BoT[1,020 views]

BANGKOK, Feb 9 – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul on Tuesday affirmed that the central bank’s perspective on the policy interest rate increase remained unchanged although the Thai economy experienced higher risks from economic volatilities and political uncertainties both at home at abroad.
08-02-2011
Porsche Boxster S Black Edition[2,027 views]

Porsche is now offering the Black Edition treatment for the Boxter S, which will be limited to 987 units across the world, and which will go on sale in around two months.The Porsche Boxster S Black Edition features an uprated 3.4-litre flat-six engine which packs 320 HP @ 6,400 rpm (10 HP more than the standard model) and 370 Nm of torque @ 4,750 rpm (+ 10 Nm).
07-02-2011
Thailand postpones goods exhibition in Phnom Penh indefinitely[1,208 views]

BANGKOK, Feb 5 -- As fresh fighting at the disputed Thai-Cambodian border erupted, the Thai Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai has decided to postpone a Thai goods exhibition scheduled to be held in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh for an indefinite period, a spokesman for the ministry said.
06-02-2011
Meetings With High Returns at Hilton Pattaya[2,538 views]

The brand new 302-room Hilton Pattaya offers some of the finest conference & events facilities in Thailand, which will greatly benefit your business.
31-01-2011
“Caramel” at Bali Hai Grand Opening[3,053 views]

Caramel, the new entertainment venue, at Bali Hai Plaza, South Pattaya, is now officially opened, attracting mass media and famous people to its opening event.