http://thailand-business-news.com Thailand news with a business perspective Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:12:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25530-stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-likely-to-reach-1000/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25530-stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-likely-to-reach-1000/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:31:08 +0000 Boris Sullivan โบริศนักข่าว http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25530 Thailand Stock Exchange (SET) composite index is likely to reach 1,000 points this year if foreign capital continues flowing into the Thai bourse, according to a top securities executive. But index had risen rapidly by more than 200 points within three months, so it is expected the market is almost saturated and could face a profit-taking run at any time. Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25530-stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-likely-to-reach-1000/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25466-foreign-firms-to-co-invest-with-thais-on-3g-network-system-in-thailand/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25466-foreign-firms-to-co-invest-with-thais-on-3g-network-system-in-thailand/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:01:09 +0000 Nakturagit http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25466 Minister of Information and Communication Technology Chuti Krairiksh said he had ordered a revision on the planned bidding to launch the innovative 3G network services to allow Thai investors to co-invest with foreign firms. Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25466-foreign-firms-to-co-invest-with-thais-on-3g-network-system-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25404-thai-prime-minister-abhisit-to-attend-world-expo-in-shanghai/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25404-thai-prime-minister-abhisit-to-attend-world-expo-in-shanghai/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:58:55 +0000 Nakturagit http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25404 Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is arriving in China this afternoon, having left Bangkok Saturday morning to attend Thailand’s national day this weekend at the “World Exposition 2010″ in Shanghai, China and to officially offer ... Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25404-thai-prime-minister-abhisit-to-attend-world-expo-in-shanghai/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/headline/25374-baht-on-higher-grounds-good-or-bad-for-thailand/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/headline/25374-baht-on-higher-grounds-good-or-bad-for-thailand/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:20:42 +0000 Boris Sullivan โบริศนักข่าว http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25374 Going up ! And will stay there probably for while, considering how bullish markets seems to be on Asian markets. The baht is the best performer in August among Asia’s most- traded currencies as exchange data show ... 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Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25280-medical-devices-industry-overview-in-thailand/feed/ 2 http://thailand-business-news.com/politics/25263-thailand-urged-to-ratify-un-convention-against-corruption/ http://thailand-business-news.com/politics/25263-thailand-urged-to-ratify-un-convention-against-corruption/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:50:09 +0000 The Nation http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25263 Thailand became a signatory to the pact in 2003. Thailand must show its sincerity in fighting graft by rushing ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, both private and public sectors urged over the weekend. All UNCAC signatories - 135 countries at present - are obliged to coordinate with each another on mutual legal assistance and asset recovery for crimes, even to the extent of extradition. Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/politics/25263-thailand-urged-to-ratify-un-convention-against-corruption/feed/ 1 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25190-thailand%e2%80%99s-first-half-2010-gdp-growth-reaches-10/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25190-thailand%e2%80%99s-first-half-2010-gdp-growth-reaches-10/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:25:59 +0000 Editor เอดิเตอร์ http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25190 The strength and resilience of Thailand’s economy continues to be reflected in the data, beginning with its 12% growth in gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2010. That was the best rate of growth in about 15 years, nearly three times better than Q1 2009, and about double the preceding quarter. It is estimated that GDP growth for the first half of 2010 will be approximately 10%. Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/25190-thailand%e2%80%99s-first-half-2010-gdp-growth-reaches-10/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/headline/25087-exports-driven-thai-economy-likely-to-expand-7-in-2010/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/headline/25087-exports-driven-thai-economy-likely-to-expand-7-in-2010/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:51:39 +0000 Editor เอดิเตอร์ http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25087 Thailand’s exports surged 37 per cent in the first half of this year with Asia becoming the key export destination in place of the United States and Europe, which are experiencing economic uncertainties. Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/headline/25087-exports-driven-thai-economy-likely-to-expand-7-in-2010/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25055-ptt-thailand%e2%80%99s-largest-oil-conglomerate-looks-to-buy-carrefour/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25055-ptt-thailand%e2%80%99s-largest-oil-conglomerate-looks-to-buy-carrefour/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:32:48 +0000 Rungkarn http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=25055 PTT Plc, the country’s largest oil conglomerate, is looking into the possibility of buying out Carrefour (Thailand) to further expand its retail operations, reports said, citing an informed source at the PTT. Thailand Business News ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/25055-ptt-thailand%e2%80%99s-largest-oil-conglomerate-looks-to-buy-carrefour/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/22369-thailands-computer-crime-act-still-a-major-threat-to-free-expression/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/22369-thailands-computer-crime-act-still-a-major-threat-to-free-expression/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:25 +0000 Editor เอดิเตอร์ http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=22369 The law was introduced in 2007 under the post-coup government of General Surayudh Chulanont. In that context it was immediately assailed as a political weapon by critics who claimed that the legislation was passed to stifle online discussions and criticism of the coup that ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as well as to head off debates about the roles and influence of the military and the monarchy in the Kingdom's realities. 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