http://thailand-business-news.com Thailand news with a business perspective Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://thailand-business-news.com/economics/11261-the-mass-red-shirt-rally-has-little-negative-economic-impact/ http://thailand-business-news.com/economics/11261-the-mass-red-shirt-rally-has-little-negative-economic-impact/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:32:57 +0000 aurelie http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11261 The mass red-shirt rally is not causing significant damage to the country's economy, Bank of Thailand governor Tarisa Watanagase said on Tuesday. ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/economics/11261-the-mass-red-shirt-rally-has-little-negative-economic-impact/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11291-the-united-arab-emirates-says-door-closed-for-thaksin-now/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11291-the-united-arab-emirates-says-door-closed-for-thaksin-now/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:22:47 +0000 Nakturagit http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11291 The United Arab Emirates has promised not to allow fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra back into the country because he had been using the UAE as a base for his campaign against the Thai government, a senior Foreign Ministry official said yesterday. ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11291-the-united-arab-emirates-says-door-closed-for-thaksin-now/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/11297-central-pattana-property-developer-is-looking-asia-wide/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/11297-central-pattana-property-developer-is-looking-asia-wide/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:12:32 +0000 Boris Sullivan โบริศนักข่าว http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11297 Central Pattana Plc (CPN), the SET-listed property developer under the Central Group of Companies, has set its sights on becoming a regional retail property developer by 2015. “Over the next five to six years we ... ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/11297-central-pattana-property-developer-is-looking-asia-wide/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/markets/11277-bourse-and-baht-gain-further-despite-protests-on-investors-confidence/ http://thailand-business-news.com/markets/11277-bourse-and-baht-gain-further-despite-protests-on-investors-confidence/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:40:21 +0000 Boris Sullivan โบริศนักข่าว http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11277 Both the stock market and the baht yesterday rose to their highest levels since mid-2008 on foreign investors' confidence the red-shirt protests would not escalate into violence. ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/markets/11277-bourse-and-baht-gain-further-despite-protests-on-investors-confidence/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/investment/11243-thai-government-wont-sue-telecom-companies-for-compensation/ http://thailand-business-news.com/investment/11243-thai-government-wont-sue-telecom-companies-for-compensation/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:45:59 +0000 Noppadol Sonklamonkhul http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11243 The government will not file civil compensation claims against telecom companies for possible losses to the state caused by past amendments to concession contracts, says Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij. Mr Korn said civil claims against local ... ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/investment/11243-thai-government-wont-sue-telecom-companies-for-compensation/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11238-dtac-aims-at-top-spot-with-100000-iphone-sales-target/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11238-dtac-aims-at-top-spot-with-100000-iphone-sales-target/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:30:54 +0000 Nakturagit http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11238 Total Access Communication (DTAC) plans to become the top iPhone seller in 12 months after its kick-off event this past weekend at Siam Paragon saw sales of 1,897 units, almost double the target. DTAC yesterday started ... ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11238-dtac-aims-at-top-spot-with-100000-iphone-sales-target/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/11233-the-ayudhya-insurance-to-acquire-bt-insurance-from-cimb-thai/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/11233-the-ayudhya-insurance-to-acquire-bt-insurance-from-cimb-thai/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:15:16 +0000 Editor เอดิเตอร์ http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11233 The Ayudhya Insurance PCL (AYUD) and CIMB Thai Bank PCL announced today that they have entered into an agreement for AYUD to acquire a 99.99% stake in BT Insurance Co Ltd (BTI) from CIMB Thai ... ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/top-stories/11233-the-ayudhya-insurance-to-acquire-bt-insurance-from-cimb-thai/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/real-estate/11167-laguna-phuket-unveils-new-meetings-and-incentive-venue/ http://thailand-business-news.com/real-estate/11167-laguna-phuket-unveils-new-meetings-and-incentive-venue/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:29:18 +0000 Boris Sullivan โบริศนักข่าว http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11167 Laguna Phuket has unveiled plans for a new venue capable of hosting a wide variety of meetings and incentive programmes, conferences, gala dinners and other events in a spectacular tropical waterside setting. The new venue known as Latitude will feature a 1,000m2 marquee style structure which will be fully air-conditioned, and capable of accomodating up to 1000 guests in theatre style seating, 800 for cocktails and 600 for a banquet ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/real-estate/11167-laguna-phuket-unveils-new-meetings-and-incentive-venue/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11175-its-business-as-usual-for-offices-in-bangkok/ http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11175-its-business-as-usual-for-offices-in-bangkok/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:15:46 +0000 Nakturagit http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11175 Private and public workplaces would open for business as usual while the Metropolitan Police would ensure a smooth commute as the red shirts press on with their anti-government protest today. ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/news/featured/11175-its-business-as-usual-for-offices-in-bangkok/feed/ 0 http://thailand-business-news.com/business/11179-finance-minister-assures-japan-of-thailands-ability-to-cope-with-rallies/ http://thailand-business-news.com/business/11179-finance-minister-assures-japan-of-thailands-ability-to-cope-with-rallies/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:09:22 +0000 Editor เอดิเตอร์ http://thailand-business-news.com/?p=11179 Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij on Friday assured the Japanese government and private sector that the Thai government is in a position to cope with the planned mass rally by anti-government Red Shirt demonstrators over the ... ]]> http://thailand-business-news.com/business/11179-finance-minister-assures-japan-of-thailands-ability-to-cope-with-rallies/feed/ 0