The Nation (Thailand) articles from February 2007, page 10

The Nation (Thailand) archives from February 2007

TOP SEED CRASHES OUT.
February 9, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Unheralded Sucha shows Bartoli exit Dark horse Martina Sucha of the Slovak Republic pulled off a big upset in the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open by knocking out top-seeded...

Twin-hub plan leaves airlines in confusion.
February 9, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Carriers call on government to make clear which of them will stay at Suvarnabhumi Alocally-based association of airlines is baulking at recommending its members move back to Don...

Party list, single-MP electorates to be axed.
February 9, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The party-list MPs and single-MP constituency elections will be scrapped, the constitution drafting subcommittee chaired by Charan Pakdithanakul ruled yesterday. The main reason...

Abbott open to lowering cost of Aids drug Kaletra.
February 9, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Abbott Laboratories yesterday agreed in principle to lower the price of its life-saving anti-Aids drug Kaletra, an official from the Public Health Ministry said. Executives from...

Nine honoured as National Artists.
February 9, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Professor Emeritus Rawee Pawilai, a renowned expert on astronomy and Buddhist philosophy, and Kiettipong Kanchanaphee, composer of the famous song "Rak Khun Khaolaew" (Falling in Love...

GSB setting the pace for compliance.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. First state-owned bank to meet international requirements The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has emerged as the first state-owned bank to make full provision to comply with the new...

Thai Nguan to press ahead with IPO despite gloom.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thai Nguan Metal is pressing ahead with its plan to list on the stock market in the first quarter, despite weakening market sentiment. It hopes to raise Bt100 million from an...

TMB Asset's Gold Fund to rise 10%.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. TMB Asset Management (TMBAM) has forecast that the net asset value (NAV) of its TMB Gold Fund will rise by about 10 per cent this year, according to the assistant to the director of...

Indorama to boost local investment.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Indorama Polymers (IRP) has unveiled plans for further investment in Thailand to retain its premier position. In a statement, IRP said its board of directors "reviewed the group's...

Company reports.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. DAIDOMON GROUP posted an unreviewed 2006 second-quarter net loss of Bt49.77 million, compared with a Bt23.12-million loss in the same period the year before. PACIFIC ASSETS's...

ICT Ministry will request tax probe.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Goal is to determine whether operators are passing on charges to their customers The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry will seek Finance Ministry scrutiny...

Smart phone from Synnex.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Firm aims at 10% share of amrket within two years Global IT firm Synnex is set to be an active player in the local telecommunications market with the launch of the multi-purpose...

Ministry seeks Bt500m fund.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Commerce Ministry will soon propose that the Cabinet approve an initial budget of Bt500 million to set up an adjustment fund to assist sectors that would suffer from the...

Mall Group still upbeat.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Forecasts 8% sales growth despite slowing economy The Mall Group is targeting sales of Bt11 billion in the first quarter and Bt43 billion for the full year, or 8 per cent growth...

Property.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Luxury condominium in Hua Hin offers investment chance for Thais Leading property developer The Central Co has invested more than Bt320 million to create a luxury boutique...

Research goes private.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. To bring research into commercial reality, the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) will spin off its two research and development centres into private companies...

IT use encouraged in tourism.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Tourism Technology Consortium (TCC), a networking forum to promote the use of information and communication technology in the tourism industry, is planning to develop a guide on...

Focus falls on three areas.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has announced a new direction for 2007 - to focus on three main areas including the development of infrastructure, the...

Electronic-transaction rules inch closer.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Four Royal Decrees to facilitate business and encourage electronic transactions, security on the Internet, and electronic commerce are expected to be released this year. According...

Plan to revive Don Muang hits delay.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Transport Ministry postpones seeking Cabinet approval for move by until next week The Transport Ministry will not seek Cabinet approval for the reopening of Don Muang Airport...

Paper giant eyes niche products.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Siam Pulp and Paper, part of the Siam Cement Group (SCG), is setting a research and development budget worth Bt100 million to Bt200 million a year to launch innovative paper products....

MFC to launch Bt4-bn fund.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. MFC Asset Management will launch a Bt4-billion energy fund that will invest in 20 non-listed energy companies. The fund, which is the firm's third private equity fund, will...

Isuzu promotes trailblazer.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Appointed the first female board member of Tri Petch Isuzu Sales five years ago, Panatda Chennavasin has become the first female to take the company's vice-president post, effective...

MBK plans Bt5-bn project in Pattaya.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. MBK, operator of MBK Centre, will invest Bt5 billion to develop a new retail and real-estate complex in Pattaya on land where the 20-year-old Montien Hotel now stands. Last March,...

Fishing trips land whoppers.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Now the plan to move domestic flights to Don Muang faces another delay, as the Transport Ministry has pulled out of the proposal at the last minute. Though Transport Minister...

New chief's vision for Nectec.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Pansak Siriruchatapong, who has been at the agency for 13 years, is a tireless technologist who wants to keep Thailand one step ahead Pansak Siriruchatapong prefers to be a...

Age is just a number.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. She may be 55 but her waist is as sylphlike as a model's - actress Acharaphan Paiboonsuwan shares her secrets At 55, veteran actress Acharaphan Paiboonsuwan has no reason to be...

Japanese too good for the rest.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. [ARCHERY] Japanese archers reigned supreme at the Asian Grand Prix Archery Tournament's first leg at the Hua Mark Archery Range yesterday after reaping a three-day haul of 12 medals,...

Blooming classics.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The 70-year-old Spanish fashion house Balenciaga has opened its first flagship store in Thailand on M floor at Siam Paragon. In 1937 Cristobal Balenciaga, the designer who went on...

Lost mum found after 25 years.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. 76-year-old woman reunited with her kin after a life of begging and poverty True life is often stranger than fiction. An elderly woman was yesterday reunited with her family 25...

Final talks to be held with drug companies.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Negotiations between the Public Health Ministry and pharmaceutical companies holding the patent of two medicines being subjected to compulsory licensing will take place on Thursday and...

Let Thaksin talk - we no longer have to listen.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Should we jump every time Thaksin Shinawatra gives an interview' Is the political manoeuvring of the former prime minister consuming too much of our energy' It's probably about...

Doctors beg for funds to move hospital.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Map Ta Phut medical staff fear for their lives after reports of high cancer rates The alarming levels of cancer emerging in Map Ta Phut communities have sparked fear among Map Ta...

Structural damage causes mall closure.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Mall Tha Phra department store has been ordered to close for five days for emergency repair works to correct potentially dangerous structural damage to a car park building, Thon...

Samart Telcoms.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Capital Nomura Securities has reiterated its "buy" rating on Samart Telcoms shares, with a fair-value estimate of Bt12.06 apiece. Samart Telcoms is considered a leading fully...

King Power has 'more space than was allotted to it'.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. An official investigating alleged contract violations by King Power has urged General Saprang Kalayanamitra to act against the duty-free operator. In a special interview with...

Govt urged to consider GMO.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Experts advise the Thai government to accept more biotech crops, or else the Kingdom's competitiveness in the farm sector will drop 5 per cent each year. At a press briefing at...

Loxley sets modest sales target for 2007.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Loxley's wholesale handset-distribution unit targets sales growth of 3.5 per cent this year, inching up from about 3 per cent last year. Director Suroj Lamsam said that forecast...

ICT revamp.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry will set up three new departments soon. They are the ICT Technology Promotion Department, the ICT Research and...

Board cuts the price of ethanol.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The National Energy Policy Board yesterday approved an ethanol pricing formula based on Brazil's level. Taking immediate effect, the formula effectively lowers the price to...

Thailand loses out on Unilever production.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Unilever Australasia will expand its Tatura manufacturing operation in Victoria to incorporate dry foods, ending hopes it would transfer production to Thailand. The Tatura factory...

Billabong to launch 26 new outlets.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Australian sportswear chain Billabong will see a swift expansion in the Kingdom this year following its debut at the end of last year. Li & Fung (Thailand), which owns the licence...

Top ten trends.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. While people around the world are leading more mobile lives, it's expected there will be more affordable handsets and mobile services come on the market this year. A global business...

Seminars on the sufficiency theory.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A series of seminars on His Majesty the King's Sufficiency Economy Theory will be held this month as the Supreme Command Headquarters (SCH) embarks on a mission to create a proper...

World Bank gives Bt26.8m for HIV/Aids scheme.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The World Bank has begun helping Thailand to treat HIV/Aids sufferers and train more doctors and nurses. The bank announced its eighth country development partnership for...

University dispute labelled pedantic.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. In the face of heated debate over whether state universities should become autonomous institutes, Constitution Drafting Assembly member Chirmsak Pinthong yesterday recommended that...

Interviews, lobbyists all part of a chess game between Thaksin and his deposers.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. There is an ongoing chess match across international boundaries between former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Council for National Security (CNS). At this juncture the CNS...

Thaksin bringing his message home.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Deposed prime minister's offer to speak to local media, and its timing, smack of a well-planned strategy It is clear that Thaksin Shinawatra is on to something that could...

Chanvit's job in Vietnam in balance.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. [SOCCER] Chanvit Pholchivin's future with the national team remains unclear following a report that Vietnam's V-League newcomers Dong Thap, who earlier expressed an interest in him,...

Noppawan the new hope as she storms into the main draw.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. [TENNIS] Precocious teenager Noppawan Lertcheewakarn sent a signal that she is the next big thing in Thai tennis with a stunning upset of 97th-ranked Melinda Czink of Hungary for a...

Besieged police chief ousted.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Kowit learns of transfer via reporters; police general Seriphisut succeeds him National police chief Kowit Watana was yesterday transferred to an inactive civilian post, following...

It's full steam ahead for new railways.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Construction of six much-welcomed Bt165bn mass-transit lines set to begin The Cabinet will today consider six proposed electric-rail routes costing Bt165 billion. Construc-tion is...

The saga of Thaksin is nearing end, says Sonthi.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Council for National Security (CNS) chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin said yesterday "the final chapter is near" for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as the people had judged him for...

Peace troops off to Nepal.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Cabinet will today approve a plan to dispatch 20 military officers, including 10 medical personnel, to join the United Nations peace mission in Nepal for a year. The mission...

Fourteen injured in southern bombings.
February 6, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Eleven soldiers and three civilians were injured in several bombings in the deep South yesterday. Seven members of an army patrol sustained minor injuries when a roadside bomb...

Waste not, want not.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. 'Green' architect uses recycled raw materials and radical design to make unique furniture Dr Singh Intrachooto, 39, likes to use the word "osisu" - Finnish for "doing more than...

Asia, personalisation, collaboration to drive global business growth.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Chris Khang, vice president of North Asia operations for US-based Cisco Systems, told me the other day that there will be at least three major drivers of global business between now...

For Thaksin, enough is not really enough after all.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. It's the turn of the military top brass to say "enough is enough" to Thaksin Shinawatra following his appearance on the cover of Time and an exclusive interview with the magazine,...

Suvarnabhumi: not all it's cracked up to be.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Say what you like about Thailand, it doesn't want for twists. There are many reasons for competing elites to have been distinctly uncomfortable at the popularity of Thaksin, but one of...

More may be named in airport scanner scam.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Indictments imminent in graft probe, and AEC scope may be widened The Assets Examination Committee (AEC) will tomorrow debate whether to name eight additional suspects in the CTX...

Minister says exports on track.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet yesterday expressed confidence that exports would hit this year's 12.5-per-cent growth goal, providing the baht does not appreciate too rapidly....

NHSO to cover those awaiting citizenship.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Minister aims to ease burden on hospitals treating such patients The National Health Security Office will expand its health security programme to cover those who are waiting for...

Erosion crisis along southern part of Gulf.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Heavy seas and wave action have caused serious erosion along stretches of the South coast of the Gulf of Thailand, according to the Marine Resources and Lower Gulf Coast Research...

Police see no pattern in string of school fires.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A building at the Ban Cham- nan Saicharoen School in Kantharalak district burnt down in unexplained circumstances on Friday night, police said yesterday. Forensic experts are...

Jolt for small parties.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Small political parties without a member of Parliament might no longer receive subsidies from the Election Commission. "We have a limited budget this year. Another reason is that...

Charter-writing chief wants participation from public.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Charter-drafting panel chairman Noranit Setabutr yesterday urged the public to express opinions on the new constitution via community radio stations. "People should participate in...

Four good reasons to shut Suvarnabhumi Airport completely for some years.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The complete closure of Suvarnabhumi for a period of some years has clear advantages: - Thorough renovation, completion and extension of the airport could take place unhindered...

'Treat the disease, not the symptoms.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Architects call for internationally accepted professionals to resolve problems This week the country's leading architects will meet to ask Airports of Thailand (AOT) to cease its...

Giving pangolins a chance.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Officials, NGOs score some gains in battle against illegal wildlife trade Illegal wildlife trading - both domestic and cross-border - is continuing to grow in Thailand. Birds,...

PRIDE, GLORY ON LINE.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. S'pore brace for hosts' onslaught It is a case of a gladiator versus a lion when Thailand square off against defending champions Singapore in the Asean Football Championship...

Govt reply to NLA's blast queries 'overdue'.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The National Legislative Assembly is awaiting a government reply to its urgent enquiry about the New Year's Eve bomb blasts and the two other explosions last Wednesday in Bangkok, NLA...

Be sporting, for football's sake.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Acrimony over loss to Singapore in the first leg of the Asean Cup final should not mar tonight's clincher First things first: it looked a pretty bad refereeing decision. Partisan...

D-DAY TODAY.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. More than 1,000 infuriated football fans denied tickets to today's Asean Football Championship final between Thailand and Singapore protested at the Football Association of Thailand...

Govt astonished at 'sufficiency' attacks.
February 4, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Government and military leaders were puzzled yesterday at conflicting signals from ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who says he has retired from politics yet continues to give...

Telecom firms pour billions into expansion.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Competition heats up with major investments by AIS, DTAC and True Move Thailand's second-largest mobile-phone operator, Total Access Communication (DTAC), plans to invest about...

New BoI incentives to encourage R&D.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday approved tax incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that invest in research and development (R&D) for three years. The...

Thailand slips to 15th place in world ranking for food exports.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand's world ranking for food exports has dropped one place to No 15, due mainly to fierce competition from countries like China. Important factors eroding the Kingdom's...

Cellular revenue row continues despite court.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) instructed TOT yesterday to integrate 1.5 million new mobile-phone numbers from each of Total Access Communication (DTAC) and True Move...

Condo body wants loan ruling revoked.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Thai Condominium Association will ask the Bank of Thailand to revoke the recent instruction prohibiting commercial banks from approving loans to foreigners to finance property...

New logo for an emergency.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. iTV managing director Songsak Premsuk announced a new programming schedule at a press conference on Wednesday, expressing strong confidence that it will lead the third-ranking...

TMB plan next month.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. CEO Subhak says bank yet to finalise details, declines to comment on reported need for an additional Bt35 bn TMB Bank will propose its official recapitalisation plan to the...

Palliative instead of poison pill.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Being the centre of attraction is not easy. Currently, there's no other lady whose every appearance and move will be more closely watched than Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa...

BOT chief expects forex gap to narrow.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Bank of Thailand is optimistic that the value of the baht in the offshore market will eventually move close to that quoted in the onshore market once non-residents return to...

Siam City Securities aims to join top 10 brokers.
February 2, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Siam City Securities plans to raise its number of marketing officers and institutional investors with the aim of achieving a 1.54-per-cent market share of the brokering industry this...