The Energy and Agriculture ministries yesterday inked the cooperation pact to jointly promote alternative energy. The cooperation covered the creation of human resources, data development and R&D, to achieve the 15-year alternative energy development plan.
The Stop Global Warming Association and 35 villagers from Rayong yesterday filed a petition against the construction of nine industrial projects in Map Ta Phut, contending that these projects have not yet complied with the Constitution's Article 67 (2).
Public transport, telecom and other firms have deployed extra security measures to cope with possible busi¬ness disruption during the antigovernment protests this weekend.
Minor International yester¬day revealed a Bt5billion expansion plan for this year, expecting a solid performance with sales growth at 12-15 per cent, driven by retail and residential businesses.
To shore up the domestic rice price and farmers' income, the govern¬ment yesterday hiked its compen¬sation to rice growers from Bt926 to Bt1,282 per tonne.
Companies and individuals benefiting from concession amendments during ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's administration may have to pay Bt134 billion in compensation, the Finance Ministry estimates.
Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwankhiri will set up a subcommittee to assist small and mediumsized enterprises affected by the Asean FreeTrade Agreement.
The Engtrakul family has set up BB Beauty and Beyond with more than Bt60 million to operate Korean cosmeticsurgery centres after seeing the present craze of people flying to South Korea for cosmetic surgery.
Six municipalities and the Provincial Electricity Authority yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to design and implement localbased energyefficiency programmes.
As businesses focus on the elimination of tariffs in freetrade areas, they should be alert to rising nontariff barriers of importing coun¬tries that hamper market access.
The Monetary Policy Committee yesterday kept its policy rate at 1.25 per cent due to lingering risks such as political instability and the Map Ta Phut crisis.
Betagro Group, one of the country's top five chick¬en exporters, is speeding up the expansion of its Betagro Shop wholesale business chain by adding 31 outlets this year.
State enterprises' remittances to the government reached Bt7.2 billion in February, above the Bt5 billion target. In the first five months of the 2010 fiscal year, the combined remittances totalled Bt32.5 billion, Bt1.8 billion above the target.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand assured all of the normal function of the trading and settlement systems, with the contingency measures in place for any impacts from the demonstration.
Siam City Hotel Bangkok has decided to postpone the charity art exhibition by Guido Hillebrand Goedheer, which is set to start on March 12, due to the mass demonstration.
Six municipalities and the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to design and implement local-based energy efficiency programmes.
Garmin-Asus takes a step further with the launch of the latest touch-screen smartphone, garmin-asus M10, by combining all requirements within a single phone, including communication, navigation, and real-time data management for convenient lifestyle.
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