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oil News Thu 21 Aug 2008
Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance Co.,Ltd.
Bangkok 21 Aug Krungthai — AXA Life Insurance The world today — stock markets crumbling, oil prices rockets, and companies struggling. Krungthai AXA Life is happy to report the first half year results follows the excellent trends set in the last half of 2007 with major success in the two key measures setread more
Motorcycle market grows 16% in first month of Q3 breaking a 32-month record, while 7-month accumulated registrations have surpassed 1 million units
Bangkok 21 Aug Aziam Burson Marsteller The hike in oil prices has been a tailwind for the motorcycle market during the first month of Q3. High petrol prices have inspired users to switch from cars to bikes which has caused the market to grow by 16%, which is the highest growth rate in 32 months. Further, theread more
oil News Wed 20 Aug 2008
CP all forecasts 15% revenue growth
CP All Plc, the operator of 7 Eleven convenience stores in Thailand, aims to build revenue this year by 15% or 12.2 billion baht and net profit by 20% or 500 million baht, despite political turmoil and economic turbulence.read more
Logistics price cuts unlikely
Logistics operators say they won't reduce their charges despite the recent sharp drop in oil prices, as they had already lost too much money when oil prices were high.read more
oil News Sat 16 Aug 2008
Fertiliser suppliers pledge price freeze until 2009
Manufacturers of chemical fertiliser, pesticides, car batteries and auto tyres yesterday pledged to freeze their prices until the end of the year now that oil and raw material prices have eased.read more
oil News Fri 15 Aug 2008
Consumer confidence has tiny uptick
Consumer confidence rose in July for the first time in four months as easing oil prices and the government's anti inflation measures to assist the poor helped improve sentiment.read more
oil News Thu 14 Aug 2008
Arson attempt foiled at Jaruvan's house
A construction foreman scared off a gang of men who appeared intent on setting fire to Auditor General Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka's new house early yesterday morning.read more
oil News Tue 12 Aug 2008
Oil price decline could push down megaproject costs
The Finance Ministry may review its megaproject investment budgets if oil prices continue to fall.read more
oil News Sat 9 Aug 2008
PM'S ADVISER CALLS FOR SAVING ON ENERGY FRONT
Reducing oil consumption and introducing measures to ease the cost of living are key for economic growth to exceed 5 per cent this year, financial experts said yesterday.read more
oil News Fri 8 Aug 2008
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday, August 8, 2008
SYDNEY 8 Aug AsiaNet/InfoQuest COMSCORE RELEASES... TOKYO: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Fridayreleased a study of online social networking in Japan based on data from thecomScore World Metrix service.http://www.comscore.comhttp://www.comscore.com/boilerplate ADDINTOOLS ANNOUNCES... HAIKOU:read more
Photo Release: EXIM Thailand Congratulates Thai Eastern Group on Its 20th Anniversary
Bangkok 8 Aug EXIM Thailand Dr. Apichai Boontherawara (center), President of Export Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), led the Bank’s executives to congratulate Thai Eastern Group upon its 20th anniversary and attend the opening ceremony of Eastern Palm Oil Co., Ltd., a customer of EXIM Thailand’sread more
Surin: Region should build oil stockpiles
East and Sourtheast Asian nations should collaborate to secure oil stockpiles to strengthen their negotiating power with oil exporting countries, says Asean secretary general Surin Pitsuwan.read more
oil News Tue 5 Aug 2008
$1.2-billion IRPC project put on hold
IRPC has put on hold its US$1.2 billion (Bt40.2 billion) long residue efficiency enhancement project, citing the sub prime crisis and volatile oil prices as obstacles.read more
oil News Mon 4 Aug 2008
Moody's see higher economic risks for India, but ratings stable
Bangkok 4 Aug Moody's Investors Service Moody's Investors Service says that the risks confronting India's economy have grown, but not yet to the extent that the government's Baa3 foreign currency and Ba2 local currency ratings are threatened. "Higher oil prices and the lack of adequate fiscal policy reactions amidstread more
Journalists flush out Samak
After his weekly talk show yesterday, Prime Minister Samak Jundaravej played a game of hide and seek with reporters, lying low in a public toilet at a Bangkok food market.read more
oil News Sat 2 Aug 2008
Subsidy cut for diesel
Motorists will have to pay the same for diesel even though oil companies today are cutting their pump prices by 50 satang a litre, because the Energy Ministry is also cutting some diesel price subsidies.read more
Inflation reaches 9.2% for July
Thailand's inflation accelerated at the fastest pace in a decade in July, gaining 9.2% from the same month a year ago due to surging oil and food prices.read more
oil News Fri 1 Aug 2008
“Kuy Chae Park” Oil Painting Exhibition
Bangkok 1 Aug Invite to touch profound emotion and feelings of several colors and line drawing in Kuy Chae Park Oil Painting Exhibition during August 14 — 24, 2008 at 11 a.m. — 7 p.m. on the 4th floor Exhibition Hall of River City Shopping Complex, Si — Phraya pier. Painting is the reflection ofread more
P&G Will Use Natural Gas to Operate Plant
As a move to increase its competitiveness and combat inflation, strong baht and high operating costs as a result of soaring oil and raw-material prices, Procter & Gamble (Thailand), one of Thailand?s largest consumer product manufacturers, will spend some of its 450 million baht investment budget in transforming its manufacturing plant to run on natural gas instead of oil, said managing director Parinda Hasdarngkul.read more
SET builds on energy bounce
Thai stocks gained 0.96% yesterday as investors shrugged off the conviction of Khunying Potjaman Shinawatra for tax evasion to focus on a global rebound in oil and coal prices.read more
PTT seeks major role in Indonesia
PTT Plc, the majority state owned energy conglomerate, is seeking to joinly develop the massive Natuna field in the South China Sea with the Indonesian national oil company PT Pertamina (Persero), the new licence holder.read more
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