Industry minister upbeats over 2008 foreign capital infusion

Industry Minister Suwit Khunkitti expressed on Tuesday that he is positive that the amount of total foreign investment in Thailand would reach the forecasted target in spite of continuing political uncertainties.
He said the investment conditions have been improved in the first quarter of the year with total investment in the industrial sector increased 9 per [...]

Singha eyes export market

Singha plans to invest four billion baht in a brewery on a piece of 150 rai land in Nakhon Pathom province.
CEO Sant Bhilrombhakdi said the new plant with capacity of 400 million liters of beer per annum is part of an attempt to tap increasing domestic and export markets demands.
Construction of the new brewery is [...]

How to integrate jCarousel into wordpress theme

It took me two weeks to finally understand how to embed jCarousel into my wordpress-powered site. Now that it works like a charm, I am going to try to share it with everyone.
jCarousel is a jQuery plugin for controlling a list of items in horizontal or vertical order. The items, which can be static HTML [...]

Finance Energy Minister Poonpirom Liptapanlop said on Monday she wants to raise oil levy into the government fund up to 1 baht ($0.03) per liter, an address that sent energy stocks an instant stumble.

CP plans property project in Vietnam

Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) is planning to invest $1 billion in a 50 hectare (124 acre) property development project in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, citing Dhanin Chearavanont, the group’s chairman, the Saigon Times reported.
Mr. Dhanin said he has been asked by Vietnam’s biggest city government to invest in the Thu Thiem new urban area.
Charoen [...]

The blue gem of Ayudhya

The builders, says Thai upper echelons, of Ayodhya Link golf course wanted to build a green that Thailand never has. Aimed at a premier country club, Ayodhya Link offers a driving length of 7,639 yard, 18 holes par 72, and 79 sand pitches. According to a designer, the most challenging obstacle should be the wind. [...]

Synnex ready to list on SET

Synnex (Thailand), a computer, software and electronic component distributor, will file for a listing of its common shares in an initial public offering with the Stock Exchange of Thailand next month. Subscriptions for the bidding of 205 million shares scheduled from June 4 through 6.
Synnex president Supant Mongkolsuthree said the price range had not been [...]