April 30, 2008

17th – 18th May 2008 HRH Princess Maha Chakri Siridhorn’s Cup (28th MR THAILAND) Thailand Bodybuilding and Fitness Competition Keerawej 2, Bangkok Youth Centre (Thai-Japan) People who are fond of the exercises or those who love to develop their muscles to look good should not miss the

HSBC Credit Card unveils HSBC Rewards 2008, an unrivalled rewards catalogue offering a convenient and simple rewards redemption with greater values to its cardholders. HSBC card members will enjoy a wide range of cash vouchers from more than 100 leading merchants serving all types of

Suriya Saengpong Zoo Director of Khao Kheow Open Zoo presided over the environment camp of the second round of the Fanta Young Ambassador competition activities. The camp was attended by 50 students from 17 schools in Eastern Area of Thailand hosted by Thai Namthip Co., Ltd. Coca-Cola

Game on for two true Thai organizations : KTC and Thai Airways. with 4 exclusive credit cards in a row under VISA, MasterCard and JCB umbrellas. “KTC – Royal Orchid Plus credit cards” More privilege than ever: With free for life offer and rewards points with no expiry date

Hewlett-Packard (Thailand) Ltd. recently introduced two new storage devices for Medium Businesses – HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array (MSA2000) and HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400). The 2 products have the same key features available on high-end arrays, but are

Enabling the digital society is a key priority for governments and international bodies, as the benefits of access to broadband services in social and economic terms are well established. Broadband improves many aspects of our lives education, healthcare, security, efficiency and, of course,

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited led by Flg. Off.Apinan Sumanaseni, President and Mr.Pandit Chanapai, Executive Vice President for Commercial Department recently presided over a press conference to announce special projects and activities to enhance environmental awareness and

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited led by Mr.Pichai Chunganuwad, Vice President Sales & Distribution Department and Mr.Krittaphon Chantalitanon, Director Area Thailand, Indo-China and The Union of Myanmar recently organized ‘Thank You Agent’ party to thank over 300

Carrefour, premium hypermarket and Happy DTAC recently introduces ‘Ouick Top Up’, the latest refill channel for Happy DTAC at Carrefour cashier counters with the special promotion during the introductory to get extra Happy DTAC prepaid airtime up to 100 Baht at Carrefour nationwide from

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited recently organized the ‘THAI Smooth As Silk’ event, the first THAI’s fair to celebrate THAI’s 48th anniversary celebration offering a range of privileges to customers including THAI Value Gift Card, the limited edition of

Carrefour, Premium Hypermarket Director of Marketing Ms.Prapaphan Ploysangngam and AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited’s Vice President Marketing Mr.Daisuke Maeda recently joined the ‘Eurocup 2008 Champion’ promotion, for customers shopping electric appliances

Children with cancer spend a special afternoon making diaries at TK Park as part of a special event hosted by Wishing Well Foundation (www.wishingwellthai.org) and Bristol-Myers Squibb. “It was great to see the children smile today,” said Thomas Karalis, General Manager - Thailand

F&N Dairies sets to fully penetrate Thailand's low-fat liquid milk market with Bear Brand Gold product, investing over 200 million baht to launch 7 new TV commercials and unveil “Ann Thongprasom” as its first presenter representing new generation working woman with plan to

HP today introduced the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC, a full-function mini notebook. Advancing its commitment to delivering the broadest range of mobility solutions, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC serves as the first product in the mini-notebook PC category for HP. Featuring HP’s smallest mobile

Mobile and Wireless Group (MWg), the company which took over O2 Asia’s operations, has launched in Thailand with the unveiling of a new product featuring GPS. MWg is a Singapore-based start-up, formed by the former management of O2 Asia, which develops and markets premium converged

1.3M Pixels Webcam, FingerGlide Among Innovations Galore at Just 0.99kg Mr.Pornthep Watchara-amnouy, Managing Director of ASUSTeK Computer (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a world’s leading provider of computers, communication, and consumer electronic products, addressed the new conference of the

PCS introduces ‘G-life’, a clean fresh air machine that filters out bacteria and molds and increases oxygen circulation into your room. Aided with a ‘Positive Pressure Room System’, G-life protects your room from outside pollution creating a healthier environment to live

Prantalay Marketing Company Limited, the leader in frozen seafood innovations under the brand ‘Prantalay’, offers health-conscious consumers new pleasure of the palate with ‘Japanese Grilled Fish’ that comes in two choices: ‘Sake Saikyo Miso Yaki’ (Grilled

Mr. Aurelio Giraudo, General Manager of Nai Lert Park Bangkok, a Raffles International Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Nattasiri Jianurankul as Assistant Public Relations Manager. Nattasiri Jianurankul has accumulated experience for many years in Public Relations field

Ms. Sopawadee Lertmanaschai (2nd from the left) CEO, Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD) and Mrs. Kongkeaw Piamduaytham, SVP, Depository & Clearing Division had recently presented information about TSD Services to Japanese institutional investors during their trip to Japan to

Swissotel Le Concorde Bangkok’s General Manager, Mr. Paul Wong (seated 3rd right) joined at the opening ceremony of “2008 UNICEF Youth Career Development Program” (YCDP), to welcome and accept the students from Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under the Royal Patronage of H.M. the

Delegates at the inaugural Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) CEO Challenge 2008: Confronting Climate Change agreed to collaborate on a range of initiatives to confront climate change, such as Banyan Tree's green audit programme, Intrepid Travel's project management plan, and Expedia's World

BRANDES SUBMITS... SAN DIEGO: Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. Tuesday announced that on April 11th, 2008 it submitted to Hibiya Engineering, Ltd., an engineering company based in Japan and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a resolution to be submitted for shareholder approval at the

Airlines have done a good job in reducing pollution and increasing environmental efficiencies. They've done a poor job in communicating progress and future goals to consumers and governments, according to aviation panellists attending the PATA CEO Challenge, Confronting Climate Change, which took

EXIM Thailand and SME BANK expand mutual cooperation to provide fully-integrated international trade financing services to enhance SME production capability and competitiveness in the global marketplace. Apart from import financing for machinery purchase, EXIM Thailand will also issue standby

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced its full-year results for the year ending March 31, 2008, together with forecasts for the year ending March 31, 2009. Fiscal 2007 full-year result (1) Fiscal 2007 overviews Mitsubishi Motors' consolidated sales for fiscal 2007 totaled 2

Cramer Ball, Etihad Airways manager for Australia and New Zealand, has been promoted to the role of regional general manager (RGM) Asia Pacific South and Australasia. The new appointment comes after the airline recorded very strong growth for its first year of Australian services, which saw more

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced a major milestone for its existing hybrid-electric truck fleet: more than two million miles of revenue service. To date, the FedEx hybrid-electric vehicles have saved approximately 83,000 gallons of fuel and eliminated 950 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

The global count of weakest links reached a 19-month high of 122 entities on April 15, 2008, according to an article published today by Standard & Poor's. The report, titled "U.S. Credit Comment: Rising Weakest Links Signal Higher Default Rates," says that of the 122 weakest links, 101

Through the first quarter of 2008, 17 defaults were recorded, compared with only six in the same period last year, according to an article published today by Standard & Poor's. The report, titled "Global Bond Markets' Weakest Links And Monthly Default Rates," says that four additional

Only a few hotels, airlines, and tour operators in Asia have fully embraced major carbon reduction goals. Those that have are using advanced green audit techniques that allow them to set ambitious carbon reduction targets -- and prove they've been achieved. Asia's carbon-neutral pioneers say

Sharing video, audio, pictures and text on leading social networks is now truly mobile CellSpin, an exciting new mobile application, now lets anyone share any digitized experience -- audio, video, pictures or text -- from their mobile phone to their favorite social networking sites very easily

Tree Planting at UN Compound in Bangkok 30 April One of India’s leading actors, Amitabh Bachchan, will show his support to the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign by planting a tree at the UN’s Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok on Wednesday, 30 April, 2008, at 5:00

TRIS Rating Co., Ltd. has affirmed the company rating of Sansiri PLC (SIRI) at “BBB” with “stable” outlook. The rating reflects SIRI’s leading position in the condominium market, its well-accepted brand names in the residential property market and the recent successful

At a late breaking presentation made on April 29th during the Annual meeting of the European Atherosclerosis Society held in Istanbul, the investigators of ADAGIO-LIPIDS presented the key findings of a one year trial aiming at further studying the effects of rimonabant on several features of HDL