November 12, 2008

Khun Nattapon Dejvitak, acting SVP Sales & Marketing, Thailand Privilege Card Co.,Ltd. recently announced their co-sponsorship to the 22nd Phuket King's Cup Regatta to be held between November 29 to December 6 off Kata Bay, Phuket to celebrate HM the

Mr. Michael Horsburgh, General Manager of Holiday Inn Silom Bangkok recently announced the appointment of Mr. Yuji Kimura to the position of Business Development Manager - Japanese Market of the Holiday Inn Silom Bangkok. Mr. Kimura has been working in

Q4 experienced continual growth reaching a total of 138 thousand units’ motorcycle registrations or a 10% increase compared to the same period last year. This was due to the positive consumer reaction to the PGM-FI system, especially when equipped

Discover Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien located on the site where Princess Valaya Alongkorn, 47th daughter of King Rama V called home. A stay in one of our (4) Four celebrated Royal Theme Suites combines unforgettable

Microsoft booth at Thailand’s leading IT trade show to pair up customers with their ideal technology solutions by striving to make the latest genuine software affordable for all Valentine’s Day may be more than a few months away, but

The Mitsubishi i MiEV is a zero-emissions, fully electric vehicle (EV) based on the 660cc gasoline-powered “i" minicar. The i MiEV is filled with innovative technologies including a unique rear-midship layout, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries

Aqua VIVA Asia 2009, the biggest and first aquaculture event in the Asia-Pacific, with a great number of exhibitors and over 22,000 visitors from all over the globe, hopes to make Thailand the leader of aqua industry in the Asia-Pacific. Khun Ladda

Emerson Climate Technologies executives Don Newlon, Vice President of Marketing (Extreme Left), and Mark Dunson, Vice President Air Conditioning Sales & Marketing – Asia-Pacific (Extreme Right) led the recently concluded awarding ceremony of 2008

FOOD & BEVERAGE PROMOTION FOR NOVEMBER 2008 AT BANGKOK MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA Celebrate Thanksgiving Feast at Trader Vic’s On Thursday November 27th, the traditional Thanksgiving Day is alive at Bangkok’s famous Trader Vic’s restaurant

Mrs. Chander Siwasiamphai (back row 4th from right), Mr. Eric Hallin – the General Manager (back row 3rd from right) and the Rembrandt Hotel’s management recently hosted lunch to 30 orphan children of “Duang Prateep Foundation”

CS LoxInfo reported a consolidated net profit for Q3/2008 to the amount of Baht 76 million, an increase of Baht 10 million from normal operation. For 9 months of this year, CS LoxInfo reported consolidated revenue to the amount of Baht 1,986 million.

The Market for Alternative Investment (mai) will continue boost investor confidence even though foreign investors are currently net sellers in the Thai market. This year’s investment fair, SET in the City 2008, will feature a team of securities

Cost Represents an Annual 'Tax' on Honest Consumers of Nearly US$230 Per Household The level of global retail theft reached $104.5 billion in the past year, leading to increased costs for both retailers and consumers alike. The second annual Global

Vietnam, China, India and Singapore Still Optimistic; Hong Kong and Taiwan Register Steep Declines in Consumer Confidence Levels Consumer confidence across the region has dropped seven points from six months ago, as a result of current economic

SANDBRIDGE PLATFORM... TARRYTOWN, N.Y.- Sandbridge Technologies announced today the release of their SB3500 flexible baseband processor which facilitates the implementation of 4G mobile handsets entirely in software. Capable of operating any radio

Ruby on Rails Date / Time : 26 - 28 November 2008 Venue : Training / Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Software Park Building Registration Fee : 9,630 Baht (Included VAT 7 %) Ruby On Rails กำลังถูกกล่าวถึงอย่างมากในเวลานี้ เพราะเป็น MVC framework สำหรับสร้าง web

- ISV partners including Microsoft, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems and VMware to offer customers more capable virtualization solutions that leverage improved features in the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor codenamed "Shanghai" – AMD announced

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today assigned a 'F1(tha)' Short-term National rating to ESSO (Thailand) Public Company Limited's (ESSO) up to THB8.0bn bills of exchange (B/E) revolving programme, under which the maturity of each series will not

Bird flu will have no impact, since consumers are trusted in high production standard. Export will be benefitied from China food contamination situation. 2008 sales definitely reaches target of 150,000 million baht. Chareon Pokphan Foods Public Company

TRIS Rating Co., Ltd. has upgradeed the company rating of Ayudhya Development Leasing Co., Ltd. (ADLC) to “A-” from “BBB+” with “stable” outlook. The upgrade is based on the enhancement of ADLC’s stand-alone

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today assigned ‘AA-(tha)’ (AA minus(tha)) National Long-term ratings to Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited’s (BAY) unsecured and unsubordinated debentures of up to THB20 billion of up to 4 years

AVG is actively working to remedy the problem some users are experiencing related to the most recent update to commercial and free versions of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8.0 in some languages. A number of users who installed the update mistakenly received a warning

Hub in Shenzhen will Provide Intra-Asia Service and Cut Transit Time To mark the 20th anniversary of UPS’s presence in Asia, today the Shenzhen Municipal Government and UPS held a groundbreaking ceremony for UPS’s planned intra-Asia hub. The

Seven Corners announces the launch of the first worldwide medical tourism insurance program that reduces travel-related and medical risks associated with patients electing to have surgical procedures abroad. Medical tourism, the practice of traveling

Seven Corners announces the launch of the first worldwide medical tourism insurance program that reduces travel-related and medical risks associated with patients electing to have surgical procedures abroad. Medical tourism, the practice of traveling

AMMB Holdings Berhad (“AMMB” or the “Group”) announced a record profit after tax and minority interests of RM433.0 million for the first half of financial year ending 31 March 2009 (“H1FY09”), representing earnings per

First branch to open at Jaya One, Petaling Jaya, on 1 December 2008 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (“OCBC Bank”), through its subsidiary OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (“OCBC Bank Malaysia”), unveiled the name and logo

JCB, Japan’s only international payment brand, and its international subsidiary, JCB International, signed an issuing license agreement with INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (ICBC). Aiming for launch in 2009, JCB and ICBC will begin to

ANZ announced the appointment of Ms Nina Aguas to the role of Managing Director, Retail Asia. Ms Aguas has significant experience and expertise in Asian banking markets. During 25 years with Citigroup she held various senior management positions

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Standard Chartered Bank today announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) designed to support the increased availability of financial services in

Funding pressures in Europe have escalated sharply since September as stress in the global financial system has accelerated, said an article published by Standard & Poor's. Against this backdrop, we estimate that a cumulative total of $2.1 (€1.6)

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today assigned 'AA-(tha)' (AA minus(tha)) National Long-term ratings to Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited's (BAY) unsecured and unsubordinated debentures of up to THB20 billion of up to 4 years tenor. The Outlook

Fitch Ratings has today affirmed United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited's (UOBT; formerly Bank of Asia) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-' (A minus), short-term foreign currency IDR at 'F2', National Long-term

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed Shinkin Central Bank's (SCB) C+ bank financial strength rating, A2 Baseline Credit Assessment, Aa2 long-term deposit rating, and Aa2 long-term senior unsecured debt rating. At the same time, the ratings outlook has

Fitch Ratings has affirmed United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited's (UOBT; formerly Bank of Asia) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-' (A minus), short-term foreign currency IDR at 'F2', National Long-term rating at

Fitch Ratings has revised Outlooks to Negative from Stable to the Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of various Korean financial institutions as detailed below: Policy Institutions: Export-Import Bank of Korea: IDR 'A+'; Outlook

Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI): 'BB' Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR), 'BB+' Long-term local currency IDR, 'AAA(phl)' National Long-term Rating and 'BB-' (BB minus) Support

Data Security Compliance Requirements Aligned Across Visa Regions Visa Inc. announced global mandates for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), creating a consistent framework for compliance among merchants, service