Thailand Financial News

ING Life joins Pepsi to bring the  “Watch Pitchside with ING & Pepsi” promotion to Thai fans

Strengthen its brand while reinforcing its leadership in the life insurance industry ING Life Thailand strengthens its brand positioning within the life insurance arena by announcing its bold collaboration with Pepsi, the leading soft drink brand, to organize the “Watch Pitchside with ING & Pepsi” promotion, which brings an exclusive world-class football experience to Thai fans.

Rajesh Sethi, President and Chief Executive Officer, ING Life Thailand said, “One of our key marketing objectives is to increase awareness of the ING brand. (more…)

Patients can connect to doctor from anywhere for the first time in Thailand

Healthcare services are lifted to a new level with the help of digital unified communications technology which brings to customers of Samitivej, a leading private hospital in the Southeast Asian region, a new total medical care experience that is speedy, convenient and easy regardless of location.

By integrating its IT network across all departments as well as clinics outside its premises, Samitivej is demolishing the “walls” between its internal departments and those that block its capability to serve customers’ needs and creating a true “hospital without walls”. (more…)

TRIS Rating Co., Ltd. has announced a rating outlook revision for Italian-Thai Development PLC (ITD) to “negative” from “stable”, which reflects the concerns of TRIS Rating over the lower financial flexibility of ITD in the short to medium term. (more…)

STRATEGIC CONFIRMS…

BRISBANE - STRATEGIC Airlines have today confirmed the signing of a lease

agreement for an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, to service their ongoing contractual

commitments.

www.flystrategic.com

CLINICAL GENOMICS…

SYDNEY - Clinical Genomics Pty Ltd, an Australian biotechnology company,

announced today that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world’s leading

provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, has agreed to provide

milestone payments over the next two years to Clinical Genomics to further

develop its portfolio of gene-based biomarkers associated with early onset of

colorectal cancer.

www.clinicalgenomics.com .

CANTON FAIR…

GUANGZHOU - Visiting the Canton Fair this year, you might feel lost in the

crowd. (more…)

Patients can connect to doctor from anywhere for the first time in Thailand

Healthcare services are lifted to a new level with the help of digital unified communications technology which brings to customers of Samitivej, a leading private hospital in the Southeast Asian region, a new total medical care experience that is speedy, convenient and easy regardless of location.

By integrating its IT network across all departments as well as clinics outside its premises, Samitivej is demolishing the “walls” between its internal departments and those that block its capability to serve customers’ needs and creating a true “hospital without walls”. (more…)

British Airways has launched a multi-million pound package of measures to help small and medium sized British businesses beat the recession and regain their rightful altitude.

The airline has teamed up with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and BritishAmerican Business (BAB) to offer 5,000 return flights worth up to ?15 million to help UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) win new business abroad.

British Airways is also calling on other big businesses to throw their weight behind small British companies through a consortium to provide products, services or expertise that UKTI can offer as an additional package of help for SMEs, on top of the services already provided.

Willie Walsh, British Airways’ chief executive, said: “Small and medium businesses are the backbone of the British economy and they are hurting badly. (more…)

The federal court overseeing the Google Book Search Copyright Settlement today extended the Opt-Out Deadline in the case from May 5, 2009 to September 4, 2009 (the “Extended Opt-Out Deadline”). The Extended Opt-Out Deadline is the new date by which class members must decide whether to remain in the

Settlement Class and receive the benefits of the Settlement, object to the Settlement, or opt out of the Settlement.

The change in the Opt-Out Deadline has caused the Final Fairness Hearing date to be rescheduled, from June 11, 2009 to October 7, 2009. (more…)

RATCH announced the Company and its subsidiaries’ unreviewed first quarter operating performance of 2009. The Company recorded net profit at 1,843.28 million Baht or 1.27 Baht per share, which 8.18% increase compared with 1,703.85 million Baht in net profit from the same period in the previous year.

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Bank of America Corporation has announced the results of management and shareholder proposals at the company’s 2009 annual meeting.

All 18 directors were elected to the board by comfortable margins. In addition, management proposals regarding executive compensation and the retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the company’s independent accounting firm were approved. (more…)

Northern Trust has appointed Madhu Gayer, an experienced risk professional, as head of Investment Risk & Analytical Services (IRAS) for asset servicing clients in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Gayer will be responsible for IRAS client relations, sales and product development in the APAC region, with a particular focus on strengthening Northern Trust’s infrastructure for local delivery of risk and performance services. (more…)