Thailand Financial News

Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce has cooperated with Thai public and private entertainment business, including Thai Entertainment Industry Association, Thai Film Director Association, Thai Film Industry Association, The Federation of National Films Association of Thailand, and Thai Animation and Computer Graphics Association (TACGA) to launch “Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009”.

The expo takes aim at driving and promoting Thailand entertainment business as a hub in Southeast Asia and to stimulate foreign investment between Thailand and other countries particularly in entertainment sectors including film, television shows, animation and related businesses and services. (more…)

MARKETING SOLUTION…

NICOSIA - Announces the Launch of its on-line International Trade Exhibitions

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PRODUCTION BOOST…

BEIJING - TankeBlue Semiconductor Co. (more…)

QUESTION: Can you tell me the genesis of how The Final Destination came about. CRAIG PERRY: Final Destination 3 did substantially well, so much so that the studio said, ‘Hey, can you come up with a fourth one?’ And we were like, ‘No.’ But then we thought about it. (more…)

Southern Steel PCL raised THB114 million (approx. USD3.35 million) to expand its business and increase its capacity in manufacturing and distributing steel products with its one-stop service. The company will be listed on the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) and commence trading on September 2, using “2S” as its trading symbol. (more…)

True Corporation Plc (TRUE) has announced investor response to its secured debenture issue exceeded expectations, reflecting confidence in the Group’s prospects and the recovering economy. The first interest payment will be made on October 7.

Mr. Noppadol Dej-Udom, Group Chief Financial Officer, True Corporation Plc said, “True would like to thank investors for their excellent response to the debenture offer with subscriptions totaling Baht 7,000 million. (more…)

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited today hosted its annual conference in Bangkok, focusing on the global financial crisis, as well as on economic and political risks faced by Thailand and the outlook for the country’s major banks and corporations. Deputy Minister of Finance Mr. (more…)

- SEPIA-ACS Multiple-dose Phase II Results Showing 27- 42% Risk Reduction in ACS Complications Presented in Plenary Session of European Society of Cardiology Congress and Published in The Lancet

Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the investigational anti-Xa intravenous anticoagulant otamixaban reduced by 27 to 42 percent the odds of the composite primary endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, urgent revascularization or rescue GPIIb/IIIa use in 4

out of the 5 otamixaban tested doses, versus standard UFH/eptifibatide combination in [non-ST] ACS patients suitable for invasive strategy. (more…)

The Judiciary and KTC jointly expanded services of court fee payments via credit card to include The Criminal Court.

This is to render greater convenience for the public. H.E. Pinij Susaoraj, (center left) The Secretary General of The Office of The Judiciary, and Mr. (more…)

Miton Special Situations Portfolio has been judged the best Balanced Managed Fund in 2009 by leading online financial newsletter ‘Moneywise’ in its annual Pension Awards.

The authoritative magazine noted that the balanced fund category is “well suited for pension savers because it invests in a spread of assets, with no more than 85% in equities and at least 10% in UK equities, making it less volatile.”

Nick McBreen, IFA at Worldwide Financial Planning. (more…)

Launch of UN World Economic and Social Survey 2009: Promoting Development, Saving the Planet FCCT, Bangkok, Tuesday, 1 September at 2 PM As negotiations for a new global agreement  to  address  climate  change  enter  the final stages before the Copenhagen  Climate  Change Conference this December, the United Nations is issuing  a  report  on  1  September  that  analyzes the growing demands on developing  countries  as  threats  from  a  warming  world  are  added  to longstanding development challenges.

The   report,   The  World  Economic  and  Social  Survey  2009:  Promoting

Development,  Saving the Planet, published by the UN Department of Economic and  Social  Affairs,  sees  little  benefit in ad hoc incremental actions, spelling  out  instead the potential of a big investment push to deliver on both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping communities to cope with climate  change,  and calling for more truly integrated policy responses to development  and  climate  challenges. (more…)