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| GM lifting local content |
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Bangkok Post - July 30, 2010
General Motors says it plans a major increase in purchases of local components and related services within three years to US$1.6 billion (51.6 billion baht) annually, to support new automobile and diesel engine production in Thailand and its other manufacturing bases in Southeast Asia.
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| GM sees big jump in parts procurement |
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The Nation - July 30, 2010
General Motors Thailand will buy US$1 billion (Bt32.4 billion) worth of auto parts annually over three years when its new plants in Thailand start operating.
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| Automated blood-test system saves time |
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The Nation - July 29, 2010
A local technology company has created a system that automates much of the procedure involved in blood-testing services at large city hospitals, reducing substantially the need for patients to wait in time-consuming queues.
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| Bt5 bn loans secured for largest solar farm |
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The Nation - July 29, 2010
The Natural Energy Development (NED) yester�day clinched a Bt5billion credit facility from three local banks and the Asian Development Bank to finance construction of the world's largest solar farm.
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| Rolls-Royce seeking to develop Thai supply chain |
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The Nation - July 28, 2010
Rolls-Royce aims to grow its supply chain tremendously in Southeast Asia, with Thailand, where it has been doing business for 21 years, as a focus.
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| Electronic exports to beat goal |
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Bangkok Post - July 27, 2010
Exports of electrical and electronic goods are expected to beat the forecast of 14% growth from $42.5 billion last year thanks to an impressive first-half rise even though shipments are likely to soften in the second half, say executives.
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| Healthy arrivals offer industry hope |
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Bangkok Post - July 27, 2010
Foreign tourist arrivals to Thailand during the first six months of this year rose 13.7% from a year earlier despite the sharp decline during the political turmoil in May and June.
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| Optimism as economy ably weathers turmoil |
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The Nation - July 26, 2010
Thailand has emerged almost unscathed from the political crisis in the first half of this year, with the Bank of Thailand revising its economic growth projection close to the International Monetary Fund's 7-8 per cent estimate.
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| Minister: BoI expects healthy H2 |
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Bangkok Post - July 24, 2010
Applications for Board of Investment (BoI) privileges in the second half of this year should reach a value of 300 billion baht, said Industry Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat.
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| BoT says growth could reach 7.5% |
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Bangkok Post - July 24, 2010
The Bank of Thailand has increased its economic growth forecast for 2010 to reflect robust export trends and limited fallout from the political chaos on the economy, said Paiboon Kittisrikangwan, an assistant central bank governor.
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