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GUTEN RUTSCH INS NEUE JAHR

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http://www.settrade.com/S09_StaticRedirect.jsp?txtPage=About…

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gibt es eigentlich OS oder Zertifikate auf den SET 50 oder den MSCI Thailand?

Finde Thailand auch sehr interessant und würde gerne hebeln... ansonsten muss ich mir das ABN-Zertifikat kaufen...

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SET

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@ smilieking
dachte, du haettest Dich gestern schon ins neue Jahr verabschiedet

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wir haben doch noch eine woche vor uns

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KSL

http://www.kslgroup.com/

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Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Public Company Limited ("KSL")
and its subsidiaries would like to report financial performance on Year End 2006
(Nov 2005 to Oct 2006). The company had net profit of THB 678.947 million,
comparing to the performance at the same period last year at
THB 495.114 million, the net profit increased by THB 183.833 million
or the increase of 37%. The main reasons of the increase are as follows:

1. The increase in domestic sugar price and world sugar price.
The company's average sugar selling price increased by 29%
from THB 10,807 per ton in year 2005 to THB 13,906 per ton in year 2006.
2. In year 2006, the company started to recognize the performance
from ethanol project with the total ethanol sale of 25.57 million litres
at the revenue of THB 591 million.

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Low speed with International Link

True Corporation Public Company Limited would like to inform you This time for International link with CAT has some thing mistake or problem as a result for a speed to use may be slow down access of International Website.

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Das Wohl und Wehe ganzer Volkswirtschaften hängt heute am Draht, wie das Erdbeben von Taiwan einmal mehr zeigt: Weil Unterwasser-Kabel brachen, brach auch der Devisenhandel zeitweilig zusammen. Der Vorfall entzaubert die Legende vom unverletzlichen Internet.

Das "Trans Atlantic Telephonecable Number 14" verbindet seit Anfang 2001 Europa mit Nordamerika. 50 Telefonfirmen teilten sich die Gesamtkosten von 1,2 Milliarden Euro, um rund 15.000 Kilometer des nur fünf Zentimeter dicken Glasfaser-Bündels einen Meter tief im Meeresboden des Atlantiks zu versenken. Seitdem laufen über das dürre Käbelchen Datenpakete mit einem Maximaldurchsatz von 640 Gbit pro Sekunde.

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,456682,00.html

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KSL

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Count-down celebration at Sanam Luang and Central World store cancelled

New year count-down celebration at Sanam Luang and Central World Shopping Mall were cancelled on Sunday following seven simultaneous attacks in Bangkok that killed two persons and injured 22 people.


Organisers of the event at Sanam Luang announced the decision after the blast attacks took place as people are gearing up to celebrate the new year.

Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayothin went up on the stage at the Central World Plaza at about 8:50 pm and asked the revellers to disperse.

People dispersed calmly as showed on TV.

Meanwhile, BTS -earlier planned to operate its skytrain around the clock - announced that the service would be available only till midnight.

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PM asks people to avoid crowded parties

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has asked people to refrain from joining crowded new year party following at least seven bomb attacks in Bangkok.


Thai New Agency quoted Surayud as asking people wishing to join new year party on Sunday night to avoid crowded areas.

The premier has ordered all security officers; police and soldiers, to reinforce in many areas in Bangkok. He ordered crime scene inspectors to collect all evidences from the attack scenes in order to know which groups mastermind the attacks.

Six explosives went off almost simultaneously in Bangkok, killing two and injuring at least 20 people, as the revellers were about to start celebrating the New Year's eve.

One people were killed and 17 injured at the Victory Monument when a powerful bomb went off near a bus station at about 6.30 pm. The bomb ripped through the bus stops, shattered windows at the nearby restaurant and sending debris in all directions.

Another person was killed near the Klong Toei area near the Na Ranong intersection, around the same time, a bomb hidden in a trash can near a Chinese spirit shrine exploded and injured three pedestrians. The explosion caused a secondary explosion to a number of cookinggas cylinders that were situated nearby.

One person was seriously injured at Sapan Kwai intersection where witnesses saw a man dropped a grenade from a pedestrian bridge onto the police box. Residue of C4 and TNT were found at the scene, an iTV reporter said, quoting an unnamed military source.

At the Seacon Square Shopping Mall, a loud explosion went off at the parking space, creating a panic but no injury. Authorities ordered all shoppers, about 10,000 at the time, to evacuate the mall, one of Bangkok largest, and all shops to close down for business.

A police box at the entrance of Sukhumvit Road, Soi 62 was also hit with a bomb. No injury was reported.

Another police box was hit near the Khae Rai intersection in Nonthaburi province just north of Bangkok with a bomb but not injury reported said Police spokesman Pol General Ajiravid Subarnbhesaj said.

Soldiers were dispatched to some of the sites where the bombs went off, while other major shopping complex, including the Central Chidlom and Siam Paragon department stores, closed its door earlier.

Deputy Governor of Bangkok, Wallop Suwandee, announced that all the events designated for the New Year's even countdown celebration have been cancelled.

Government's spokesman Yongyuth Malyalarp urged the public to remain calm, adding that police officers have been instructed to stay on high alert, including areas where high concentration of people are expected to take part in the New Year's count down.

"Police reinforcement have been sent to various areas in the city. We urged the public to remain calm, continue with the celebration but at the same time keep a look out for any irregularities," Yongyuth said.

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Sonthi orders deployment of soldiers to step up security in Bangkok



Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin ordered the first army area commander to deploy soldiers to help police step security in Bangkok following a series of bomb attacks in the capital.

Army Assistant Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paojinda said the soldiers would be deployed to various spots and bomb experts of the army had been ordered to be on stand by.

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CNS may seize Thaksin's assets following bomb attacks: source


A security source said the Council for National Security may order the seizure of assets of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to cut money supply for financing disturbance in the country.

The source said the CNS believed Thaksin was behind the series of seven bomb attacks in Bangkok Sunday evening.

The source said the CNS noted many bombs were launched at police booths but none of police officers were injured.

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Serie von Bombenanschlägen erschüttert Bangkok
Bei einer Reihe von mindestens sechs Bombenattentaten sind an Silvester in Thailands Hauptstadt Bangkok zwei Menschen getötet und 25 zum Teil schwer verletzt worden. Auch Kinder waren unter den Opfern.

Die Sprengsätze explodierten unter anderem auf einem belebten Markt. Wer hinter den Anschlägen steckte, war zunächst unklar. Die Polizei hatte jedoch vor wenigen Tagen gewarnt, muslimische Terroristen könnten möglicherweise versuchen, die Feiern zum Jahreswechsel zu stören.

Bislang haben die Extremisten ihre Anschläge auf den muslimischen Süden des Landes beschränkt, der seit langem durch Separatistenunruhen erschüttert wird. Seit Januar 2004 sollen dort 1700 Menschen bei Zusammenstößen, Bombenanschlägen und Rachemorden ums Leben gekommen sein.

Thailand befindet sich nach dem Militärputsch im vergangenen September auf dem schwierigen Weg zurück zu einer demokratischen Regierung. Das Militär setzte nach dem Putsch eine zivile Übergangsregierung ein. Wahlen sollen Ende 2007 stattfinden. Erst vor einem Monat wurde das seit dem Putsch gegen Ministerpräsident Thaksin Shinawatra geltende Kriegsrecht wieder aufgehoben.

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COORDINATED BANGKOK BOMBS KILL 2; New Year's Eve Countdown cancelled

(BangkokPost.com)

At least six bombs or grenades have exploded in Bangkok early on New Year's Eve. Two people are reported to have been killed, about 25 have been wounded.

Bangkok authorities ordered all public New Year's Eve parties cancelled. Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin appeared at the huge Bangkok Countdown 2006 venue and told the crowd to "go home and stay in peace."

There had been confusion for an hour over whether New Year's parties would be permitted after the bombing. New Year's is the biggest public party in Thailand.

The national government indicated celebrations might proceed including - especially - the massive and internationally famous New Year's Countdown outdoors party attended by upwards of half a million people outside CentralWorld near Siam Square in central Bangkok.

Police Commissioner Kowit Wattana, at a televised news conference, said, "Don't be afraid, but be careful," and urged Bangkokians not to cancel New Year's Eve plans.

But the capital was extremely tense. All major department stores, due to stay open until late for holiday shopping, were all shut by 8 p.m. including the luxury Emporium and Paragon stores in the main tourist areas of Sukhumvit and Siam Square. Central, the biggest Thai department store operator, closed its stores.

Many would-be party-goers headed for home, either because the party mood has faded, or because they were unwilling to risk a public party.

By the time Mr Apirak personally ordered the Countdown to halt, the mood was off anyhow.

Earlier, government spokesman Yongyuth Malyalarp said the capital should remain calm and alert, and keep an eye out for unusual activity. He said police had been ordered on high alert.

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said people hoping to celebrate the new year should avoid crowded areas.

Early reports said there were six explosions in various parts of the capital. Two were reported near the Klong Toey market, where one person was killed, and near the busy Victory Monument, where two people were reported killed and more than a dozen wounded.

Graphic footage shown on television showed damaged vehicles and blood-stained streets and pavements.

TV reports said a man was seen throwing a grenade off a pedestrian overpass near a police box in the Saphan Kwai area of Bangkok, injuring several people in the explosion.

At Seacon Square in eastern Bangkok, Asia's largest mall, an explosion in the outdoor parking lot sent hundreds of shoppers scrambling, but no injurites were reported.

Shoppers who called BangkokPost.com said the mall was evacuated and shuttered for the night.

Another explosion was reported from Sukhumvit Soi 62, a major intersection with the capital's main expressway system in southeast Bangkok, and another in suburban Nonthaburi province north of the city centre.

"There was no warning. It is quite shocking. We've got at least one child very seriously injured in my area and others are injured," said Police Maj-Gen Anand Srisiran, chief of Metropolitan Police District Five.

Witnesses told police in some places that they saw people throwing what looked to be grenades shortly before the explosions.

New Year's Eve parties were just kicking off when the bombs began going off around sundown at 6 p.m.

The coordinated attacks are unprecedented in Bangkok.

However, political feelings have run high for more than a year, and there have been reports of political violence aimed against the military junta which ousted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Sept 19 - primarily the suspected burning of schools.

In addition, some intelligence sources had suggested in the past two weeks that Islamist extremists leading the southern insurgency might try to spread their attacks to the capital. They have never operated out of the deep South.

The Bangkok bombings, however, bore little resemblance to bomb attacks in the South, which usually involve improvised explosive devices (IEDs) copied from the Iraq model, and set off by mobile phones, and vehicle bombs, especially in motorcycles.

Except for the insurgency in the four southernmost provinces, there has been no deadly political violence in Thailand for more than 14 years, when a popular protest overthrew the last military government. In that case, the violence and deaths were caused by the military government and armed forces.

Martial law was lifted in Bangkok and surrounding provinces just a month ago, but the military is authorised to act when necessary. The coup passed its 100-day anniversary on Dec 28.

The junta leader and army commander, Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, is currently out of Thailand, on the Haj in Saudi Arabia, and will not return until Thursday.

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String of blasts rock Bangkok, killing 2

New Year's Eve parties cancelled / Rumours point to 'undercurrents' / Police, military out in force around country


Police and military personnel were scrambling to find out who was behind what seems to have been a coordinated bomb attack in the capital last night that left two people dead and more than 20 people injured.


Bangkok was rocked by six explosions early in the evening at widely separate parts of the city, completely disrupting New Year's Eve celebrations. Tens of thousands of alarmed people swarmed out of the city centre hours before midnight after the capital's major parties were cancelled.


One person was killed and at least 17 injured when a powerful bomb went off at the Victory Monument at about 6.30pm. The blast ripped through bus stops, shattering windows at a restaurant and sent debris flying in all directions. The dead man was identified as Songkran Kanjana. His age was not known.


"Bodies were scattered all over the place. I didn't know who to help first," an eyewitness told TV reporters. The second fatality was Suwitchai Nakiem, 61, who was killed by a blast near the Na Ranong intersection in the Klong Toei area. The bomb, which was hidden in a trash can near a Chinese spirit shrine, injured three pedestrians and caused a number of cooking-gas cylinders kept nearby to also explode.


Two people were injured in a blast at the Saphan Kwai intersection. Witnesses said they saw a man drop a grenade from a pedestrian bridge onto a police booth below. Residue of C4 and TNT explosives were found at the scene, an television reporter said, quoting an unnamed military source.


A bomb was found in a dustbin outside a gold shop on the first floor of Seacon Square shopping mall on Srinakharin Road. It was removed to the parking lot and went off harmlessly when no one was standing near. The blast created panic among the roughly 10,000 shoppers in the mall at the time, who were ordered to evacuate. All outlets in the mall were ordered to close their shutters.


There were blasts at two police booths, one at the Khae Rai intersection in Nonthaburi province just north of Bangkok, where police said the closed circuit TV monitors went out of action about 3 hours before. The other was at the entrance of Sukhumvit Road Soi 62. No injuries were reported.


The explosions brought a swift reaction from police around the country. Military personnel were called out in a number of centres to assist police with security.


Speaking at a press conference called two hours after the first bomb went off, police spokesman Pol General Ajiravid Subarnbhesaj said the coordinated blasts were intended to "create chaos".


Few sources were prepared to comment openly on the source of the explosions. Speculation was rife that it was an insurgent attack from the South, given the timing of the bombings. But most intelligence sources were emphatic that it was connected to the "undercurrents" of post-coup political tension.


Soldiers were posted at some of the blast sites, while major shopping complexes, including the Central Chidlom and Siam Paragon, closed their doors early.


Deputy Bangkok Governor Wallop Suwandee announced that the New Year's eve countdown celebrations planned at Sanam Luang had been cancelled. The Central World Shopping Centre, where another major count-down venue was designated, also cancelled the event. But revellers at the CentralWorld plaza were reluctant to call it quits and dragged the party on for another two hours after its cancellation.


Government Spokesman Yongyuth Malyalarp urged the public to remain calm and said the police had been instructed to stay on high alert, especially in areas where large gatherings of people were expected take part in the New Year countdown.


"Police reinforcements have been sent to various areas of the city. We urge the public to remain calm, continue with the celebrations, but at the same time keep a lookout for any irregularities," Yongyuth said.


Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont is keeping a close watch on the situation as it develops, he said. Surayud late last night visited some of the wounded at Rajvithi Hospital.


The New Year's eve bombings capped a year of unrest in the nation, with political turmoil that was capped by a coup d'etat three months ago and an ongoing insurgency in the Malay-speaking deep South.


More than 20 public schools, mostly in the North and Northeast, have been torched in the past three months. Authorities suspect fires may have been politically motivated arson attacks.

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Urgent: Three more bombs explode at Central World, Pratunam, Khao Sarn Road



Three more bombs exploded in the heart of Bangkok once the new year started, severely injuring many foreign tourists.

The two bombs exploded nearly at the same time seconds after the new year started and another bomb exploded about half an hour after midnight.

The first bomb exploded at a public telephone booth at the pedestrian flyover linking Central World and Kesorn Plaza. Several foreigners were injured and rushed to hospitals.

The second bomb exploded at the Best Sea Foods restaurant on the Saen Saeb Canal near the Pratunam Pier.

Two foreigners and a Thai were injured. One of the foreigner had one leg amputated by the blast.

The third bomb exploded at the Buddy Bar on Khao Sarn Road.

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Travel warnings for foreigners

Travel warnings have been issued following the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok. Statements by the following countries are detailed below: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom.
Australia has issued a new travel warning for nationals travelling to Thailand in the wake of New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok which killed two people and injured at least 30 others.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has urged Australians to reconsider travelling to Bangkok.
"There is a possibility of further attacks in coming days," the department said. "Australians are urged to avoid unnecessary travel in Bangkok."
The British Foreign Office urged citizens already in Thailand to stay off the streets on New Year's.
The FCO, as the office is known, has changed its travel advice for the country, recommending Britons do not travel about in Bangkok "unless absolutely necessary".
Embassy officials have also set up two emergency phone numbers for anyone concerned about relatives who are currently in the Thai capital.
The FCO already had warned that there was a "high threat" of terrorism in Thailand, adding that attacks "could be indiscriminate and against places frequented by foreigners."
The two emergency numbers for anyone concerned about British relatives in Bangkok are (local numbers for the United Kingdom) 0066 2305 8253 or 0066 2305 8229. (The local numbers in Bangkok are: 02-305-8253 and 02-305-8229
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We were deeply disturbed to hear about the string of bomb attacks. Whoever is behind these attacks, they clearly demonstrate an indiscriminate callousness for human life."
On New Year's Eve, there were shows of bravado in downtown Bangkok. "No, I'm not scared. I'm from England. There are bomb scares all the time," said Keith Waters, who was with his Thai bride to celebrate the New Year.
The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs issued an official warning advising Canadians against non-essential travel to Bangkok. It updated the travel report section of its website for Thailand.
“Canadians currently in Bangkok should maintain a high level of personal security awareness at all times and avoid unnecessary travel. They should avoid crowds and highly congested areas where demonstrations or violent disturbances could occur, monitor local news reports and follow the advice of local authorities,” reads the travel warning.
New Zealand's foreign ministry issued a travel warning about Bangkok on Monday, saying there was some risk to security and recommending tourists to exercise "a high degree of caution" in the Thai capital. New Zealanders should avoid unnecessary travel within the city, and terrorist attacks may also occur elsewhere in Thailand, including in tourist areas.
"New Zealanders should therefore exercise a high degree of personal security awareness about possible terrorist action in Thailand generally, particularly in public and commercial areas, including landmark places known to be frequented by foreigners, public transport facilities, hotels, bars and shopping areas," the ministry said on its travel safety website.
The main danger to New Zealand citizens is to inadvertently get caught up in unpredictable acts of violence.
New Zealand had previously long warned of a "high risk" to security in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Songkhla because of ongoing violence due to insurgency and continues to recommend against all non-essential travel there.

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Grenade lobbed into Chiang Mai mosque
A grenade was lobbed into a mosque in Chiang Mai, injuring four people, iTV reported.
The attack happened in the morning.

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Porntip says Bangkok bombs different from southern explosives
Khunying Porntip Rojanasunant, acting director of the Forensic Science Institute, said explosives used in Bangkok bombs were different from those used by Islamic insurgents in the deep South.
She said she would present details of findings by her institute before making the details public.

Thaksin denies involvement in Bangkok bomb attacks
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Monday denied his involvement in the bomb attacks in Bangkok on New Year Eve, his legal adviser said.
Noppadol Pattama said Thaksin, who was in Bejing, expressed his sorrow over the attacks.
"He insisted that he did not even think about creating disturbance or violence so that he could return to power," Noppadol said.
"Thaksin said he is worried and feels that is unfair to link him and the old power clique for the bomb attacks."

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Analyst believes stock index will fall on Wednesday
A stock analyst said Monday that the stock index is likely to fall when the stock market is open on Wednesday after the long New Year holidays.
Sukij Udomsirikul, assistant manger of the business development of Siam City Trust, said there would be selling pressure among tourism businesses because the bomb attacks in Bangkok had affected confidence of investors.
He said the bomb attacks would cause foreign tourists to cancel their plant to travel to Thailand despite the high season of tourism has begun.
He said the expected effects on tourism would also affect the country's economy, and thus would affect the stock market.

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Latest developments: Bomb type identified, chief investigator named
Assistant police commissioner-general Jongrak Juthanon has been put in charge of investigating the double wave of bombings which killed three people and injured 38 on New Year's Eve.
Coup commander Sonthi Boonyaratkalin cut short his Haj pilgrimage, and flew back to Bangkok this afternoon from Saudi Arabia.
Pol Lt Gen Jongrak said he would start by instructing teams to watch tapes made by closed-circuit TV cameras at the Central World Plaza to see if they can spot anyone who might have been involved.
Pol Lt Gen Jongrak has built an insider's reputation as a no-nonsense officer. He led the police to try to arrest Thailand's most powerful mafia-type figures, Somchai "Kamnan Poh" Khunpluem of Chong Buri last April. Somchai was long considered so well connected that he was legally untouchable.
Meanwhile, the six foreigners known hurt were identified as two Serbians, two Britons, a Hungarian and an American, said Suchila La-oan of the Police General Hospital, where they were sent.
Police spokesman Pol Gen Achirawit Suphanphesat said experts have identified the type of bomb used in most of the New Year's Eve incidents.
He said they were small, about 5 by 3 by 1 inch, made primarily from ammonium nitrate, and set off by digital clocks. He called them "M-4 bombs".
Around Thailand, officials ordered stepped up security, particularly at popular tourist sites in Chiang Mai and in Phuket, although no other incidents were reported outside Bangkok.
The caretaker of a Chiang Mai mosque was wounded Monday morning when teenagers on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at the mosque but the case was believed to be vandalism and not connected to the organised Bangkok bombings.
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said "politicians who have lost power" are behind the bombings.
"Based on various reports of intelligence agencies and evidence available, it was the work of people who lost political benefits, but I cannot clearly say which particular group was behind it," the prime minister told a news conference.
The lawyer for the family of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Noppadol Patama, was quoted on the Matichon newspaper's web site as saying that Mr Thaksin was in China, and not involved in the bombings.
His sentiments were echoed by Gen Sonthi. "This act was done by a group who have lost political benefits and are now trying to discredit the Council of National Security," he said shortly after his return from the Haj.
Gen Sonthi, the first Thai Muslim to become army commander-in-chief, brushed off speculation that the explosions were the work of Muslim militants engaged in a separatist struggle in the southernmost part of the country.
"If southerners came up here to Bangkok they would get lost and wouldn't have been able to escape," said Sonthi.
The former secretary-general to Mr Thaksin's government, Prommin Lertsuridej, said today he has been invited by the Council for National Security to help them with their enquiries into the bomb blasts. Mr Prommin immediately asked CNS deputy commander Gen Saprang Kanlayanamitr to delay the invitation.
Three major private associations will meet Wednesday to confer regarding their responses to the expected negative effects on business and the economy following Bangkok's New Year's Eve bombings, according to Pramon Suthiwong, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Thailand has in the past been recognised as a safe country by foreigners for both tourism and investment, and tourism revenue has been growing steadily, Mr Paramon said.
But the very high profile New Year's Eve incidents could definitely affect international tourism.

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Sonthi rules out second coup
Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin Monday ruled out the second coup, saying none in the army would stage it.
Sonthi was speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the Council for National Security.

"No way, I believe the Army will not do that," Sonthi said, responding a reporter's question as to whether the bomb attacks might be a precursor to a second coup.

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Sonthi expects more terror attacks
The chairman of the Council for National Security expects more attacks from those behind the bomb attacks in Bangkok on New Year Eve.
Speaking to reporters a press conference after a CNS meeting, CNS chairman and Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin said the CNS would hold trainings for the general members of the public so that they could help monitor against possible terror attacks and could inform the authorities in time.
He said the CNS would seek cooperation from owners of fuel stations, department stores and various factories to send their employees to receive trainings.
He said the trainings should help the people know as to whether they should alert officials about irregularities.
Sonthi said the CNS has assigned the Internal Security Operations Command to be in charge of security affairs in the country.

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Who set the bombs? The mystery can only deepen
As residents of the City of Angels pick up the pieces after the string of deadly bombings that killed three and injured nearly 40, casting a grim shadow over New Year festivities, speculation has been rife at to who the perpetrators were.
Whoever was behind it has succeeded in sending a brutal shock wave throughout the country that has been enduring not only the daily insurgent killings in the deep South, but also the post-coup political turbulence, commonly referred to as the "undercurrent".
The first series of six near-simultaneous blasts struck at random locations across Bangkok at around 6pm. The last two came at around midnight. At least nine foreign visitors were injured in the last two explosions. Casualties as of last night were three dead and 43 injured.
While Muslim militants in the predominantly Malay-speaking South were not entirely free from suspicion, most of the fingers pointed to the September 19 coup as the likely catalyst for the deadly bombings.
The same forces have also been suspected of torching some 30 public schools in the North and the Northeast. Authorities believe the arson attacks were part of the "undercurrent".
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said yesterday domestic politics rather than the Muslim insurgency was behind the bombings.
"From the evidence we have gathered, there is only a slim chance it is related to the southern insurgency. It is likely related to people who lost their political benefits," Surayud told a press conference, alluding to the ousted regime of Thaksin Shinawatra.
He described the attackers as "ill-intentioned people" looking to inflict "political damage" on the country.
"The kind of bombs used, the places they picked, and the timing show their intention was to cause panic and fear," Surayud said.
On top of the list of those who lost out from the coup were obviously Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai Party members, including former premier Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.
In keeping with his reputation of jumping ship when things get too hot, Chavalit had first supported the September 19 coup but quickly became a turncoat when none of his associates got any positions in the new government or state enterprises. Most of the portfolios were given to supporters of Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda, and of premier Surayud.
International terrorism is low on the list of suspicions. Global terrorist attacks in recent years have tended to cause great physical damage and the targets are usually high-profile places. The warning by way of the first of the six blasts, not to mention its small size, essentially rule out this possibility.
Separatism and insurgency in the South also did not figure highly in the deliberations of the security community as officials pointed to the nature of the militants' tactics in the restive region. While explosive ingredients for the bombs are more or less the same, as they can be purchased in just about any hardware store, militants in the deep South tend to carry out their bombings on the roadside, followed by a brief gunfight.
Bombs in the South have often been placed in public places, normally targeting restaurants and eateries frequented by security personnel and officials. The attack in downtown Pattani last May that ripped through a teashop frequented by police officers and the Unimog military transport vehicle in front of it was a case in point.
Though the bombs in Bangkok were quite small in size and weight, one cannot deny the symbolism and timing of the acts - the last hours of the last day of the year when tens of thousands of revellers were getting ready to party the night away.
The psychological cost was tremendous and the political cost could be just as brutal. If the police fail to close this case in a timely manner, the Council for National Security (CNS) will undoubtedly bear the brunt of the blame.
It's an open secret that there is some opposition to the plans of the CNS to carry out a structural reform of the police force. Any reform would take away a lot of the powers of the police.
Police General Ajiravid Subarnbhesaj said all eight bombs were placed in 3x5-inch boxes and detonated by digital alarm clock. The most interesting part was that traces of M4 high explosive booster were found in all of the bombs.
The fact that M4, officially a controlled item, was found to have been used lent weight to the theory that the bomb attacks may have been an inside job - either rogue military or a police clique looking to discredit the junta and the current administration.
For the time being, nothing has been totally ruled out. The "undercurrent" theory is quickly gaining momentum. And if this turns out to be the case, Bangkok could become a battle ground for power.
Revellers will have to keep their fingers crossed and hope next New Year's Eve will turn out differently.

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration cancelled the New Year alsm giving at Sanam Luang, which was scheduled at 6 am on Monday.
The cancellation came after two more explosion near Central World Plaza and Pratunam pier.

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Investment projects still on track despite political turmoil

Despite the country's unstable economic and political situation, both local and foreign firms are proceeding with their investment projects here this year.

Joint ventures and international companies have displayed confidence in Thailand, declaring their investment plans for 2007.

US-based Dow Chemical, a leading chemical and plastics manufacturer, for example, has applied for Board of Investment (BoI) incentives based on US$900 million (Bt32 billion) worth of projects.

Company chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris said $408 million would be spent on construction of a propylene oxide and propylene glycol plant.

Another $350 million will be invested over the next four years in a joint venture with the Siam Cement Group to construct a polyolefins plant that will utilise a by-product from their naphtha cracker plant in Rayong.

He said the company would disclose how the remaining $142 million would be spent in the first quarter of this year.

Meanwhile, Akara Mining, a gold-mining company, plans to increase its investment budget to Bt4 billion to better exploit gold deposits in Phichit and Phetchabun, its president Gavin Thomas said.

Akara Mining is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australia-based Kingsgate Consolidated.

India-based Tata Steel Group, which recently purchased Thailand's Millenium Steel and renamed it Tata Steel (Thailand), said recently it will spend Bt3.6 billion on building a mini-blast furnace at the Bo Win Industrial Estate in Chon Buri.

Tata Steel president Santi Charnkolrawee said construction would begin in the first quarter and be completed by the third quarter of 2008.

The facility will be able to produce 500,000 tonnes of "hot metal", or pure liquid iron, per year.

Tata Steel (Thailand) also plans to expand its business locally and throughout Southeast Asia, Santi said.

Another example of confidence is Thai Fatty Alcohol, which is a 50:50 joint venture between PTT Chemical and Cognis Thailand. The company is to invest Bt820 million to build a fatty-alcohol plant on the Eastern Industrial Estate in Rayong province, according to Manope Kerdlappol, director and acting managing director.

The plant will start operations at the end of this year, he said.

Siam Cement Group (SCG), the country's largest and most advanced industrial conglomerate, has been divided into five strategic business units: petrochemicals, paper and packaging, cement, building products, and distribution.

To follow its parent company's policy as being a leading company among Asean members, SCG Paper will invest Bt18 billion this year to boost its domestic and international production capacity, according to the business unit's president Chaovalit Ekabut.

Of that sum, the company will spend Bt5.2 billion to build a new Kraft paper plant in Vietnam and around Bt10.3 billion to expand production capacity at its paper plants in Thailand.

The remaining Bt2.5 billion will be spent on installing a boiler that uses coal instead of oil as fuel at a plant in the Philippines and other energy-saving projects in Thailand to help offset the increase in energy costs.


Meanwhile, Pramote Techasupatkul president of SCG's cement business unit, said the company would expand capacity at two ready-mixed cement plants in Indonesia and another two in Vietnam with a total investment of Bt300 million this year.


He said the countries had high demand for cement due to the growth of their populations and economies.


The company will also invest another Bt200 million in research to develop new products this year, he added.


Another major investment this year is IGS' plan to build Thailand's first industrial estate for gems and jewellery, named Gemopolis. IGS plans to invest nearly Bt10 billion to build a "one-stop" service city on 600 rai of land.


Suttipong Damrongsakul, IGS assistant managing director, said the construction work would start this year and take 10 years to complete.


The project will consist of trade centres, shopping malls, hotels and service centres at the complex, which will be just four kilometres from Suvarnabhumi Airport.


To maintain confidence, the Industry Ministry is attempting to convert Thailand from labour-intensive industries to a technology and innovation-based country.


Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras has announced a plan to develop the industrial sector by promoting Thailand as a technology- and innovation-based country.


Deputy Industry Minister Piyabutr Cholvijarn said his ministry has proposed a budget of Bt400 million to train up 300 researchers to support priority industries such as auto parts, machinery, electronics and textiles.


Another Bt114 million will be spent on drawing up a master plan for local industries to increase their productivity in order to compete with overseas rivals.


"If we develop technology ourselves, Thailand will be a knowledge base for science. That will improve our edge against other countries that are now developing to compete with us," Piyabutr said.


Then, the Kingdom will transform into a technology and innovation source rather than a buyer of technology from developed countries, he said.


Meanwhile, BoI secretary-general Satit Chanjavanakul said the board would propose new privileges for industries that invest in research and development to support the Industry Ministry plan.


Besides granting general incentives to investors, it will also specify which industries or technologies the government favours by providing special incentives to firms developing them, he said.


He said sectors with potential to become technology and innovation-based industries included auto-makers, electronics, machinery, moulding, printing and agro-business industries.


The BoI would not forecast the level of direct investment for this year but focus instead on quality of investment in terms of projects that develop the country's productivity and offer technology transfers and innovations, Satit said.


For last year, the BoI targeted to investment of Bt500 billion.


It recorded total investment for the first eleven months of Bt471.5 billion, down Bt213.5 billion from the same period a year earlier.


In addition to political turmoil and sky-high oil prices last year, he said investment was down from 2005 because there were fewer mega-investment projects.


He added that total foreign investment from January to November was Bt280.25 billion compared to Bt481.42 billion in the same period a year earlier.


Around 35 per cent of foreign investment came from Japan. However, some companies from countries such as the US, India, Australia and Belgium had tripled investments compared to 2005.


A quarter of foreign investment last year went into electrical and electronic products. This was followed by the service sector, metal products and machinery.


Investment in the country's core industries - electronics, auto-parts and auto production, petrochemicals, agriculture, services and alternative energy - was forecast to continually expand this year, Satit said.

[bum]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.628.847 von to_siam am 01.01.07 12:08:47

zitat von siam:
@All - Im Laufe des Jahres werden wir noch super Einstiegschancen bekommen



...sorry,aber wer terroranschlaege unter dem aspekt sieht ,dass man dadurch kasse machen kann,rangiert bei mir noch weit unter denen die die bomben schmeissen...die haben wenigstens noch...ach lassen wir das,will ich nich weiter ausfuehren.

..schad,dass es meist die falschen trifft,denen beine oder das leben wegfliegen.

[to_siam]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.632.924 von bum am 02.01.07 09:23:35

*

@bum - That´s life! Den Spruch "Kaufen, wenn die Bomben krachen!" habe ich nicht erfunden.

Sorry, aber bei mir geht´s dann wenigestens gerade raus und nicht pseudomäßig verschleimt...

*

[Rotstift2004]

Thaksin criticises Govt for blaming old power clique for Bangkok bombs
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday cried foul over the conclusion of the government that people who lost political benefits were behind the Bangkok bomb attacks.
In his letter faxed from Bejing, Thaksin said the government jumped into the conclusion without making any arrest.
He said the government could reach such conclusion less in 24 hours, compared with many bomb attacks in the deep South, which the government so far failed to make any arrest.
He said the government distorted the information to mislead the people and play politics with the terrifying events.

[Rotstift2004]

Bombings to affect tourism in mid 2007
The New Year's Eve bombings may impact on tourism business starting from the middle of 2007, a tourism executive said Tuesday.
Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) president Anek Srichivachart said that so far no foreign tourists had cancelled their planned visits to Thailand as a result of of New Year's Eve explosions, but government offices and private businesses will reopen tomorrow after the four-day New Year holiday and may receive news of some cancellations .
If Sunday's incidents do not linger in the headlines and do not continue to take place, then the impact could be minimal, he said.
Mr Anek said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Tourism Authority of Thailand should work together with private tourism organisations and join hands to compile information and distribute it worldwide to bolster confidence among foreign tourists planning to visit the Kingdom.
He said that tourism would be affected by news and perceptions of violence in Bangkok, but unless such violence continued, it would not be major.
Earlier projections estimated that revenue from tourism this year would be 540 billion baht which would be spent by about 16 million people.

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tief rot

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SET -26.25

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KSL kaufen

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EINSTEIGEN BEI 625 SET

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fuer die mutigen unter euch 651 oder 639

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Bomb threat against the Nation
A man made a bomb threat against The Nation newspaper on Wednesday, saying the paper reported onesided and antiThaksin news stories.

At least three bomb hoaxes were made against three Bangkok schools Wednesday, police said.

[Rotstift2004]

PTTEP unit finds gas in Myanmar

PTT Exploration & Production Plc (PTTEP) said Wednesday that its unit, PTTEP International, has discovered natural gas at exploration block M9 in the Gulf of Mataban, Myanmar.
According to the three flow rate tests at the exploration well - Zawtika-1A, the combined flow rate stood at 71.4 million standard cubic feet a day, PTTEP said.
The flow rate supports future potential development of Block M9, PTTEP said.
To estimate the petroleum reserves and prepare a development plan for future production, PTTEP plans to continue drilling seven more exploration and delineation wells in these blocks, which are expected to be completed in July.

[Rotstift2004]

Chavalit criticises CNS for linking him with New Year's bombings
Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh lashed out at the Council for National Security (CNS) on Wedensday for trying to link him to the New Year bomb attacks.
"If the CNS is so good as to know the culprits behind the bombing, then why not arrest them all?" he asked, challenging authorities to issue an arrest warrant against him.
Chavalit made the acerbic remarks accusing the CNS for portraying him as a scapegoat for its incompetence to identify the real culprits behind the explosions.
"(CNS assistant secretary) Saprang Kalayanamitr claimed he already had pertinent information on the bombing, but he failed to take any action. This is gross incompetence," he said.
He said the CNS should examine among its ranks if it truly wanted to solve the case, alluding to speculation that the military had staged the bombing in order to justify its grab for power.
Younger military officers were inexperienced although they tried to act as if they knew everything, he said.
Even foreigners knew that the bomb attacks were an insider's job as rival Thais sought to destroy one another, he said.
In explaining why he was suspected in the bombing investigation, he said he was often blamed for things he did not do.
"In the past, I was accused of being a Communist sympathiser while combating insurgency," he said.
"In a recent case, (deposed premier) Thaksin Shinawatra removed me from solving the outbreak of southern violence because he suspected I was a Muslim sympathiser," he added.
He warned that the violence might escalate if the CNS held on to power. The only way to restore normalcy is for the CNS to quickly hand back the power to the people, he said.
In a separate interview, Lt General Pirat Sawamipak, seen as Chavalit's ally, denied his involvement in the bomb attacks.
Pirat admitted, however, that authorities had checked on his whereabouts after the explosions. "I told them I was at home as I am too old for partying," he said.
He said he also informed his alibi to General Pongthep Thesprateep, secretary general to the prime minister.
He dismissed speculation that his house had been searched and that he and Chavalit might be detained for questioning.

[jameslabrie]

boersen report raet jetzt zum einstieg bei krung thai und bangkokbank...

[Rotstift2004]

Thailand's rating outlook stable: Moody
Moody's Investors Service said that is sees no rating implications for Thailand in the wake of the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok. The agency's rating outlook for Thailand remains stable.
"Concerns would be heightened if the attacks prove to be an escalation of the separatist insurgency -- though neither the identity nor the motive for the latest attacks are known at this point -- or if the attacks signal the onset of a violent backlash from the September military coup," said Moody's Vice President Thomas Byrne. Moody's has said that a sustained escalation of separatist violence outside the southern border provinces would be a negative credit factor for the country.
Byrne said that Thailand's external payments and fiscal positions have improved significantly since the 1997 financial crisis, insulating the sovereign from shocks and supporting the Thai government's Baa1 bond ratings. The budget has been balanced or in surplus since 2003, international reserves have risen above $64 billion, and foreign direct investment has swollen to record levels in the last two years with net inflows of more than $8 billion through the first 10 months of 2006.
"An escalation of violence that deters new investment in Thailand would have negative implications for Thailand's credit fundamentals," said Byrne. "More broadly, a shift by the post-coup leadership in economic or political policies that makes the investment climate less hospitable than under the Thaksin administration would also have negative credit implications. Byrne added that a restoration of confidence in Thailand's democratic and constitutional institutions would help underpin economic and financial stability in Thailand over the long run."


Moody's affirmed its investment-grade ratings for Thailand on Sept 20 in the wake of the coup. They include:
Foreign and local currency government bond ratings: Baa1
Foreign currency country ceiling: A3
Foreign currency deposit ceiling: Baa1
Local currency deposit ceiling: Aa2
Local currency bond guideline: Aa2
The outlook for Thailand's sovereign ratings is stable

[Rotstift2004]

Cabinet to review Foreign Business Act

The Cabinet will review next Tuesday a proposal from the commerce ministry for an amendment to the 1999 Foreign Business Act, Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet said Thursday.
Under the proposed revision, a foreign company would be defined as being local or foreign based on voting rights as well as shareholding. This differs from the existing law, which only considers shareholding structure, Krirkkrai said.
The government may grant a one-year period for firms to adjust their shareholding structure to comply with the amended law, Krirkkrai added.
The ministry also plans to submit to Cabinet next Tuesday a draft of the new law to regulate retail and wholesale businesses, which could include regulations on where and how major chain stores can expand, the minister said.
Local retailers have campaigned against the expansion of international mega-stores, claiming they are driving small stores out of business.

[Rotstift2004]

einstiegs punkt SET 651

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SET 651.....nach unten hin gebrochen.....kein rebound heute
steigt der SET morgen nicht....warten bis er auf 639 faellt

[jameslabrie]

erste position heute bei krung thai zu 0,239 aufgebaut,sowie limit ultimo thai airways zu 0,78....

[Rotstift2004]

BANK OF AYUDHYA
BAY gears up for new era as Krit steps down

Ratanarak family likely to retain some influence: source


The resignation of Krit Ratanarak from all positions at Bank of Ayudhya does not mean that there is no one representing the Ratanarak family to oversee the bank's policy, according to a source in the industry.


Krit's resignation is apparently his attempt to show that the country's sixth-largest bank - with GE Money as its strategic investor - will from now on be run only by professional bankers, the source said.


On January 10, BAY is expected to receive Bt22 billion from GE Capital International Holdings (GECIH). Although GE will then have a 29.4-per-cent stake in BAY, the Ratanarak family will still control a majority stake in the bank with 32 per cent, diluted from 37 per cent.


Krit resigned on Wednesday from his positions as chairman and director of the bank, along with Pakorn Thavisin who resigned as a director. The bank has appointed Kong Khoon Tan and Janice Van Ekeren to replace Krit and Pakorn, respectively.


In April last year, Krit resigned as the bank's CEO in response to the Bank of Thailand's call for good corporate governance, reflecting that he would leave operational tasks to oversee only policymaking.


Now, with Krit's absence from all posts in the bank, BAY - whose name has been attached with Krit's for decades - hopes to move forward without a family-run image towards international standards brought in by GE Money.


However, Krit's resignation does not mean that the Ratanarak family will not have anyone to take care of its business, said the source. The bank also appointed Veraphan Teepsuwan as the new chairman to replace Krit. The Teepsuwan family, in fact, has known the Ratanarak family since their father's generation, the source said.


Krit and Veraphan have reportedly done many business deals together. Veraphan's name has appeared as director and executive in a number of companies owned by the Ratanarak family since 1973.


For example, Veraphan is vice chairman and executive chairman of Eastern Star Real Estate, which is indirectly owned by the Ratanarak family. Veraphan is also chairman in Siam City Cement, Ayudhya Alliance CP Life and Ayudhya Insurance, which are all companies of the Ratanarak family and BAY.


Veraphan also reportedly played a key role in dealing with GE Money before the deal with the US giant was completed last year.


The bank's new chairman was an official in the Budget Bureau Office from 1966 to 1969. He also served as adviser to then-prime minister General Prem Tinsalanonda's administration in 1980-1981.


GE Money completed its strategic investment in BAY on Wednesday by officially transferring GE Money Retail Bank's assets and liabilities, including deposits, home mortgages and home equity loans, to BAY.


Executives of BAY and GE have started working on a strategic roadmap focusing on strengthening the Thai bank's expertise in retail products, customer relationship management, risk management and compliance.


In addition, both the bank and GECIH have conducted the same car-leasing services business, via Ayudhya Auto Lease and GE Capital Auto Lease, respectively. Both parties agreed that the bank would set up a new car leasing service firm called Ayudhya Capital Lease. Therefore, GE Capital Auto Lease has ceased operations, while Ayudhya Auto Lease will follow suit.


Along with Krit's resignation, GE Money said in its press release that BAY would from now on continue as a "board-run" company.


The bank's board now comprises Veraphan, the chairman, Ekasak Puripol, Thipsamat Na Chiengmai, Pongpinit Tejagupta, Kong Khoon Tan, Janice Van Ekeren, Phanporn Kongyingyong and Pornsanong Tuchinda. The bank's independent directors are Surachai Prukbamroong, Yongyuth Withyawongsaruchi, and Virat Phairatphiboon.


"We see this as an exciting partnership for us in Thailand," Yoshiaki Fujimori, president and CEO of GE Money Asia, said in the press release. "We are confident in the long-term prospects for the country. Our new investment in BAY is an important demonstration of our solid commitment."


Banking analysts have earlier pointed out that the complement from GE Money will make BAY's know-how in retail financial services much stronger. The bank will become one of the most competitive in the business.

[Rotstift2004]

Tax break extended for new SET listings

Finance officials bow to calls to help more companies go public


The Finance Ministry has given the nod to extend corporate income tax incentives for companies which seek to list on the local stock market this year.


Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula said yesterday the tax privileges would, however, be provided for only three accounting years, compared with five years given for companies listed on the bourse between 2001 and 2006.


Companies are subject to a 25 per cent corporate tax payment if their stocks are listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) this year, and 20 per cent if their shares are listed on the second-tier Market for Alternative Investment (MAI).


Non-listed companies pay 30-per-cent tax on their income.


"The ministry granted the extension as we considered that the number of listed companies at the moment remains small, compared with over 400,000 firms in Thailand," Pridi-yathorn said.


The ministry will seek Cabinet approval for the tax privileges soon.


The SET and brokers had frequently asked the ministry to extend the corporate income tax privilege for newly listed companies in order to encourage non-listed companies to go public. Earlier, the request had been turned down amid a widening budget deficit.


Since the incentive was implemented in 2001, more than 100 firms have listed on both the SET and the MAI.


Regarding the tax privileges for the merger and acquisition of listed companies, an informed source at the Finance Ministry said it would agree that the new entity that emerges from the M&A would receive the same corporate income tax privilege as newly listed companies.


However, the ministry would not allow the new entity to reduce its tax liability by deducting from taxable income losses incurred from at least one of the merged firms, the source said.

[Rotstift2004]

Repairs finally begin on Internet cables

Five repair ships have arrived in Taiwanese waters to fix earthquake-damaged undersea cables that have slowed down internet traffic in the region, but the repair work could last two to three weeks, the state-run Chunghwa Telecom Co said on Thursday.
"The repair ships ... arrived in Taiwan waters on Wednesday and sailed to the site of the damaged cables today," Chunghwa Telecom said in a statement.
"They will check and fix the damaged cables, but the repair will take two to three weeks," the statement said.
The four undersea cables linking Taiwan to south-east Asia, the United States and Europe have a total of nine ruptures caused by the December 26 earthquake off Taiwan's south coast.
The quake, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale, left two people dead and about 50 injured.

The quake and its aftershocks damaged four of the six undersea cables owned by Chunghwa Telecom, cutting or slowing down the region's voice, data and internet connections with the outside world.

It also affected business and daily life in neighbouring countries as Taiwan is a rerouting point for their undersea cables.

A cable connecting China to the US has three ruptures, one connecting south-east Asia to the Middle East and Western Europe has two ruptures, and two cables forming part of the Asia-Pacific Cable Network have 2 ruptures each.

Repairing the cables is a difficult task because divers must hook up both ends of the ruptured section of cable from the ocean floor up to 1,000 metres below the surface, connect the two ends and test the cable before lowering it to the ocean floor.

Chunghwa Telecom is expected to lose at least 150 million Taiwan dollars (4.5 million US dollars) in repair fees and in lost charge fees which are exempted from the time the undersea cables were damaged until they are repaired.

Because of the incident, Chunghwa Telecom is considering laying more undersea cables, renting a telecommunications satellite or jointly launching a second telecommunications satellite with Singapore Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Ho Chen-tan said last week.

Chunghwa Telecom would make a decision regarding renting a satellite, launching a satellite with Singpore Telecom or launching one with a new partner before March, Chunghwa Telecom spokesman Lin Jen-hung said.

Chunghwa Telecom and Singapore Telecom jointly launched the ST-1 telecommunications satellite in 1998 with a lifespan until the year 2011.

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SET 639.....nach unten hin gebrochen

naechster einstiegs punkt ist 625

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Coup rumours could be linked to Dec 31 bomb attacks

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said the country should be on alert as more chaos is expected within one or two months.


Surayud was speaking at a press conference after meeting with top Council of National Security members, including Gen Sonthi Bunyaratglin, Gen Winai Phattiyakul and Boonrawd Somtas at the Government House for about an hour.


"The situation could not be trusted for now. Within one or two months there could possibly be more chaos. The public should be on alert," he said without further elaboration.


Moreover he quoted Gen Sonthi as saying that the CNS will inform the public beforehand about its mobilisation and rotations of troopers so that the public would not be misinformed or panic.


More dissemination of the army activities will help prevent ill-wished people from distorting the information and disseminating rumours, Surayud said.


"Gen Sonthi promises that the public would be informed of the mobilisation and rotation of troopers so that they would not get panic or believe rumours from ill-intention people," he said.


Rumours swept the capital and the country on Thursday night after many people saw army military trucks loaded with troopers admist unconfirmed reports that some powerful and influential groups of people tried to stage coup.


The rumours forced people to go home early. Many offices told their employees to leave the office and directly go home.


The panic and rumours came as series of fatal bombings hit the capital in the New Year's Eve, killing three and injuring some 40 others.


Surayud said the rumours could be linked to the bomb attacks on December 31, 2006.

[Rotstift2004]

Banks may begin lowering interest rates in Q1


Local commercial banks may begin reducing their interest rates in the first quarter as they expect the Bank of Thailand to cut its policy rate.

According to Siam Commercial Bank Plc's President Jada Wattanasiritham, who is also the chairperson of the Thai Bankers' Association, commercial banks' interest rates are likely to fall in the first quarter, and should continue to fall by one percentage point over the whole year this year.

The reduction in rates will be in both deposit and lending rates, Jada added.

The central bank will switch its policy rate to the one-day repurchase rate from 14-day repurchase rate when the bank announces its rate decision January 17.

The 14-day repurchase rate is currently at 5 per cent.

Economists expect the central bank to set the one-day rate at 4.75 per cent, compared with 4.9375 per cent at Thursday's close.

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Tourism, consumption hurt by New Year's Eve blasts

Up to 15 per cent of the four million tourists expected to visit Thailand in the first three months of the year may cancel their trips after deadly bombings in Bangkok, according to the Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting.
The blasts -- which killed three people and injured dozens, including nine foreign tourists -- are expected to cost the sector Bt20 billion in revenue.
The centre had earlier forecast that 13.45 million people would visit Thailand this year, generating tourism income of Bt428 billion.
"The number of tourists, both Thais and foreigners, will drop from our previous forecast. The impact on tourism from the bombs will be felt nationwide, the center's director Thanavath Phonvichai said.

Tourism is a key money spinner for Thailand, generating about six per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

Apart from tourism, Thanavath said consumption and investment would also suffer, with combined losses expected to total Bt30 billion.

The damage would result in a half-point decline in the first quarter GDP from original projection of 4.0 per cent, he added.

The centre, however, maintained its GDP forecast for 2007 at a range of 4.0-5.0 per cent, compared to 4.5-5.5 per cent projected by the Bank of Thailand.

[Rotstift2004]

PTT to reduce diesel retail price by 40 satang Saturday

The PTT Plc will reduce its retail prices of diesel oil by Bt0.4 starting from 5 am Saturday, PTT vice president Chaiwat Churit said Friday.
He said the normal diesel price would be Bt22.94 per litre while its bio-diesel price would be Bt22.44 per litre.

[bum]

willste die durchbrueche nach unten jetzt jeden tag neu dokumentieren..
warum nich einfach direkt 450 als einstiegspunkt.....das isn vernuenftiger wert fuer den set.

[ballard1]

aktuell echt krass, kennt ja nur eine Richtung. Nur wo sollte man einsteigen?
450 halte ich dann doch für stark übertrieben.
Hadere jeden Tag mit dem Kauf, bisher mal Glück gehabt.
Kasikornbank und Thai Airways werden es wohl werden.

[Rotstift2004]

SET 625 ist ein guter Einstiegspunkt

[Rotstift2004]

BOI to launch road show to restore foreign investors' confidence


The Board of Investment (BOI) will meet with industrialists and investors next week to explain the situations after the deadly bomb blasts on New Year Eve to restore the investors' confidence in Thailand, said Secretary-general Satit Chanjavanakul.

Speaking after meeting with said Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras, Satit said that BOI would also rely on foreign operators who are doing business here to communicate with new foreign investors about the country's situation.

"Communicating with foreign investors who now have business in Thailand is a better way to send our message out. These investors here will properly explain the situation to new foreign investors," he said.

The first step will start the road-show at the industrial estate in the eastern part of Thailand such as Rayong, Chonburi, and the middle of Thailand including Ayudhaya and Pathumthani.

[McZocks]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.689.036 von Rotstift2004 am 05.01.07 12:53:23

nie und nimmer ein Einstieg in Thailand


wenn mich nicht alles täuscht die schlechteste Börsenperformence
aller Emerging Markets in den letzten 5 bzw. sogar 10 Jahren

es war, ist und wird immer ein Dritteweltland bleiben

Wenn es nicht so makaber wäre, müsste man
bei dem was dort politisch und wirtschaftlich abgeht fast sagen:

Die gehören wieder mal richtig feucht durchgewischt

[Rotstift2004]

TRT leader urges CNS to promise no coup attempt

Thai Rak Thai Party leader Chaturon Chaisaeng urged Friday all eight leaders of the junta to convince the public that none of them would attempt to stage a coup to seize power from Surayud government.

Chaturon's call came in the aftermath of the reported troop movements in Bangkok and other regions on Thursday.

"They need to show sincerity that they will never stage the coup again because, if they do, it will cause serious damage socially and economically to the country," Chaturon said.

In the worst case scenario, the coup would end up in more violence, he added.

The Thai Rak Thai had condemned the coup, no matter what the reason was, as it would finally lead to a bigger crisis, he said.

The junta under the Council for National Security (CNS) deposed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup on September 19.

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said the CNS should implement all possible strategies to stop widespread rumours about the imminent coup. A new coup would damage the country, he added.

[Rotstift2004]

STOCK MARKET WOES
Exchange turns to brokerages

Foreigners' input sought on how to put confidence on a stronger footing


The Stock Exchange of Thailand has invited 10 brokerages - both foreign as well as local ones with a strong foreign customer base - to discuss their concerns about the spate of negative news hammering the stock market over the past several weeks.


The chief shocks were the central bank's draconian measure to curb baht speculation and the bloody Bangkok bombings.


SET president Patareeya Benjapolchai said yesterday that the SET would invite the foreign brokerage houses to meet with the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations in order to find out what foreigners want to know to improve their understanding of the recent developments.


The feedback gleaned from the meeting will be used to prepare for a meeting of foreign brokerages later this quarter.


"After I talked to Dr Kongkiat Opaswongkarn, CEO of Asia Plus Securities, we agreed to urge all concerned associations to evaluate the situation and impacts. Then, they should give their suggestions for customer safety to help restore confidence," Patareeya said.


Some foreign brokerages plan to propose discussion on the Bank of Thailand's 30-per-cent reserve requirement on foreign capital inflows that has hamstrung the stock market.


The stock market plunged sharply after the harsh measure was announced on December 19, although the central bank later said foreign players investing in the bourse would be exempted.


"I don't agree with the capital control measure. Foreign investors don't like it either. The measure shouldn't be reversed back and forward. People will get confused. So, we will focus on this matter (in the meeting)," ML Thongmakut Thongyai, director and head of equities at Citicorp Securities (Thailand), was quoted by Reuters as saying.


Besides Citicorp and Asia Plus, the other eight brokerages meeting with the SET on Monday are Tisco Securities, TMB Macquarie Securities (Thailand), CLSA Securities (Thailand), Credit Suisse Securities (Thailand), SCB Securities, Phatra Securities, JP Morgan Securities (Thailand) and UBS Securities (Thailand).


Last year, foreigners increased their Thai stock portfolio by about Bt80 billion.


Thongmakut said the political situation was another worrisome factor for foreign investors.


Phaiboon Nalinthrangkurn, managing director of Tisco Securities, said the SET and the government should conduct more road shows for foreign investors so they can get information on the political situation here.


Patareeya said stock market sentiment had taken a big blow from the recent bombings in the capital, but credit-rating agencies including Standard and Poor's would likely not downgrade Thailand's sovereign rating anytime soon.


She urged the government to solve the security problem as soon as possible to restore investor confidence.


With the tax incentive for newly listed companies recently extended, the bourse is expected to add 64 firms in line with its target, with 40 companies listing on the SET and 24 on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI).


She is confident the target will be reached because the Finance Ministry extended the tax breaks for listed companies to the end of this year. Companies that are approved for listing on the SET or MAI by this year-end will enjoy the tax privileges for three years, starting from this year.


Since the uncertainty over whether the tax measure would be continued or allowed to expire has been cleared up, companies are expected to accelerate their listing plans.


She expects that Thai Tap Water - which filed its listing plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year - could list on the SET this quarter.


Thai Tap Water's managing director, Sompho Sriphum, was reported as saying the initial public offering could be kicked off in March.


The company's IPO plan to sell one billion shares or 25 per cent of its newly registered shares now awaits SEC approval. The IPO would bring its capital up to Bt3.99 billion.


Ch Karnchang is now its major shareholder, with 46 per cent.

[bum]

...also mrzock

feucht durchwischen is nich makaber sondern einfach nur auesserst geschmacklos.

dritte welt land ist auch ne beurteilung die meilenweit von der realitaet weg ist....

natuerlich gibt es weite teile des landes die landwirtschaftlich gepraegt sind mit einfachsten familienbetrieben,die sich damit mehr oder weniger eigenversorgen und sonst nahezu kein finanzielles einkommen haben(es sei denn sie haben eine tochter mit einer zweibeinigen langnasen atm card,was ja gelegentlich vorkommt)

...trotzdem verfuegt der groesste teil des landes ueber eine infrastruktur auf recht hohem niveau.

..und in den grosstaedten oder in bangkok,phuket oder pattaya finden wir einen standard wieder in fast allen bereichen des lebens,gegen den wir hier in europa haeufig nicht anstinken koennen.

dass sich die politische praesentation dieses landes momentan auf dritte welt land niveau bewegt,steht auf einem anderen blatt,und das die thailaendische groessenwahnsmentalitaet vielem im wege steht was thailand als ernstzunehmenden verhandlungspartner darstellen wuerde is auch klar.


...dat mit der empfehlung zur roadshow fuer auslaendische investoren waer da wohl wieder son typisches beispiel fuer..

man wuerde so was in auftrag geben ,wodurch irgendein thai die moeglichkeit haette sich und seine ganze sippe auf laengere zeit finanziell zu versorgen....
die veranstaltung wuerd wahrscheinlich irgendwo am arsch von thailand stattfinden ....
und irgendwein dorf wuerde danach jahrelang mit irgendwelchen t shirts aufm reisfeld arbeiten.

...die vetternwirtschaft und koruption in allen bereichen ist das hauptuebel.....aber bittschoen,wo liegt da mittlerweile der unterschied zum rest der welt,speziell deutschland.

dass die thais mit ihrem verhalten quasi immer wieder selbst in gewissen zeitspannen nach pruegel fragen liegt wohl irgendwie in der selbstorganisation dieses selbst in asien als seltsam angesehenen landes.

..die brauchen das einfach hin und wieder,um nich vollends abzuheben.....von daher habe ich auch die 450 gesehen,und halte die fuer gar nicht so abwegig,wie die meisten.

[Rotstift2004]

Aides denies Thaksin plans to sneak into Country through Cambodian border


Noppadol Pattama, legal adviser of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, denied Saturday that the former premier was planning to sneak into the country through Trat's border with Cambodia.

Noppadol dismissed the rumours that Thaksin was now in Koh Kong Cambodia.

He said Thaksin was still in Bejing. He said the former prime minister would enter the country through a normal channel once the Assets Examination Committee summons him to testifiy.

[Rotstift2004]

Several complaints from foreign tourists about being ripped off at seafood restaurants during the New Year holidays have alerted the Department of Internal Trade to take action on unscrupulous businesses, officials said. According to complaints revealed by deputy director-general of the department Songklod Ubolsing, foreigners claimed they were charged 200 baht for a dish of stir-fried morning glory, while some have paid 4,500 baht for one giant prawn.
In the latest complaint, a group of 10 foreign tourists dined at a seafood restaurant, ordered a few dishes and were charged more than 45,000 baht.

[Rotstift2004]

POST-COUP TROUBLES
Crisis fast approaching Surayud govt: critics
Opinion polls reveal growing unease over inaction on critical issues and fear of the junta's intentions
Critics have demanded the Surayud Chulanont government revise its strategy because of turmoil and surveys showing its public support is at a critical low.
They advised the government to accelerate investigations into alleged graft by the overthrown Thaksin Shinawatra administration.
National problems need to be tackled and lingering doubts the junta would step down as promised quashed.
An opinion poll taken following the New Year bombs in Bangkok shows hopes the September 19 coup would bring about political harmony and peace have been shattered.

[Rotstift2004]

und heute kaufen sie alle wieder als waere nichts gewesen.
621.25 low? und jetzt 639.13
was soll man sagen?

diese 625 waren schon ok

[Rotstift2004]

KSL

[Rotstift2004]

All eight Bangkok bombs likely made by same bombmakers

The explosive used in bombs at all eight sites on New Year's Eve was the same type and all were likely to have been made by the same skilled bombmakers, the commander of the police Office of Forensic Science, Pol Lt General Ek Angsananont, said Monday.
The objects used as shrapnel, such as nails and bicycle wheel bearings, were of the same size and attached to the explosives by the same technique, he said.
The type of the explosive will be positively known by the next week after confirmation by Australian explosives experts assisting the Office in identification process.
Fingerprints were found with explosives material found at two bomb sites at Gaysorn Plaza and the Pratu Nam Pier, but they have not matched any of those belonging to criminals in police records. Initial findings show that all eights bombs had no relation or similarities in terms of assembly techniques with those used in the deep South by Muslim insurgents, Ek said.

[Rotstift2004]

JP Morgan Securities (Thailand) president Marco Sucharitakul strongly recommended on behalf of the foreign brokerage house association that the government should scrap the stringent measure if they want to see the stock market recover. Only relaxing the rule would not help, he said.

[Rotstift2004]

Dynasty Ceramic (DCC)

[Rotstift2004]

Thailand to limit foreign stake in firms to 50 per cent

Thai government will limit foreign investors to holding no more than 50 per cent of the shares or the voting rights in companies here under legal changes approved Tuesday, Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said.



"Foreign investors who altogether hold more than a 50 per cent stake in a company must lower their stake within a year," Pridiyathorn Devakula said after a cabinet meeting.

"Foreign investors who hold more than 50 per cent of voting rights must also reduce their voting rights within two years,"he added.

The 50-per cent cap will only apply to companies that deal with areas considered important to national security, or that have an impact on natural resources or Thai culture, he said.

The cabinet approved the changes to the Foreign Business Act "in principle" on Tuesday.

Surayud said the government's top panel of legal advisers would continue to work on the details of the law to ensure precision and transparency.

"The Council of State is authorized to work on the details to make the law precise and transparent, without any need to be resubmitted for cabinet approval again," he told reporters.

"It will take some time for the law to take effect," he added.

[asiate]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.791.092 von Rotstift2004 am 09.01.07 14:10:31

Hey

hier noch mal
http://www.emfis.de/asien/asien/nachrichten/beitrag/id/Thail…

da scheint der abwärtstrend weiter intakt

Bis dann

[Rotstift2004]

FOREIGN BUSINESS ACT
Nominees will be forbidden

Planned amendments give more teeth to laws that restrict business holdings; executives warn of investment backlash


Foreign companies, which have been using Thai nominees to circumvent ownership laws, will be forced to reduce their stakes and their voting rights within specified time limits when the amended Foreign Business Act becomes law.


After deliberating for almost five hours yesterday, the Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Foreign Business Act designed to create a level playing field and transparency among foreign companies doing business in Thailand.


The amendment aims to end the legal contention over allegations that Temasek Hold-ings of Singapore had relied on nominees to get around the Thai ownership law to take over Shin Corp.


The amendments require foreign business owners to reduce their voting rights to below 50 per cent within one year.

[Rotstift2004]

Most companies not affected by amended foreign business laws

Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said Wednesday that most foreign companies will not be affected by draft legal amendments of foreign business laws.


The amendment expected to force some owners in the telecommunications and other sectors to sell down majority holdings and give up majority voting rights.


The minister said the law will apply mainly to service industries, while most foreign companies in the country are in export and industrial sectors.


He said there could possibly be minor revisions to the draft, but that the principles of the law couldn't be sacrificed and the loophole of using voting rights to maintain majority control in sensitive sectors would be closed.


"Some minor adjustments are possible in implementation, but if they ask for us to call off the voting rights rules, we can't do that. It is because it's the main principle which they have used to avoid Thai laws all along," he said.


He added that we have to talk reasonably. "We are an independent country. We have our own laws and we want businesses to respect our laws."

[Rotstift2004]

Our sales of Shin Corp to Temasek accordance with laws : Panthongtae

Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of ousted prime minister, reiterated Wednesday that the sale of Shin Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings was in accordance to the laws.

[Rotstift2004]

FM cancel ousted premier and wife's diplomatic passports

The Foreign Ministry has revoked diplomatic passports of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Pojaman, after months of recommendations to block his activities abroad which the junta deemed a political threat to national unity.

[ooy]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.806.756 von Rotstift2004 am 10.01.07 10:27:23

Gute Arbeit hier von Dir, wollte mich mal bedanken!!

[hasni]

der thailändische Markt ist schon billig, aber könnte noch billiger werden. leider selbst verschuldet!

Vielleicht mal in den nächsten Wochen kleiner Positionen aufbauen.
Welche Einzelwerte haben sich zu stark verbilligt?

[Rotstift2004]

Die Anleger waren damit heute bereits in der Mehrzahl der Meinung, dass die gestern verabschiedeten Einschränkungen für Beteiligungen ausländischer Anleger an thailändischen Unternehmen sich weit weniger belastend als gestern noch allgemein befürchtet auf den thailändischen Aktienmarkt auswirken werden.

Ersten Schätzungen nach sind von den Neuregelungen lediglich 15 der 500 gelisteten Unternehmen überhaupt betroffen.

[Rotstift2004]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.806.965 von ooy am 10.01.07 10:41:43

bitte das hoere ich gerne

[Rotstift2004]

http://thaifood-aroy-aroy.blogspot.com/

THAILAND.....billige Aktien und gutes Essen

[Rotstift2004]

Thai Bourse Resumes Trading of ASIA's Securities
& Removes Causes of Possible Delisting

Mrs.Patareeya Benjapolchai, the President of the Stock Exchange of
Thailand (SET) announced that Asia Hotel PCL (ASIA) is considered
to have met the SET's criteria for exemption from delisting.
The SET will thus lift the Suspension (SP) and the Non-Compliance
(NC) signs posted against ASIA's securities and resume trading of
its shares in the Tourism & Leisure Sector Services Industry
from January 22, 2007 onwards.

"ASIA's securities have been posted with the Suspension (SP)
sign since 2002. In the past the firm had several related
transactions, so investors should closely follow up the company's
information memorandum and other information before making
decision on investment in ASIA's securities. All details have
been disseminated on the SET Market Analysis and Reporting Tool
(SETSMART)" the SET President noted.

[Rotstift2004]

Chavalit to meet Prem
Former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has left his house to meet Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda Thursday morning, Nation Channel reported.
The TV station said Chavalit has left his residence and is scheduled to meet Prem at 9:30 am.
Chavalit has been suspected as being involved in rumours about a possible counter coup after he came out to criticise the government and Council for National Security on several occasions.

[Rotstift2004]

Thai shares rise 1.43 percent as foreign investment limits eased
Thai share prices rose 1.43 percent in opening trade Thursday as the military-installed government apparently backtracked on key elements of its new foreign investment caps, dealers said.
They said the government needed to clarify the exact scope of the amendments to the Foreign Business Act, which the cabinet approved Tuesday, as the finance minister indicated that a broad range of companies would be exempted.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index was up 8.92 points in the first four minutes of trading to 631.19. The bluechip SET 50 added 7.67 points or 1.77 percent to 441.51

[Rotstift2004]

Today SET Index
Index 635.19
Change 12.92
Value(Mil. Baht) 6,037.02
Total (M.Shares) 812.02
Up (M. Shares) 764.71
No Chg(M.Shares) 16.69
Down (M.Shares) 3.87
Advances 276
Declines 24
No Change 45
Index SET 50 444.41
Index SET 100 965.98
Updated Date 01/11/07
Updated Time 10:44:16

[Rotstift2004]

Most Active
Symbol Amount Price Change
BBL-F 410,203T 103.00 6.50
KBANK-F 281,350T 58.00 4.00
SCC-F 113,859T 232.00 4.00
LH-F 91,455T 6.20 0.35
ADVANC-F 21,442T 76.00 1.00

[Rotstift2004]

guten hunger.....ich gehe essen.....mahlzeit

http://thaifood-aroy-aroy.blogspot.com/

[Benx]

SONTHI: WE HAVE THE POWER AND ARE READY TO ACT

CNS chief certain old power clique, not southern rebels, behind New Year bombings and other subversive activities


Out of his almost four months in power, the New Year bombings in Bangkok and in Nonthaburi were probably the most challenging of times for Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the man who led the Sept 19 coup d'etat to topple the Thaksin Shinawatra administration. The spate of violence in the capital and neighbouring Nonthaburi has drawn the Council for National Security's attention to the urgency of enforcing harsh measures against the ''old power clique'', the group they believe is responsible for the ''undercurrent'' activities around the country and the New Year blasts.

Gen Sonthi, the CNS chairman, talked to Bangkok Post editors in a recent exclusive interview on his theory about who was behind the blasts and how the CNS plans to deal with the attackers.

Will it be necessary to issue any new laws to empower the CNS in your attempt to quell the old power clique?

We don't need to issue any new laws. We can exercise our power under martial law which is still in place. His Majesty the King hasn't endorsed the cabinet's proposal to lift martial law yet. More than 20 articles in martial law give soldiers powers we haven't exercised yet. And I've tried to avoid using this power. This is because we're adhering to the reconciliation principle, so we've tried to enforce just laws used in normal situations.

Which articles in martial law do you intend to enforce and when?

We'll do it soon. Martial law authorises the military to search premises, prohibit actions, seize items, evict people, and detain individuals for questioning.

Did the fact that the CNS has not yet enforced any stringent measures cause anti-coup groups to be over-confident? Even Noppadon Pattama [Thaksin Shinawatra's legal adviser] has come out to fearlessly criticise the CNS.

That is something we have to look at carefully. But we will have to assess the situation to see if the consequences of our measures turn out to be positive or negative. Then, we will do it more stringently. I believe the pressure will be relieved in four months.

What are the findings from security cameras' footage taken of the blast locations?

We watched them all. We'll summon the suspects in the footage for questioning. They are in the footage from cameras at Seacon Square. It's the same footage as that which Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has talked about.

How certain are you that the bombings in Bangkok have nothing to do with southern insurgents?

I'm more than 100% certain. There's no doubt. Even in the deep South, it's no longer easy for insurgents to perpetrate attacks. To do this kind of thing, the assailants must be very well acquainted with the areas where they want to plant bombs. My men still get lost in Bangkok.

They might have prepared for this several months in advance, mightn't they?

Impossible. We really believe that it's done by a group that has lost its [political] interests. The police have also changed their assumptions. Before, they thought southern insurgents could be responsible. Now, they've changed their minds.

It is said you got a tip-off before the bombings. What was this?

As I said earlier, the attacks could have involved hundreds of assailants. The operation covered a large area, so the information about the bombing plan had leaked out for some time. For this reason, the prime minister learned about it and issued an advance warning. To prevent further attacks, we're training staff in the business sector.

If we could have arrested them [the perpetrators] beforehand, could we have prevented the bombings?

Well, those people will keep changing their methods, just like the southern insurgents. One day, insurgent militants burnt a school, the next day they bombed another place. They have done it repeatedly. The Bangkok attackers copied the strategy of the southern insurgents, but they [the attackers] are not southern insurgents.

Do the military and police know who the attackers' leaders are?

The police have their own way of finding which group is responsible.

Have the police been cooperative?

I think so.

Why did the prime minister insist that the police chief will not be dismissed despite little progress in the bombing investigation?

We should give him time to work. Similar to the deep South, even in small communities, authorities have been unable to arrest anybody.

Those suspected to be behind the bombing in Bangkok are much smaller in number compared to the southern insurgent groups. Why can't the authorities arrest any of them?

The group isn't that small. Political canvassers are all around the country. People who have lost their [political] interests are all over the country.

Turning now to the arson attacks on Kamphaeng Phet schools, for example, do we know who the arsonists are?

There's a problem. If we arrest them and we can't find any witnesses, we will have to release them anyway. In short, we have to catch them red-handed.

Nam Yimyaem, chairman of the Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC), said civil servants did not file complaints against corrupt politicians and so his committee couldn't take any action in the CTX [bomb scanner] case and the land scandal [related to Khunying Potjaman's land purchase].

This problem is solved and all relevant parties are assigned to perform their roles.

Did the Shin Corp share transaction case make staff at the Finance Ministry, the Bank of Thailand and the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) refuse to give information to or file any complaints with the ASC?

The Finance Ministry has ordered all agencies in the ministry to be cooperative.

Have civil servants been reluctant to give the ASC information because they fear the old power clique will soon get back its political power?

I wouldn't put it as pessimistically as that. Thai people are rather too paranoid now. We don't know who are on which side. When the ASC get its hands on solid information, it's not inclined to share it with anybody. It tries to do everything carefully. All Thais should be cautious about whatever they think or whatever they want to say as well.

Are you afraid that after Mr Thaksin returns to Thailand, he will try to take revenge against family members and subordinates of the CNS, and the armed forces?

No, I'm not. My children are all grown up. They can take care of themselves. As for the armed forces, he can't do anything. I'll make the armed forces strong. One of my policies is to strengthen and unite the armed forces. Some members of the pre-cadet school class 10 [classmates of Mr Thaksin at the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School] are also on my side.

As for the lawsuits against Mr Thaksin, does the former prime minister need to appear before the court?

There are other ways. He may send in letters or talk through a video conference system. We'll use a similar method of communication as in the Constitution Tribunal. Even the Criminal Court could adopt the same approach. We don't want him to return yet as we have to give the utmost priority to restoring peace in the country.

Is there any chance of a counter-coup?

No way. Nobody can do it. It's just an idea floated by people out to split the CNS. They won't be able to do it anyway.

The old power clique has a lot of money. Could they hire junior military officers to stage a counter-coup for them?

No way. No group can do it, no matter how much money they have.

Are you worried about possible sabotage on Children's Day?

We'll do our best. I think the New Year's Eve assailants are now more cautious. They know they have made several mistakes.

[Rotstift2004]

SET
639 heute vormittag nicht durchbrochen!!!!

gut aufpassen....es kann wieder runter gehen

Value(Mil. Baht) 12,400.59 umsatz ok heute

wachsam sein

[Benx]

Ja wachsam, vor allem weil morgen die Panzer wieder in Bangkok einrollen

[Rotstift2004]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.826.189 von Benx am 11.01.07 10:05:06

mach die leute nicht verueckt,das leben ist schwer genug

[Rotstift2004]

Supreme Administrative Court rejects case against MCOT privatisation


The Supreme Administrative Court Thursday cited a legal technicality to reject launching a judicial review into the privatisation of state-run Mass Communication Organisation of Thailand (MCOT) which operates Channel 9.

"The three complainants, comprising anticorruption activists, are not an injured party qualified to raised the administrative litigation," the high court said in its ruling.

The three complainants are Veera Somkwamkid, Ratchanee Manmethee and Warit Chinsai. Veera represents the People's Network against Corruption while the other two are from the Clean Hands Association.

The high court opined the three failed to demonstrate that they were victims of the privatisation scheme.

In the writ filed on November 23, the complainants argued that the Thaksin Shinawatra government had unfairly granted access to listed shares for MCOT employees and foreign investors but not to the general public.

They also claimed that Thaksin had a conflict of interest in approving the privatisation as his family members had control over Shin Corp which operates iTV, a rival station to Channel 9.

[Rotstift2004]

Over 40 grocery stores expected to shut down this year: survey


Over 40 per cent of traditional retail shops in Bangkok would shut down their business this year due to higher competition, according to Sripatum University's International Retail and Franchise Business R&D Centre (IRF).

The centre said the shops' combined sales value is about Bt100 billion.

Peerapong Kittiveshpokawat, director of the centre, said a survey of 400 samples from over 50,000 small retailers showed over 40 per cent are prepared to shut their businesses.

"Their business has been largely affected by multinational companies' expansion as well as 24hour convenience stores," he said.

[ballard1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.834.276 von Rotstift2004 am 11.01.07 16:11:23

;-), der war gut

[Rotstift2004]

http://www.tops.co.th/promotion.htm

am samstag wird gegrillt.........3 kilo schweinefleisch 237 baht

[Benx]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.834.276 von Rotstift2004 am 11.01.07 16:11:23

kannst Dich ja morgen abend schon mal vor dem Parlamentsgebaeude in Stellung bringen, am Wochenende wird sicher wieder ne tolle Show fuers Fotoalbum geboten, nur diesmal bleiben die laenger....

[Rotstift2004]

LPG truck collision sparks explosion fear

Firemen were frantically struggling to contain the leak of highly-inflammable gas from a tanker truck that collided with a trailer on the inbound Bang Na-Trat Highway less than half kilometre from The Nation's head office.


At press time on Thursday night, fire engines were training water on the leaking tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in their best efforts to prevent a possible explosion. The operation forced a closure of the inbound section of the highway with traffic backing up for kilometres. No immediate evacuation of nearby buildings were ordered by authorities concerned as the salvation attempt was going on.


The accident triggered fear of a possible tragedy similar to a 1990 incident in which an LPG truck crashed into a building on Phetchaburi Road in central Bangkok before it exploded in flames and killed more than 100 people caught in traffic jams and trapped in burning buildings around the scene.

[Rotstift2004]

Investors must be wary of NVDRs as they assess new law

There is one more jigsaw piece that foreign and Thai investors should watch out for as they try to solve the new puzzle created by the changes to the Foreign Business Act just approved by the Cabinet. That is the treatment of non-voting depository receipts (NVDRs) and treasury stock.
NVDRs are issued by Thai NVDR, a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, to foreign investors who have bought shares in listed companies that are already up to their foreign-ownership limits.
NVDR holders are entitled to full economic rights, including dividends and rights issues, but are not allowed to vote, except on motions involving delisting. So, while shares are held by Thai NVDR on behalf of foreigners, they are considered non-voting shares, but, if the shares are sold back to Thai investors, they automatically become voting shares again.
There are no limits placed on the amount of a company's share capital that can be converted to NVDRs, except the limitations imposed separately by the Takeover Code.
Many listed companies have significant blocks of their shares owned through NVDRs. For example, Siam Cement (9 per cent), Bangkok Bank (5 per cent), Land and Houses (24 per cent), Golden Land (35 per cent) and Singer (12 per cent).
Singer provides an interesting example of what can happen to the balance of voting rights when a chunk of the share capital is disenfranchised through NVDRs. Since Singer's foreign parent company, Singer BV, owns 48 per cent of the share capital and 12 per cent of the shares are non-voting NVDRs, Singer BV effectively owns 54.4 per cent of the voting stock, which would make Singer a foreign company under the new Foreign Business Act amendments.

[Rotstift2004]

Domestic vehicles sales expected to grow by 3% in '07


Toyota Thailand expects domestic sales of vehicles to grow to 700,000 units, or 3 percent in 2007 after the 3 per cent decline last year.

Of the total, 510,000 units are likely to be commercial trucks and the remainder will be passenger cars.

Commercial truck sales should increase 4 per cent this year, offsetting a 1 per cent decline expected in the passenger car segment, Toyota said.

Vehicles sales in December surged 9 per cent on year to 84,860 units, and narrow the sales decline earlier last year, according Toyota.

In November, sales fell 9.9 per cent on year.

[Rotstift2004]

Oil retailers announced Friday that they will reduce the retail prices of diesel and gasoline by Bt0.40 a liter, effective this Saturday, in line with declining crude oil prices in the world's markets.
Following the price cuts, the retail price of diesel price will be at Bt22.54 a liter.
Retail prices of premium and regular gasoline will be at Bt25.59 a liter and Bt24.79 a liter, respectively.

[Rotstift2004]

A senior monk loves Thai Rak Thai

The Thai Rak Thai Party found a senior monk among its fans when former party MPs attended a religious ceremony to mark the New Year.
But, unlike previous years, this year's event was held without the presence of former party leader Thaksin Shinawatra, his wife and their children.
Phra Khru Atthamedhi, assistant abbot from Wat Sa Ket, gave sermons to more than 100 ex-MPs and party executives taking part in the event.
The monk told them that he "also loves the Thai Rak Thai Party," so do many people in the provinces.
"In the provinces, people want the former prime minister [Thaksin] to return to work. They still love Thai Rak Thai and remain part of your fan club," said the monk.

[Rotstift2004]

Fitch reaffirms ratings for AIS, DTAC

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) on Friday affirmed the ratings of Advanced Info Service Plc and Total Access Communication, two telecommunication stocks that could be impacted by amendments to Thailand's Foreign Business Act.

"The ratings are affirmed as follows: AIS' National Long-term rating at 'AA(tha)' with a Stable Outlook and National Short-term rating at 'F1+(tha)', while DTAC's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default rating ("IDR") at 'BB+', National Long-term rating at 'A(tha)', National Short-term rating at 'F2(tha)', and its National senior unsecured rating at 'A(tha)'. The outlook on DTAC's ratings is Stable," said Fitch.

Fitch, an international ratings company, predicted a stable outlook for both listed companies despite a cabinet endorsement of amendments to the Foreign Business Act on Tuesday that are likely to force the firms to divest shareholdings in the future in order to meet a new requirement that foreigners must hold less than 50 per cent of the voting rights.

The amendment is still awaiting legislative approval.

"Fitch views that the proposed changes to the FBA should have limited credit impact on AIS and DTAC, although it may result in partial dilution of the stakes of both companies' ultimate major shareholders, namely Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Telenor of Norway," said Fitch (Thailand) in a statement.

It noted that a partial divestment of Temasek's equity in AIS, the leading company in Thailand's mobile phone market, "would have minimal impact on AIS's credit profile."

But Fitch forecast a more serious impact from the reduction in Telenor's economic interest in DTAC from the current 69 per cent.

"A significant reduction of Telenor's stake to below 49 per cent, resulting in a loss of control of DTAC's management and strategic functions, could negatively affect the ratings," said the rating agency.

The amendment to Thailand's Foreign Business Act was politically motivated by the sale of Shin Corp, the holding company that also owns AIS, to Temasek Holding, Singapore's investment arm, in January last year.

Shin Corp was formerly owned by the family of Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's prime minister between 2001 to 2006, who was ousted from power by a military coup on September 19.

The Shinawatras' sale of their 49 per cent holding in Shin Corp, outraged many Thais because the sale was finessed through the stock market to be tax-free, and used loopholes in the FBA to hand over sensitive industries in the telecommunications' sector, including Thailand's satellite network, to a foreign company.

The post-Thaksin government was tasked to plug the loopholes in the FBA.

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Baht may rise but investors still cool

The Thai baht is expected to appreciate marginally against the dollar while investors in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are to move cautiously on investment due to the lack of fresh factors to stimulate buying, according to a report issued by the Kasikorn Research Centre.

With volatile movements earlier this week, the baht late Friday stood at 36.07 against the dollar compared to 35.97 per dollar one week ago, the report noted. Next week, the baht is expected to move within 35.40-to-35.90 against the dollar and the Thai currency is projected to move in line with the direction of regional currencies and trade is to be thin.

The baht, according to the report, is not anticipated to be impacted much as traders are awaiting a Bank of Thailand meeting, to be held next Wednesday, on its interest rate policy.

On Friday, the SET composite index closed at 645.71 points, up 2.79 per cent from a week ago, as foreign investors were net buyers for the first time in four weeks. Their total net buying for the entire week stood at Bt2.88 billion, the report said.

The bourse is expected to move sluggishly next week on the absence of fresh news to stimulate investment, it said.

With slow progress indicated on apprehending the perpetrators of the Bangkok New Year's Eve bombings, together with domestic political uncertainty, the central bank's measure on foreign capital controls imposed on Dec 19, 2006 and the approval by the Cabinet earlier this week on amendments to the Foreign Business Act will continue to haunt the SET next week, the report said.

Support level for the SET next week is around 632-640 points while the resistance level at between 660-665 points, it added.

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AEC to get evidences of alleged corruption over duty-free areas, logistic centres


Evidence of alleged corruption over duty-free areas and logistics centres at the new Suvarnabhumi Airport will be handed to the Asset Examination Committee (AEC) by deputy Democratic Party leader Alongkorn Pholabutr on Wednesday.

Alongkorn claimed that the alleged corruption also involved a Singaporean company and an influential Thai woman referred to as "Jae", Chinese for "elder sister".

The companies being accused are listed firm Thai Airport Company and Thai Airport Ground Services (TAG). The concessions are thought to be for 10 years, and the money involved amounts to some Bt10 billion, with the contracts signed on April 28 last year, allegedly without bidding.

"I will also ask the AEC to examine the Airport Organisation of Thailand [AoT] board," he said, adding that more nominees were allegedly also involved in the cases.

Attention may also be focused on a Singaporean company by the name of Frobisser, which has reported revenue less than that earned by an ordinary noodle stall but is involved in the concession.

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Sanctuary chief Yoo Senatham said that on the night of January 6, a group of nearly 20 elephants blocked a stretch of Route 3259, making it impassable for about 10 trucks that normally use the route to transport sugar cane and tapioca.

The elephants then ate the crops and some also tried to capsize a truck to get access to the food, he said.

A 45-year-old truck driver, Daeng Thongdee, told officials that he had bought tapioca from Sa Kaew and was on the way to deliver it to a Chachoengsao market when he found his truck was the first in a line that faced the elephants' roadblock.

Fearing the elephants heading towards him, he retreated to the trucks behind him. He saw the elephants eating the tapioca from his truck, which was then left with a broken window, a dented body and a torn plastic cover. The elephants fled into roadside jungle.

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The economic and political whirlwind currently buffeting the country is having a substantial impact with the Stock Exchange of Thailand expected to take at least eight months to recover, says economist Anusorn Tamajai.


Although stocks are exempt from the 30% reserve requirement on foreign capital inflows that the Bank of Thailand introduced on Dec 18, the impact is still being felt and it will be a while before the problem is resolved, said Dr Anusorn, a director of the SET subsidiary Family Know-How Co.


Exacerbating the investment climate was the string of New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok and uncertainty over the content and mechanism of amendments to the Foreign Business Act (FBA), expected this month.


Dr Anusorn advises investors to sell their stock and bond holdings, stick mostly with cash, and put off any property purchases until the situation improves.


The best time to pick good stocks would be from the middle of the year until the third quarter, he believes. And while bond prices have dropped and their yields have risen, it's still best to wait for prices to slide further before buying bonds of one to two years' duration.


Dr Anusorn expects the 30% reserve rule to lead to tightness in the bond market because new foreign money will not flow in. while some that was previously there will flow out.


"If the national economic outlook changes _ that is, if the Bank of Thailand's capital control measures and amendments of the Foreign Business Act are not handled properly _ then it could trigger a huge capital outflow, in which case interest rates will rise in Thailand. If that happens then the bond market investment strategy should be to go for short-term and not long-term issues."


Rising rates, of course, push up the costs not only of businesses but also of the government, which is the biggest borrower in the long-term bond segment.


The property market is also in a wait-and-see mode until the Foreign Business Act is clarified. One reason is that foreigners have frequently got around the law by using Thai companies to buy real estate. However, they use local nominees to hold shares on their behalf in these companies, which effectively puts them under foreign control.


"That is done by getting around the law and it will be affected, and when that happens asset prices will drop in Thailand," says Dr Anusorn. "That's why I'm trying to point out that the key tactic should be to hold cash and wait for prices to drop to a suitable level.


"Even right now the effect has started to show. No new entry (of foreign money into the property market) is taking place; investors are waiting for clarity."


The impact is far-reaching with Phuket and other resort areas also being hit because foreigners who had previously used companies to acquire real estate may find the rules of the game changing and some investment doors closing unless they can restructure their holdings.


While this could lead to property prices falling, Dr Anusorn does not expect a steep plunge because there could be people who will buy if and when some foreigners sell. "So the price won't drop a lot but if there aren't any buyers then it will plunge. Therefore the investment strategy should be to wait until the third quarter because by then you will get it cheap."


The price of gold, meanwhile, should remain stable. "It might rise a little bit because there is demand for gold, Chinese and Indian economies are strong and they consume a lot of gold _ even Vietnam buys quite a lot. Looking at the national reserves of each country _ central banks might reduce their dollar portfolio and increase the proportion of gold and other currencies."


And while the stock market has escaped capital control measures, they remain in place for the mutual fund business, which is facing problems, especially property funds. Dr Anusorn pointed out that property funds will be seen as less attractive because out of total investments of around 40 billion baht, 30 billion is foreign cash.


"It's a lot, when foreigners invest in the property sector they do so through property funds because they are more liquid, they don't actually have to hold the property.'


He believes the central bank's 30% reserve requirement on foreign capital inflows was far more than was needed to arrest the rise of the baht, saying that cutting interest rates would have been better.


"When the baht strengthened continuously they should have chosen to cut interest rates because speculators park their money in the short-term bond market, and cutting interest rates would have decreased their motivation to speculate."


However, he acknowledged that the central bank might have ruled out an interest-rate cut because it would have taken a big reduction to take the pressure off the baht.


As well, he said, the central bank had good intentions in introducing capital controls given that exports are the growth engine of the Thai economy and they are hurt the most by a strong baht.


Despite this, Dr Anusorn said central bankers grossly underestimated the negative impact.


"But this has occurred and triggered a problem and in resolving this problem I think we should use it for a while and then drop the measure. It would be better to use market or interest-rate measures."


But if the central bank uses market intervention to control the baht's rise _ buying dollars and selling baht _ it will chalk up losses because the dollar is weakening. The more dollars the central bank buys, the more it loses. "From the information we have the central bank has already lost 75 billion baht," he said.


"Right now all central banks are trying to liquidate dollars, not buy them, so intervention can only be done up to a certain point."

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CB Richard Ellis Thailand urges property buyers not to panic

The Thai branch of international real-estate and property-investment firm CB Richard Ellis has urged foreign property owners and prospective buyers of Thai real estate not to panic or abandon their interest because of proposed changes to the Foreign Business Act.
It says they should focus on foreign quotas for condominium ownership and leasehold properties developed by well-known and established companies.
CB Richard Ellis Thailand managing director Aliwassa Pathnadabutr said the proposed changes might affect large foreign investments in property projects and the construction industry but not private investment in a second home in Thailand.
The company has looked carefully at the "real effect" of the government's proposals in conjunction with major law firms and has considered the psychological affects and the perceptions of both foreign businesses in Thailand and foreign purchasers of Thai property, she said.
The danger of the proposals is that they might be seen as a rejection of foreign investment, with large potential losses for both the real-estate and the construction sectors of the economy. They might also be viewed as poor public relations on the part of Thailand internationally.
Aliwassa said her company's first piece of advice to all clients is that the proposals are not yet law.
Second, a detailed reading of the proposals shows them not to be as harsh as the headlines have presented them. Most businesses that will be redefined as foreign will be largely unaffected and allowed to continue, with time to amend their structure if necessary.
Therefore, she said, most office tenants should not be affected, although demand from incoming tenants might well be reduced.

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Ousted prime minister gives live interview to CNN

Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will give live interview to CNN from Singapore tonight at 7pm.
Thaksin will be interviewed for four minutes on the CNN's World Business Programme.
It will be the first time that Thaksin speaks publicly to the media since his ouster.

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True to take online gaming business abroad
Stiff competition in the local online game market has prompted True Digital Entertainment Co to expand its business abroad, aiming to double its revenue this year.
The digital-content subsidiary of True Corporation wants to become a regional online game operator as it enters other Southeast Asian markets this year.
Isra Taulananda, general manager of True Digital Entertainment, said the company was looking to enter Singapore and Malaysia by mid-year, before tapping into Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines by the end of this year.
The company is considering two options: setting up a new company or seeking a local partner for a joint venture.
True would be the licence holder while prospective partners would handle marketing activities and collect bills.
Mr Isra declined to elaborate on the size of the investment, but he said the company expected to realise revenue from abroad this year.
True Digital made its first profit of about 100 million baht in 2005.
He said the online game market in Southeast Asia was estimated to be worth four billion baht, with Vietnam having the highest potential.
The Thai digital game market is expected to grow by 15-20% this year to 1.4 billion baht. The number of online gamers in Thailand is expected to increase to four million, driven by the growing number of Internet and broadband users.
But Mr Isra said competition in the Thai online game market was intense, with a greater variety of game offerings from new providers. In addition, strict government regulations have impeded industry growth.
One of the latest entrants in the online game market is Silver Coins Co, which has introduced Trickster Online.
Founder Siriwat Kachornprasart, son of veteran politician Sanan Kachornprasart, said his company expected to attract 30,000 gamers within six months.

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Enough is enough : Thaksin

Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed not to re-enter politics, saying "enough is enough."

Speaking publicly for the first time since his ousting, Thaksin told CNN that he would like to return to Thailand as a private citizen.
"After six years in politics, it is time for me to be normal citizens, outside political arena. Enough is enough," Thaksin said during brief interview with CNN from Singapore.

He dismissed suggestion that he was behind the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok and surrounding areas that resulted in the death of three people.

Thaksin called on the authorities to bring the culprit to justice and expressed sympathy with those who suffered from the bombings.

"I came from election. I came from the people," said Thaksin, described the bombings as "stupid".

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Cable TV provider UBC decided ``not to broadcast the interview'' and instead repeated an earlier program, said a UBC official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. The official said there had been no particular order from coup leaders not to air the interview.
CNN representatives in Bangkok could not immediately be reached for comment.

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THAI-SINGAPORE TIES ON THE BRINK
Thailand cancels invitation to Singapore's foreign minister

Thai government rescinded Tuesday the visit of Singapore's foreign minister later this month after ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's meeting with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister.

The government also announced it was suspending a civil service exchange program with Singapore and canceled a meeting about the program that was to be held later this month.

"We expressed dissatisfaction with the explanation made by Singaporean authorities. Therefore we decide to cancel visit of Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo to Bangkok later this month ," Foreign Ministry spokesman Kitti Wasinondh said.


Thai Foreign Ministry summoned Singapore ambassador on Monday to express deep concerns on Thaksin's visit to Singapore.


An informed source said Singapore issued a private invitation for Thaksin to stay in the island nation for three days. Thaksin met Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar during the visit over the weekend.

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In second interview with foreign media, Thaksin calls for return to democracy
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appealed for a return to democracy in an interview with a Hong Kong newspaper published today.

Mr Thaksin told the Asian Wall Street Journal - the Hong Kong-based edition of the US' Wall Street Journal - that the public would not tolerate military rule in Thailand for long.

Democracy "is in the blood of the Thais," he said.

The interview was published as Thai Rak Thai, the political party he founded, went on trial accused of electoral fraud in the last election in which Mr Thaksin ran, last April 2.

It was Mr Thaksin's second controversial interview in 20 hours. Earlier, agents of the military junta censored portions of an interview shown on CNN, and for a while cut off access to the CNN and BBC (sic) websites.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Journal, Thaksin also criticised the military-installed government's economic policies and denied any involvement in deadly New Year's Eve blasts which killed three people,.

"We have tasted democracy, and we believe in democracy. So it's time for Thailand to restore democracy as soon as possible," he said in the interview, published in the newspaper and on the Wall Street Journal website.

"Democracy is in the blood of the Thais. They can tolerate (a non-elected government) for a period of time - one year, one year and half - but then the return of democracy is necessary."

The ruling junta has pledged elections and a return to democracy by the end of this year.

In an interview peppered with references to democracy, Thaksin pointed to Thailand's battered international standing. Its diplomatic relations have been strained since the coup, with the United States and Europe leading calls for the lifting of martial law and an accelerated return to democratic rule.

"If you aren't a democratic country, then it is very difficult to deal with other countries. Even ministers cannot meet with other (countries') ministers. You cannot meet ministers from the US," he said.

"You can't do business with the rest of the world."

Thaksin, a 57-year-old billionaire businessman, criticised the government's economic policy.

The Thai stock market plummeted a record 15 percent in December after the Bank of Thailand announced draconian capital control measures aimed at halting the rise in the country's soaring currency.

Just hours after that was announced, the finance minister backtracked and said the new rules would not apply to all foreign investment.

"Whether you like it or not, we have to live under a capitalist system. And to live in it successfully, we have to open up our economy and our society," Thaksin told the newspaper.

"If you make a 180-degree about-turn in one day, then the confidence is destroyed," he said.

Thaksin said he did not want to return to Thai politics, and denied any role in the Dec 31 Bangkok blasts, which killed three and injured dozens.

"I'm not that kind of person," he said. "It's not my style. It's just too gruesome."

The Bangkok government has claimed elements linked to Thaksin masterminded the attacks, and the ex-premier said that was one of the reasons he decided to speak up at last. "When they make allegations against me, I have to explain," he told the paper.

Thaksin was in New York at the time of the putsch and has remained in exile since then.

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Kim Eng cuts market-share target

Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) will reduce its market-share target this year to 8-9 per cent, from 11-12 per cent last year, saying the Bank of Thailand's draconian capital-reserve requirement had fostered sluggish investment sentiment.

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Property market faces drop of 10 per cent this year

The value of the local property market will drop as much as 10 per cent this year, due to lower confidence among home-buyers and slight growth in the Thai economy, research conducted by property agencies indicates.


Sopon Pornchokchai, managing director of the Agency for Real Estate Affairs, said the expected drop in demand for new housing was due to home-buyers' concerns about the country's security. He said they did not feel inclined to visit housing projects to look for a new home at this time.


Meanwhile, construction has been delayed on some of the 111 new property projects that were previously announced would open this year, because the companies involved are waiting to see what the domestic political and economic environment will be like.


Sopon believes the market uncertainty will cause the local property market to drop up to 10 per cent this year in terms of value and 5 per cent in terms of unit numbers.


The local property market recorded 66,510 units worth a total of Bt174.11 billion sold last year.


Of that total, 21 per cent were detached houses, 27 per cent town houses and 52 per cent condominiums.


However, research by international property consultant Knight Frank Chartered (Thailand) indicates that demand for budget condominiums will continue to grow this year compared with other property sectors.


The research indicates that new condominiums located near mass-transit systems and priced at less than Bt2 million a unit will enjoy stronger demand than will luxury condominiums.


Knight Frank Chartered said condominium projects located along Rama III, Sukhumvit, Ratchadaphisek and Sathorn roads showed a higher demand than ones located in other areas.

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SUGAR INDUSTRY
'No need for reserve measure'

Manufacturers want to have more for exports amid fixed local market


Thai sugar manufacturers have urged the Commerce Ministry to end the government measure that forces them to maintain reserves at two million tonnes in order to facilitate trading in the Kingdom.


"Production is increasing while local consumption remains unchanged, so Thailand will not face a sugar shortage any more," said Vibul Panitvong, president of the Thai Sugar Miller Corporation.


Cancellation of the measure would allow manufacturers to export more sugar instead of maintaining stock.


Last year, there was a shortage when some manufacturers smuggled out sugar to neighbouring countries to take advantage of higher export prices.


"The government's measure should only be used in an emergency. When sugar trading has returned to normal, the government should abolish such market controls," Vibul said.


Vibul said as there won't be a deficiency this year, the government should allow manufacturers to trade sugar freely. Production is forecast to increase by more than 20 per cent thanks to a higher yield of sugar cane.


Thailand is the world's third-largest sugar exporter after Brazil and Australia. Total production in the world market is estimated to reach 156 million tonnes this year, up from 150 million tonnes last year.


Domestic and international prices should not change much from last year - Bt18.50 per kilogram in the local market and Bt16 to Bt28 in the international market.


Thailand's sugar production has been divided into three types of quotas: Gor (A) for domestic consumption, Khor (B) for exports of raw sugar by the Cane and Sugar Corporation, and Kor (C) for exports of all kinds of sugar by millers.


Millers urged the government to revise its allocations in all three quotas in order to increase export value.


They called for more flexible allocation under quota Kor (C). They added that the substantial increase in production this year will prevent shortage of supply.


The country's annual sugar cane production should reach 6.3 million tonnes this year, or 63 million sacks of 100 kilograms each.

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Bank of Thailand cuts key interest rate

The Bank of Thailand Wednesday cut its key interest rate the first time in six months, bringing it down from an eight-year high of 5.0 per cent in a bid to keep the pace of economic growth.


The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered the interest rate to 4.75 in order to spur the economy, said BOT assistant governor Suchada Kirakul. They had maintained the rate of 5.0 since July.

"We decided to cut the rate after our latest figures showed that domestic consumption has declined while inflationary pressure has declined," Suchada told reporters.

"The rate cut will help stimulate the economy in the longer-term and as well decrease (appreciation) pressure on the baht," she added, referring to the Thai currency.

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Thailand joins Congo as "not-free" countries

Another major setback for Thailand's international standing and reputation as it joined Congo as the newly "not-free" countries this year in a major survey of global freedom released Wednesday.
Freedom in the World 2007, a survey of worldwide political rights and civil liberties done in New York, found that 45 countries are not free, representing 23 percent of the world's inhabitants. About one-half of those living in Not Free conditions inhabit one country: China.

But the same survey said that the percentage of countries designated as free has remained flat for nearly a decade and suggests that a "freedom stagnation" may be developing.

The continued weakness of democratic institutions—even after holding democratic elections—in a number of countries continues to hamper further progress. According to the survey, the number of countries judged by Freedom in the World as free in 2006 stood at 90, representing 47 percent of the global population. Fifty-eight countries qualified as partly free, with 30 percent of the world's population.

Regionally, major findings include a setback for freedom in a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a more modest decline in Africa, and a solidification of authoritarian rule in the majority of countries of the former Soviet Union. Three countries experienced positive status changes:


Guyana moved from partly free to free, and Haiti and Nepal moved from Not Free to Partly Free. Two countries experienced negative status changes: both Thailand and Congo moved from partly free to not free.

Sixteen of Asia's 39 countries are Free (41 percent), while 12 are Partly Free (31 percent) and 11 are Not Free (28 percent).

Freedom House also noted that the trends reflected the growing push back against democracy driven by authoritarian regimes, including Russia, Venezuela, China, Iran, and Zimbabwe, threatening to further erode the gains made in the last thirty years. The pushback is targeted at organizations, movements, and media that advocate for the expansion of democratic freedoms.

Regionally, Asia experienced the largest proportion of lowered scores in 2006. While the dominant development was the military-led coup that ousted Thailand's democratically elected prime minister, other countries previously considered showcases of Asian freedom, including the Philippines and East Timor, also experienced setbacks.

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Exporter suspended

The Agriculture Department has suspended issue export certificates for two Thai companies after finding other vegetables mixed into packaging that were not contained in the export document to EU.
The office has not named the two companies but their export certificates will be suspended for 30 days.
Vicha Thitiprasert, director of the Agricultural Regulatory Office, said yesterday that the two companies were discovered in such cheating practices several times before and the office had already warned them.
The practice will damage the country's agricultural exports.
So far, Germany and the Netherlands have imposed stringent inspections on vegetables exported from Thailand.
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SURPRISE CUT IN INTEREST RATE
Market says move is too late to help

Experts unconvinced Monetary Policy Committee decision will limit effect of BOT 30% rule on economy


The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) surprised financial markets yesterday by slashing its policy interest rate about a quarter of 1 per cent, to 4.75 per cent, saying the cut would help counter an economic slowdown, particularly in private consumption and investment.


However, economists reacted by saying the move was too late to handle the impact of the central bank's recent draconian 30-per-cent capital-reserve requirement.


Yesterday's MPC meeting also marked the first time the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has used the one-day repurchase rate as its policy signal rate. It has until now used the 14-day repurchase rate, which stands at 5 per cent. Before yesterday's cut, the one-day repurchase rate stood at 4.9375 per cent; it now stands at 4.75 per cent.


The move surprised the market because many expected the MPC to keep the policy rate unchanged. However, the outcome of yesterday's meeting was widely monitored by the market, because it occurred in the shadow of the BOT's reversed stance in dealing with baht speculation.


Many had earlier suggested the BOT reduce the policy interest rate, in order to curb the flood of short-term inflows, most of which were for baht speculation. Until yesterday, the central bank had declined to follow that advice.


The BOT also forewarned yesterday that both the lower and the upper ranges of the current economic-growth projection of 4.5-5.5 per cent would soon be revised downwards.


Forecasts for private consumption, investment and exports will also be lowered, but government spending will be changed only slightly, said BOT Assistant Governor Suchada Kirakul.


Core inflation has declined significantly and is expected to be in the middle of the target range of zero to 3.5 per cent, due to decreasing oil prices. This forecast takes into account the latest round of price adjustments for goods and services. The oil-price assumption has also been readjusted to US$56 (Bt2,000) per barrel, down from $61, but the risk of an oil-price rise still remains, said Suchada.


"Inflationary pressure is lower, because economic risk has increased. As a result, monetary policy can be eased up, to support economic expansion," she said.


Yesterday's cut in the policy rate was the first in two years and five months, since August 2004, when the key rate stood at 1.5 per cent. The rate of 4.75 per cent is the same as the level last April.


Many analysts have been recommending a cut in the policy rate.


Phatra Securities managing director Supavud Saicheua said the committee should have slashed the rate months ago, because inflation reached its peak last July and had declined gradually since then.


However, Suchada defended the BOT's decision not to lower the rate earlier, saying it acted cautiously because of uncertainty about oil prices and other risk factors, including the political situation in the Middle East and production cuts by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.


She said the export-growth forecast for this year would be revised downwards, because of lower demand from trading partners due to the economic slow-down. Export growth is currently projected at 6-9 per cent for this year. The Commerce Ministry's target is 12.5 per cent.


Private consumption and investment picked up more slowly than expected last October and November, and the cut in the policy rate will help boost domestic demand so that it recovers gradually, particularly in the third quarter of this year, said Suchada.


Supavud challenged the claim that the rate cut would help bolster the economy. He said the central bank's draconian withholding measure had already dried up liquidity in the system. The gloomy state of private investment has worsened, because of the unremunerated reserve requirement of 30 per cent, the amended Foreign Business Act and political uncertainty.


"The withholding measure has pulled up interest rates in all maturities, and as a result the cut in the policy rate will not help much," he said.


Although the central bank commonly points to dampened confidence among consumers and investors as a cause of gloomy domestic demand, Suchada is optimistic that the rate cut will help lower the cost of borrowing and expand both investment and consumption.


However, political uncertainty and consumer confidence remain as risk factors in the economy.


She said the rate cut would pass through to market-rate movements more rapidly than have recent rate increases. Commercial banks will provide more loans to businesses instead of only lending in the money market. Debtors will be able to borrow cheaper funds.


The central bank's assistant governor said the rate cut would not cause capital outflows, because the interest-rate spread is not playing a key role in capital movements. The rate cut is not aimed at weakening the baht, but rather at keeping inflation at a proper level.

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KSL

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Domestic sugar prices expected to remain high
We came back from a company visit to KSL with a more positive view of the company. Despite higher crop volumes this year, domestic sugar prices are expected to remain high at Bt14/kilo, similar to last year. We expect 35% of KSL's production to be sold in the domestic market this year, with the rest going to export markets.

30% rise in sugar production expected in 2007
For its 2007 financial year ending Oct 2007, KSL expects to procure 5.2mn tonnes of sugar cane and extract 520,000 tonnes of raw sugar, an increase of 30% over the previous year. Despite the sugar volume increase, average sales prices are expected to remain high at Bt13,500/tonne while molasses prices are estimated to fall to Bt2,500 per tonne.

Ethanol plant to operate at full capacity this year
KSL's ethanol plant is expected to operate at full capacity this year and is forecast to produce 45mn litres from the surplus of molasses. We estimate the ethanol project to generate a profit of Bt285mn even though ethanol prices are forecast to fall from Bt23/litre now to Bt20-21/litre. Meanwhile, KSL's power plant, which began operations last year, is forecast to generate a net profit of Bt187mn. Revenue contributions from the sugar plant in Laos, however, may be delayed from 2008 to 2009.

2007 earnings forecast revised up by 24%
We have revised up our 2007 earnings forecast for KSL by 24% to Bt1,092mn on the back of stronger sugar production volumes and higher contributions from the new ethanol and power plant projects. We have also raised our 2008 forecast by 26% to Bt1,240mn.

Recommendation upgraded to LONG-TERM BUY
Based on the DCF method with a discount rate of 11% and a 5-year free cash flow projection, we have revised up KSL's fair value estimate to Bt10.7/share. We expect the company to announce a dividend of Bt0.22/share by the end of this month, implying a yield of 3.8%. As KSL now offers 15% upside potential to our new target price, we are upgrading our recommendation on the stock from HOLD to LONG-TERM BUY

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Protesters give Singapore three days to explain
More than 100 police were deployed at the Singaporean Embassy in Bangkok amidst rumours that a number of protesters who staged a noisy protest there planned to burn the embassy on Thursday.
However a student dismissed the rumour, saying that they just wanted to air their anger at Singapore after it allowed ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to meet its senior cabinet member and used the island stage to give interview to criticise Thailand.

The group In the morning, a group of six Ramkamhaeng University students gathered at the embassy to demanded Singapore to explain why it allowed Thaksin. They said they would give Singapore three days to give explanation on the matter.

They waved placards which read, "This is Thailand. Do not look down on your neighour," and "Singapore, Get Out," while another read, "We know what you think."

They said Singapore should not permit Thaksin, to meet its Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar and to give interviews to CNN in Singapore.

They said they represented "Thai Students' Network for Democracy Group," and were not paid to protest at the Singapore embassy.

Thai government has issued measures, including suspending high level official visits against Singapore after it allowed ousted Thaksin to meet its deputy prime minister.

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Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has no plans or desire to seek asylum abroad, his lawyer said on Thursday.

"It isn't true," said the lawyer, Noppadol Pattama "It's just a rumour. Mr Thaksin has never spoken about it."

The high-profile lawyer, often referred to as a "legal aide" to the Shinawatra family, said Mr Thaksin wants to return to Thailand, because it was his home and he loves the country.

Mr Noppadol said Mr Thaksin mentioned to him about returning to Thailand and contributing to public service, such as working for non-governmental organisations.

When asked if Mr Thaksin would give another interview with foreign media, especially with Japanese television, during his upcoming visit to Japan, Mr Noppadol said he didn't know, "Whever Mr Thaksin goes, media contact him and ask for interviews. It depends on him whether he gives one."

Mr Noppadol said the Council for National Security should not be "anxious" when Mr Thaksin speaks. "They should let him talk and should not accuse him of causing movements whenever he gives an interview," he said. "We just have good relations with the media."

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TELECOM SECURITY
Row with S'pore escalates

CNS switches from AIS on suspicions of wire-tapping; threatens to revoke licences


The military junta yesterday threatened to exercise its power to revoke the licences of Singaporean-owned telecom and satellite operators if they were found to be wiretapping communications channels and sending sensitive information back to the city-state.


For security reasons, the eight members of the Council for National Security changed their cellular provider from Singaporean-controlled Advanced Info Service to other firms, said junta spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd.


Information and Communica-tions Technology (ICT) Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said Singaporean-owned mobile-phone and satellite operators would lose their licences if they were caught eavesdropping on customers.


Junta chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin on Wednesday said all mobile-phone conversations were being picked up and relayed to Singapore, so that the country could spy on Thai security.


Yesterday, he said the junta was "concerned about the operation of mobile phones and satellites whose concessions were transferred to a foreign country".


Singapore's investment arm, Temasek Holdings, bought Shin Corp - which owns the biggest players in the local mobile-phone and satellite businesses - from the family of deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra.


Sonthi raised his concerns amid a diplomatic stand-off with Singapore for allowing Thaksin to meet its deputy prime minister, S Jayakumar, and use the city-state as a launching pad for interviews with international media to cast aspersions against the junta and military-installed government.


The ICT Ministry called all telecom and satellite operators, including Shin Satellite, to a meeting and reiterated to them that the junta would cite its 21st Announcement in putting them out of business if they conducted electronic surveillance of signal transmissions, said ministry spokesman Wissanu Meeyu.


All the operators insisted to the ministry that they had never condoned such practices, he said.


As a group of students staged a protest in front of the Singaporean Embassy, and residents in the northeastern province of Udon Thani urged the Thai military to return second-hand jet fighters, a key junta member rushed to soothe passions before the anti-Singapore sentiment spiralled out of control.


General Saprang Kalayanamitr, assistant to the Army chief, refuted a local media report that the military might review an agreement for Singapore's military to use a Thai airbase as its exercise ground.


He told reporters the ongoing diplomatic spat would not set back military cooperation between the two countries.


Chareon Mookachornphan, a coordinator of the Udon Thani-based People's Assembly, said the retaliation taken by the government against Singapore - suspending a few bilateral meetings - was not enough for the mistake the city-state made in letting its deputy premier speak with Thaksin.


In 2005, Singapore donated seven F-19A/B jet fighters - three Alphas and four Bravos - to Thailand during the Thaksin administration in exchange for the right to use the Wing 23 airbase in Udon Thani for 15 years to train its military.


More than 100 police were stationed at the Singaporean Embassy for fear the students staging a noisy protest there planned to burn the mission down.


One student dismissed the rumour, saying they just wanted to air their anger at Singapore.


A group of six Ramkhamhaeng University students gathered in front of the embassy to demand an explanation within three days of why the republic allowed Thaksin to do what he did.


They waved signs reading, "This is Thailand. Don't look down on your neighbour," and, "Singapore, get out." Another said, "We know what you think."


They said they represented the Thai Students' Network for Democracy and were not being paid to demonstrate.


Former Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan called on the government to control nationalistic reactions in dealing with the matter. Otherwise, the situation could turn ugly, like what happened between Singapore and the Philippines when the city-state hanged a Filipina maid.

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Only two banks, Krung Thai and Standard Chartered, posted net profit growth for 2006, as other institutions set aside sharply higher provisions to cover bad debt.
But analysts said the results were generally better than expected, considering the impact of the new IAS 39 accounting standard that had forced financial institutions to set aside higher provisions to cover their non-performing loans.
Krung Thai Bank, the country's second largest, reported 2006 net profit of 14.07 billion baht, or 8% higher than the year before, while Standard Chartered (Thai) earned three billion baht, up 62.6% from the year before.
Bangkok Bank reported the highest net profit of the sector, at 17.85 billion baht, down 12% from the year before. Siam Commercial Bank saw profits drop by nearly 30% to 13.28 billion baht. Kasikornbank's profits dipped 1.91% to 13.66 billion baht last year.


Apisak Tantivorawong, the president of Krung Thai Bank, said operating profits exceeded 30 billion baht last year, thanks to improved net interest margins, lower operating costs and higher fee-based income. The bank set aside 16 billion baht in loss provisions for 2007, and already meets its requirements under IAS 39.


Analysts said the weaker results were generally expected as a result of the tougher accounting rule.


''There were no surprises really, as the lower results came due to the tougher rules by the regulators,'' said Kittima Sattayanan, an analyst at SCB Securities.


''Many banks showed higher losses due to a conservative policy to provide extra provisioning over new requirements.''
Overall operating profit for the sector, particularly among the larger banks, still outperformed expectations, she said.
''Even TMB Bank did quite well, all things considered,'' she said.
TMB Bank showed the worst performance for the sector, with a net loss of 12.28 billion baht last year compared with profit of 7.8 billion in 2005. The bank attributed the loss to an increase of 11.7 billion baht in losses on doubtful accounts and loan restructuring as a result of the IAS 39 rule.


Ms Kittima said earnings growth for the sector this year was projected at 7-10%, an improvement from last year, due to stronger earnings and lower loan-loss provisioning requirements.


''The only risk factors for the banking sector this year are really macroeconomic and some political risk. There isn't any need to be worried about the internal strength of the banks,'' she said.
Therapong Vachirapong, head of research at Phatra Securities, said TMB Bank was the only one to be heavily affected by IAS 39.
Bank of Ayudhya was also affected, with 2006 profit of 1.66 billion baht compared with six billion the previous year. But BAY also raised 22 billion baht in new capital through its recent strategic partnership with GE Money.
''Overall, the banks showed improved performance, particularly in the fourth quarter, with [annualised] gains of 10%,'' Mr Therapong said.
On the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday, the banking index rose 1.35% compared with a 0.5% gain for the main index. Since the beginning of the year, banking shares have lost 1.2%, compared with a 3.2% drop for the SET index.

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Runway cracks widen at Suvarnabhumi
Cracks in the runways at Suvarnabhumi Airport runways have expanded and may affect passenger safety, according to the head of a panel looking into the construction of the multibillion-baht facility.

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CPF and Singha cautious on growth

Due to many negative factors, leading local companies Charoen Pokphand Foods and Singha Corp are reluctant to aim for aggressive business growth but rather may revise plans downward.


Despite billions of baht in sales revenue, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) will be happy if the company achieves its average sales growth of 10 per cent this year.


The Kingdom's negative factors include political uncertainty, an economic and domestic consumption slowdown and a declining trend in international trade. These will affect the two company's sales.

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Kbank cuts fixed deposit rates

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New accounting standard hits earnings
The 2006 results for almost every Thai bank have been hurt by the need to provide loan-loss reserves to meet new international accounting standards being demanded by the Bank of Thailand (BOT).
The net profit of 10 banks out of a total of 12 fell last year from their 2005 results.

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SCIB's bad loans shoot up by 32%

NPLs overall fall to 4.5% at end of 2006 as a result of new calculation


Siam City Bank (SCIB) was the only bank to see a rise in its distressed loans at the end of last year, despite a new method of calculating net non-performing loans (NPLs) that was supposed to reduce their value.


Since all of the other 16 banks enjoyed a sharp decline in their bad loans, NPLs for the entire banking system fell to 4.5 per cent at year's end, from 8.86 per cent in the third quarter, Bank of Thailand data indicate.


A central bank source yesterday said the sharp decline in NPLs was due mainly to the banks applying International Accounting Standard 39, which allowed them to deduct reserves from NPLs.
NPLs in the banking system decreased by half to Bt229.95 billion at the end of last year.
As of last month, SCIB recorded NPLs of Bt8.76 billion, an increase of 32 per cent from the previous quarter. The ratio also increased from 2.66 per cent of total loans in the third quarter to 3.6 per cent.
SCIB could not be reached for comment.

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BoT may ease capital controls if baht steadies
The Bank of Thailand said Wednesday that it may consider relaxing capital control rules if authorities are convinced that the Baht would hold steady against the U.S. dollar.

"We're ready to do anything that will not make the Baht fluctuate so much. We're especially ready to do something for money coming in for real investments and not just for hidden speculation," central bank governor Tarisa Watanagase said.

"The bank does not want to impose this measure for a long time and it is ready to ease the measure if the baht's stability would not be affected," she said.

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Bangkok youths quite happy with lives : Poll

A new study seeking to measure the Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH) of Bangkok and its vicinity, youths aged between 12 and 24, found they were quite happy with their lives and that materialism was a major factor of happiness.



Assumption University's Abac Poll and Srinakharinwirot University's Psychology students jointly conducted the poll, surveying 1,564 youths' happiness, leisure time and life values, from January 20 to 23.

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SEC wary about speculation
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering tightening trading restrictions on stocks considered speculative.
One measure being studied would increase deposit and collateral requirements for investors in speculative stocks, according to Pravej Ongartsittigul, an SEC senior assistant secretary-general.
Since 2004, the SEC has released a weekly ''turnover list'' of securities deemed to be potentially speculative, based on heavy volume, on its website www.sec.or.th.
The list comprises securities with turnover in the previous week of more than 20%, based on the week's total trading value against the company's free float and market capitalisation.
Companies on the turnover list with share price-to-earnings valuations exceeding 100 times, that have net losses or are candidates for delisting, are required to submit special reports to the SEC.
Last week's turnover list comprised four securities _ Everland, Live Corp, NC Housing and Ascon Construction. Live, formerly known as BNT Entertainment, is required to submit a report due to ongoing net losses.
Mr Pravej said that in the future, investors holding securities on the turnover list could be required to set aside greater deposits with local brokers to compensate for added investment risk.
An investor with a trading portfolio of 200,000 baht, for instance, who then invests in 10,000 shares at 10 baht each in a stock on the turnover list, could be required to set aside a deposit of 20%, or 20,000 baht.
''We're concerned, however, that this policy could have a considerable impact on market sentiment, so we will be studying the issue carefully with regard to the appropriate timing for implementation,'' Mr Pravej said.

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The Bank of Thailand has cut its growth forecast for 2007 by a half-percentage point to a range of 4% to 5% as private investment is expected to remain sluggish due to continuing political uncertainties, the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok and flooding last year. The economic growth forecast for 2008 was maintained at 4% to 5.5%. Growth last year has been estimated at 5.1% but official figures will not be available until March.

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As expected, the Bank of Thailand announced today it would exempt hedged foreign funds from capital controls.

The reforms of the reforms announced last month came after international firms, mainly Japanese, complained the restrictions hampered their operations.

"The relaxations shall facilitate investors by allowing more options to suit their needs," the bank said in a statement.

Corporate offshore loans fully hedged for up to one year would be exempt from currency controls, starting on Thursday - February 1.

The controls imposed on Dec 18 required foreigners to deposit 30 per cent of non-trade related inflows with the central bank for a year, interest free.

Only two-thirds is returned if the funds are withdrawn early - effectively a 10 percent penalty.

Monday's announcement was the latest relaxation of the controls. They triggered a one-day, 15 per cent plunge in Thai stocks on Dec 19 before the curbs were lifted for equities.

Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase has said repeatedly the bank has no plans to scrap the temporary controls yet, but it would consider minor adjustments.

"The relaxation may involve some additional hedging fees but it spares businesses from future forex risks while providing more funding liquidity because they do not have to meet the 30 percent reserve," she said last Friday.

[Benx]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 27.273.993 von Rotstift2004 am 29.01.07 16:04:32

the Bank of Thailand announced today it would exempt hedged foreign funds from capital controls

oder soll das gar Foreign Hedgefunds heissen???

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Fitch Ratings yesterday cut TMB Bank's foreign currency Tier 1 rating to B from B+. The outlook on the bank's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating was also cut to stable from positive, with the rating affirmed at BB+.


Fitch said the downgrade of the hybrid Tier 1 securities rating reflected the heightened risks of non-payment of interest following a net loss of 12.3 billion baht for 2006. Poor profitability, weak asset quality and additional provisioning risk could further affect its capital.


"A non-payment will depend in part on how stringently the Bank of Thailand decides to interpret the regulations governing hybrid instruments," Fitch said.


TMB shares closed yesterday on the SET at 2.00 baht, down two satang.

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PTTEP net profit '06 up 18%
PTT Exploration & Production Plc Wednesday reported 18 percent higher net profit of Bt28.05 billion.
Earnings per share for 2006 was at Bt8.55, compared to Bt7.26 in 2005, according to the company's filing at the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
PTTEP said it will pay Bt1.50 dividend a share for second half 2006 operations.

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Thailand slips to 15th place in world ranking for food exports

Thailand's world ranking for food exports has dropped one place to No 15, due mainly to fierce competition from countries like China.


Important factors eroding the Kingdom's competitiveness are not only tougher competition in the world market, but also the stronger baht, which has reduced export value.


The National Food Institute of Thailand said the Kingdom's status in terms of world food suppliers dropped from 14th place in 2000 to 15th in 2005. Its share of the market fell from 2.62 per cent to 2.16 per cent.


Of the total world food-trade figure of US$602 billion (Bt21.59 trillion), the US is the world's largest supplier, followed by France, the Netherlands and Germany.


Food experts and enterprises yesterday said it was a critical problem for Thailand, because food was the Kingdom's major export. They advised exporters to monitor consumer demand and trends in the world market closely, in a bid to maintain Thailand's status as a major food exporter.


The Food Intelligence Centre at the institute predicted food exports this year would grow only 6.3 per cent to Bt594.8 billion, down from 7.7-9 per cent growth last year.


The seminar "Strategies for Boosting Thai Food's Industrial Competition in 2007" was co-hosted by the institute and the Office of Industrial Economics yesterday in Bangkok. The event was aimed at increasing Thailand's export competitiveness and educating food exporters to increase export volume and value.


Yuthasak Supasorn, executive director of the institute, said the strengthening of global competitiveness and the baht's fluctuation were risk factors for Thai food exports.


He said rising non-tariff barriers were another key factor that would affect exports.


Yuthasak advised food manufacturers and exporters to increase food-safety standards and develop a traceability system as part of food production.


Since world markets will reflect the trend towards health consciousness, an increase in standards of food manufacturing will increase export growth, he said.


Office of Industrial Economics director-general Atchaka Sibunruang Brimble said Thailand's food exports faced a serious situation, because of rising competitors like China and Vietnam.


She said exporters should be aware of rising non-tariff barriers in major markets like the US, the EU and Japan.


Atchaka suggested exporters target new markets that had a high demand for food, such as South Africa and those in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.


Anurat Khokasai, chief marketing and operations officer at Prantalay Marketing, said the volume of food exports had not decreased, but rather their value was down.


The strengthening baht has increased exporters' burden. Exporters should decrease their manufacturing costs and explore new markets to increase growth.


Anurat said that, for instance, his company had reorganised its manufacturing systems to cut costs and signed contracts with shrimp farmers to guard against the effects of the baht's fluctuation.


The company is also starting to explore new markets, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China and the Middle East, instead of focusing only on key ones. This strategy will also help boost distribution channels.


Betagro Group executive vice president Vasit Taepaisitphongse said exporters must pay more attention to research and development and add value to their products if Thailand was to remain a major food supplier.


He said world markets were concerned with not only large volumes of food production, but also with the packaging, design and quality of the products

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Thaksin to give more interviews to foreign media: Noppadol
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will give more interviews to foreign media, his personal legal adviser Noppadol Patama said Saturday.
He said Thaksin has a plan to give interviews to several more TVs and newspapers.
Noppadol said Thaksin was speaking positively about Thailand and he had his right to speak.
He said Thaksin's interviews were not aimed to discredit the government.

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MAP TA PHUT
Agency detects DNA damage

Cancer research body had revealed high carcinogen levels in residents as far back as 1998

Tests conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and kept from the public for nine years have revealed higher levels of carcinogen damage in the DNA of Map Ta Phut residents than people living elsewhere.

The World Health Organisation's IARC and the National Cancer Institute of Thailand (NCI) studied carcinogen damage in DNA of industrial estate employees and nearby residents in 1998.

Until now, the results of this team's study have been kept quiet.

It conducted tests on 81 estate workers, 71 residents and 50 people from other districts in Rayong.

It found the "DNA adducts" ratio in industrial complex workers and nearby residents was 1.9 and 1.4 times higher greater than that in people not living in the estate.

The difference in ratio between the two exposed groups was not statistically significant.

"Our results suggest occupational and environmental exposures experienced in industrialised areas of Thailand might entail an increased level of DNA adducts," a research summary obtained by The Nation said.

The results did not identify the agents responsible for the increased levels.

DNA damage caused by carcinogens - or DNA adducts - occurs when compounds attach themselves to DNA molecules.

Paolo Boffetta of the IARC and the NCI's Petcharin Srivatanakul led the research.

Srinakharinwirot University Medicine Faculty occupational diseases expert Dr Chatchai Ekpanyaskul said DNA adducts could be an indicator of risk of cancer. However, he said it was hard for doctors to specify the carcinogens and sources because DNA adducts - like cancer - could be caused by combined exposure to more than one carcinogen.

Chatchai has spent years monitoring the risk of cancer associated with occupation and environment. He was not involved in the IARC research. But, he was convinced Map Ta Phut people had a higher risk of developing cancers than people living elsewhere.

An NCI source revealed its study had never been released.

That was because it was conducted in the same year as the Pollution Control Department (PCD) monitored air in the area and reported volatile organic compounds at Map Ta Phut were no higher than acceptable levels.

"If the research was released at that time it would not have been accepted because it did not accord with the PCD air-quality data," the source said.

"It seemed the paper was groundless because we found results but no cause."

He believed the research might be released soon together with the results of the second phase of the NCI study. That counts the number of Map Ta Phut people suffering from cancers.

Recorded cases of cancer in Rayong residents between 1997 and 2001 show Map Ta Phut residents present 182 cases in every 100,000 people.

Seven in every 100,000 contract leukaemia. That is two to three times above the national average.

Phase two collected cancers recorded between 2002 and 20à5. "If the number of cancer cases in the second period is higher than the first we can conclude they are associated with volatile organic compounds released from the factories," said Petcharin from the NCI and IARC study team.

Students and teachers at Map Ta Phut's Phan Pittayakarn School fell ill in 1997 with acute respiratory problems. But the PCD insisted toxic chemicals present in the air were no greater than acceptable standards.

The Public Health Ministry asked agencies, including the NCI, to dig deeper. The results have been under wraps since then.

But, in October 2005, Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Campaign for Alternative Industry Network presented "shocking findings" from a five-month-long investigation.

They found "extremely-dangerous" levels of air pollution, including carcinogens, in all air samples taken from areas of Map Ta Phut and its industrial estates.

Volatile organic compounds detected included benzene, recognised by the IARC as a leukaemia-causing carcinogen, vinyl chloride, an agent that can cause liver, brain and lung tumours, and 1,2-dichloroethane, commonly known as ethylene dichloride which can cause lymphatic and hematopoietic cancer.

The findings prompted the then Environment Minister to ask the PCD to do more tests.

Three months later the PCD reported 40 volatile organic compounds contaminated the area's atmosphere. Nineteen were carcinogenic and average 24-hour levels exceeded United States Environmental Protection Agency maximums.

Some were identified by the IARC as carcinogens, some "probably carcinogens" and some "not yet classified" (see graphic).

The PCD findings led to recent attempts to declare Map Ta Phut a pollution-control zone under the Environmental Protection Act.

If these had succeeded, environmental agencies could intervene in the management of industrial estates in the area. That is presently in the hands of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand.

A control zone will force factories to reduce emission levels to acceptable standards.

But, rather than declare a pollution-control zone the National Environmental Board set up two committees to study the relationship between residents' illnesses and pollution.
Now, Petcharin hopes the hidden 1998 study will convince the NEB to declare the proposed control zone.

Located in Muang Rayong district, Map Ta Phut is home to almost 100 factories on four estates - Map Ta Phut, Pha Daeng, Eastern and Asia. Most are petrochemical and power-generation plants. Some are coal fired.

There are chemical-fertiliser factories, oil refineries and toxic-waste-treatment plants, too.

Pennapa Hongthong
The Nation

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...ueberraschen tut mich die meldung nicht wirklich.Fuer besonders gesund habe ich die Gegend um Rayong noch nie gahalten
Industrie und thailändische Schlamperei in Verbindung mit der weltweit wohl ausgepraegtesten Faehigkeit Realitaeten vollkommen zu verdraengen praedistinieren die Gegend ja eigentlich dafür...naja in den letzten Jahren haben die Thais auf der gebildeteren Ebene ja den Umweltschutz fuer sich entdeckt....aber der Rest schmeisst auch heute noch mit unglaublicher Laessigkeit und Eleganz alles einfach ausm Fenster....das naechste Hochwasser wirds schon wegspuelen....oder man kehrts ungeachtet dessen was es nu im einzelnen ist zusammen und zuendets an ort und stelle an......batterien und plastik waermen morgens besonders gut und das einatmen der daempfe spart den konsum von jabba...

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Bird flu reappears in Pakistan

A fresh outbreak of avian flu was confirmed in the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi and Mansehra, a year after thousands of birds were culled to contain the disease, news reports said Wednesday.

Forty chickens at a farm in Islamabad's twin city Rawalpindi died of the H5N1 strain or were killed while infected, according to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

Other cases in peacocks were detected in Mansehra, which is located in the North-West Frontier Province. The region was where authorities started a preventive cull of some 40,000 birds in February 2006, costing poultry farmers and related industries almost 200 million dollars.

Experts fear the disease could mutate and infect the human population, causing a global pandemic that would wipe out hundreds of millions of people.

According to latest figures released by the World Health Organization, the H5N1 strain has claimed the lives of 163 people, mainly in Asian countries.

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With foreign investors now returning to the Thai market, local shares rose 2.36% yesterday on strong buying into blue-chip stocks.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand index closed at 691.28 points, up 15.95 points, in brisk trade worth 25.93 billion baht, the highest volume in a single day this year.
Bank stocks drove trade, gaining 2.88%, followed by energy at 3.27% and property at 2.28%. Foreign investors were net buyers of 3.4 billion baht, with retail investors net sellers of 3.35 billion and local institutions net sellers of 43 million.
Kitti Hamnilrat, an analyst at Ayudhya Securities, said foreign fund managers had reallocated their assets to Asia again, with the Thai market a beneficiary.
''In fact, the fundamentals for the Thai stock market remain unchanged, but overseas fund managers are looking to park their money in Thai stocks in the short term. Remember, investing in Thai stocks is exempt from the 30% reserve rule,'' he said.
The Bank of Thailand's Dec 18 reserve rule requires foreign investors to set aside 30% of inflows as an interest-free reserve for investments in the bond market and mutual funds.
Mr Kitti said it remained uncertain whether foreign inflows would soon shift elsewhere, adding that dividend yields of 4% to 5% were likely for most blue-chips if holdings were maintained through April, when companies would typically pay dividends for their 2006 operations.
''Most fund managers expect that the Thai baht will continue to get stronger in the near future, as local interest rates are still higher than in many countries in Asia,'' he added.
The prospect of further appreciation in the baht is another factor attracting foreign inflows into baht-denominated assets. But Sukit Udomsirikul, the research manager at Siam City Securities, said foreign buying did not necessarily stem from new inflows of capital.
''The fund managers who had sold off their positions since the Dec 18 rule didn't shift their money out of Thailand,'' he said.
Pichai Lertsupongkit, the head of research at Thanachart Securities, said investor confidence had also improved thanks to the stable baht and expectations of lower interest rates.
''The Thai stock market is in the spotlight again. Valuations are quite low. As the central bank has already started cutting its policy interest rate, the trend is positive for the market and will help reduce costs for listed firms,'' he said.
Mr Pichai noted that the SET was now trading at a valuation of nine times earnings, compared with 14 times for other Asian markets excluding Japan.
Dividend yields this year are projected at 4.5%, compared with 3% for other Asian markets.
Among most active stocks yesterday, PTT gained 3.96% to 210 baht, Bangkok Bank rose 1.83% to 111 baht and Kasikornbank rose 3.17% to 65 baht.

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Indonesia bird-flu death toll hits 64

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Ousted Thai leader to buy home in Australia: report
SYDNEY - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has revealed he wants to buy a home in Australia as he adjusts to life away from politics.

The self-made billionaire also thanked the Thai military for deposing him in a bloodless coup five months ago, saying he was enjoying spending more time with his family, The Australian reported Monday.

Thaksin is on a private visit to Melbourne and Sydney, where he has hired a property developer to find him a home on the city's prestige harbour front.

"I am looking in the eastern suburbs for a property with good views of the harbour," Thaksin told the newspaper from Sydney, where he was playing golf on Sunday.

"I think Sydney is very safe and I have friends here. I like Australia. The people are friendly and sincere. The weather is good. It is clean and safe and Ican play golf all year round."

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heute ist es ruhig wenig umsatz

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Russian veterinary authorities confirmed on Monday that the highly pathogenic so-called "Asian strain" of the H5N1 bird flu virus has killed poultry on five farms in the Moscow region.

The Asian strain is potentially dangerous for humans, according to the head of the Russian veterinary inspectorate Nicolai Vlassov.

The bird flu virus was first registered early last week in a village close to the Russian capital.

Veterinary authority spokesman Aleksei Alekseyenko said on Sunday that the source of the outbreak was a Moscow poultry market from which all the infected birds had come.

Authorities were now investigating how the virus had been introduced to Russia.

"There are three possible points of origin - the Caucasus, the Balkans or Asian countries," Vlassov said. Authorities have prepared 1 million vaccinations for birds in the Moscow area.

Bird flu has been recorded in Russia a number of times in recent years but the latest outbreak is the first to occur in close proximity to the country's capital.

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PETROCHEMICALS
Revitalised IRPC will pay a dividend

Company to reward shareholders for first time since plunging into debt in 1998


Petrochemical company IRPC will propose at its annual shareholders' meeting that a dividend of Bt0.12 per share be paid for last year, the first payment since the company - then named Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI) - plunged into financial crisis in 1998.


"Although our profits dropped last year, we decided to pay a dividend on May 10 to encourage our shareholders. We plan to pay Bt0.12 per share, accounting for 36.4 per cent of our net profit," said CEO Piti Yimprasert.


IRPC yesterday reported a net profit of Bt6.823 million for last year, down 88.98 per cent from 2005. Revenue was posted at Bt205.36 billion, up 9.47 per cent from the year before.


TPI had set out to be Southeast Asia's largest petrochemical company. However, the 1997 economic crisis doubled its debt burden, mostly denominated in US dollars. With the company since then subject to a painful debt-restructuring process, it has never paid a further dividend.


Last year, TPI was taken over by a group of investors led by PTT, and was renamed IRPC. The new investors have so far succeeded at minimising the influence of founder Prachai Leophairatana.


Chief financial officer Banlue Chantadisai said revenue had increased because of a hike in product prices, but profit had declined considerably due to the shutting down of plants for 30 to 45 days in the fourth quarter and the loss of oil stock.


Piti said the company had targeted maintaining this year's revenue at Bt200 billion. However, this also depends on crude oil prices in the global market, he added.


The company's integrated margin was about US$10 (Bt357) per barrel last year. However, Piti declined to forecast the margin this year due to rapid changes in oil prices.


IRPC has confirmed it will continue its five-year plan with an investment of $1.3 billion. Piti said money would be spent on improving its operations and purchasing permanent assets for the production process.


The company also plans to decrease its crude stock from 2.7 million barrels to 2 million in order to generate additional revenue from leasing more oil tanks this year, he said.


Of the $1.3-billion investment, it plans to spend $1.076 billion on new technologies for producing speciality products, including upgrading its refining plants to support Euro IV standards in the future.


"However, we won't take serious action in improving our refining facilities until the Energy Ministry declares the enforcement of Euro IV standards in the Kingdom," he added.


Meanwhile, another $200 million will be used to set up a 200-megawatt power plant.


The remaining $24 million will go towards expanding its production capacity of high-density polyethylene from 16,000 tonnes per year to 56,000 tonnes, and boosting the production capacity of computer colour-matching plastic from 96,000 tonnes per year to 117,000 tonnes.

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The Internal Trade Department has taken legal action against 25 retailers who were fined a combined total of Bt48,000 for cheating consumers.


Director-general Siripol Yodmuangcharoen said officials surveyed 43,598 shops last month, with 25 found to have broken laws governing price labels, underweight measures and petrol meters. Some shops failed to display price tags.


Siripol said the department would send officials more often to survey shops in Bangkok and upcountry during major festivals like Songkran.

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K S L

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Talfahrt an den Aktienbörsen: In New York fiel der Dow-Jones-Index so stark wie zuletzt vor über fünf Jahren, auch in Frankfurt gab es dramatische Verluste. Auslöser war der heftige Kurssturz der Börse in Shanghai - und die Angst, dass die China-Blase platzt.

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hurra 3 tage frei

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iTV staff urge Govt not to pull plug


The staff of the embattled iTV channel Monday issued a statement urging the government not to temporarily take the channel off the air.

The staff made the move a day after PM's Office Minister Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan said the station might be pulled off the air for a month, starting Wednesday.

The staff warned that the temporarily shutdown of the station could affect the public information service and affect the national interest.

They said if the station was allowed to go on its operation, it would generate enough income to repay to MCOT for the planned loan of Bt400 million.

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Baht hits new 9-year high


The baht hit a new nine-year high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday amid growing speculation that the government will soon lift controversial currency controls, dealers said.

The baht rose to Bt35.10 to the U.S. dollar in afternoon trade, up from Wednesday's closing of Bt35.21-23.

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KSL

[Benx]

KSL : KHON KAEN SUGAR INDUSTRY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

kann sonst noch jemand in der Leserschaft den Grund fuer die zahlreichen KSL- Smilies nachvollziehen??????


08/03/2007 9.55 0.00 0.00 145,700 1,393.44 671.98 +1.61 6,808,417.36

07/03/2007 9.55 +0.10 +1.06 189,200 1,807.54 670.37 -3.87 10,155,065.51

06/03/2007 9.45 -0.20 -2.07 430,400 4,049.96 674.24 -4.78 10,956,019.77

02/03/2007 9.65 -0.10 -1.03 355,000 3,424.33 679.02 -1.58 11,107,400.54

01/03/2007 9.75 -0.10 -1.02 91,000 883.17 680.60 +3.47 13,988,841.09

28/02/2007 9.85 +0.25 +2.60 527,900 5,107.32 677.13 -6.82 19,902,824.92

27/02/2007 9.60 -0.25 -2.54 196,600 1,902.08 683.95 -4.75 10,873,771.99

26/02/2007 9.85 +0.10 +1.03 137,300 1,343.06 688.70 -2.06 7,620,597.86

23/02/2007 9.75 0.00 0.00 227,200 2,216.74 690.76 -2.85 10,081,840.23

22/02/2007 9.75 -0.10 -1.02 247,600 2,425.92 693.61 +1.23 11,123,289.14

21/02/2007 9.85 +0.10 +1.03 1,706,500 16,847.54 692.38 +1.71 9,801,436.41

20/02/2007 9.75 +0.05 +0.52 676,800 6,529.44 690.67 +5.29 6,591,769.00

19/02/2007 9.70 +0.05 +0.52 104,700 1,011.76 685.38 -2.63 4,724,199.00

16/02/2007 9.65 +0.10 +1.05 136,400 1,312.99 688.01 -5.85 8,602,116.86

15/02/2007 9.55 -0.10 -1.04 235,500 2,266.15 693.86 -3.98 14,973,190.11

14/02/2007 9.65 0.00 0.00 262,200 2,531.08 697.84 +5.36 14,936,281.64

13/02/2007 9.65 0.00 0.00 193,800 1,865.14 692.48 -4.98 14,078,077.73

12/02/2007 9.65 -0.10 -1.03 225,000 2,173.06 697.46 +2.19 12,771,343.67

09/02/2007 9.75 +0.15 +1.56 735,600 7,110.66 695.27 +3.99 17,794,623.31

08/02/2007 9.60 +0.05 +0.52 777,300 7,411.32 691.28 +15.95 25,936,687.59

07/02/2007 9.55 -0.05 -0.52 396,700 3,793.62 675.33 +1.70 11,587,902.53

06/02/2007 9.60 +0.05 +0.52 636,700 6,045.55 673.63 -0.79 10,878,202.99

05/02/2007 9.55 +0.05 +0.53 1,103,500 10,644.16 674.42 +3.82 13,174,129.86

02/02/2007 9.50 +0.20 +2.15 1,094,400 10,373.24 670.60 +13.60 20,346,063.23

01/02/2007 9.30 0.00 0.00 252,100 2,348.67 657.00 +2.96 10,443,493.49

31/01/2007 9.30 -0.05 -0.53 161,300 1,502.42 654.04 +0.55 8,282,891.17

30/01/2007 9.35 +0.05 +0.54 292,700 2,721.06 653.49 -0.43 11,612,772.31

29/01/2007 9.30 -0.10 -1.06 272,000 2,526.34 653.92 -3.73 10,423,099.84

26/01/2007 9.40 0.00 0.00 215,600 2,024.52 657.65 -3.06 10,698,647.60

25/01/2007 9.40 +0.10 +1.08 169,500 1,587.42 660.71 +3.55 10,798,926.02

24/01/2007 9.30 -0.15 -1.59 153,400 1,434.64 657.16 +6.40 11,908,959.53

23/01/2007 9.45 +0.15 +1.61 231,700 2,178.84 650.76 -4.36 10,417,903.63

22/01/2007 9.30 0.00 0.00 169,000 1,572.32 655.12 -3.05 10,217,738.06

19/01/2007 9.30 -0.05 -0.53 182,100 1,695.43 658.17 +3.28 12,697,554.64

18/01/2007 9.35 +0.10 +1.08 769,900 7,167.05 654.89 +3.42 10,005,967.53

17/01/2007 9.25 -0.15 -1.60 1,363,300 12,705.80 651.47 -4.43 12,892,943.91

16/01/2007 9.40 -0.05 -0.53 226,500 2,123.74 655.90 -0.41 13,321,880.04

15/01/2007 9.45 0.00 0.00 404,900 3,844.46 656.31 +10.60 13,353,885.70

12/01/2007 9.45 +0.10 +1.07 88,100 828.84 645.71 +8.08 18,911,797.10

11/01/2007 9.35 0.00 0.00 272,100 2,557.24 637.63 +15.36 21,584,350.17

10/01/2007 9.35 -0.15 -1.58 231,400 2,146.08 622.27 +5.52 16,660,927.68

09/01/2007 9.50 +0.35 +3.83 1,207,400 11,221.76 616.75 -17.07 21,808,928.63

08/01/2007 9.15 0.00 0.00 840,000 7,614.66 633.82 +5.63 14,614,716.77

05/01/2007 9.15 -0.25 -2.66 658,000 6,104.15 628.19 -20.03 16,600,922.71

04/01/2007 9.40 -0.25 -2.59 260,300 2,469.30 648.22 -11.03 12,909,581.20

03/01/2007 9.65 -0.35 -3.50 939,500 8,984.90 659.25 -20.59 15,460,080.46

29/12/2006 10.00 +0.55 +5.82 4,401,500 43,390.07 679.84 -0.52 9,217,044.77

28/12/2006 9.45 +0.15 +1.61 1,167,600 11,099.78 680.36 -7.52 11,891,953.34

27/12/2006 9.30 0.00 0.00 499,900 4,698.14 687.88 -0.84 5,572,268.53

26/12/2006 9.30 +0.10 +1.09 53,000 491.31 688.72 +4.40 5,772,791.05

25/12/2006 9.20 +0.10 +1.10 73,700 678.03 684.32 +4.01 5,067,996.17

22/12/2006 9.10 -0.05 -0.55 428,500 3,910.99 680.31 +4.21 13,662,246.05

21/12/2006 9.15 -0.15 -1.61 854,300 7,812.56 676.10 -15.45 20,209,789.50

20/12/2006 9.30 +0.40 +4.49 1,420,400 13,153.76 691.55 +69.41 55,217,968.81

19/12/2006 8.90 -0.85 -8.72 3,424,800 30,445.90 622.14 -108.41 72,131,549.49

18/12/2006 9.75 -0.05 -0.51 1,025,800 10,106.04 730.55 -5.74 10,038,616.90

15/12/2006 9.80 +0.30 +3.16 945,000 9,216.94 736.29 +3.89 11,362,626.19

14/12/2006 9.50 -0.10 -1.04 941,600 8,948.52 732.40 -2.58 13,563,506.92

13/12/2006 9.60 -0.15 -1.54 612,300 5,915.65 734.98 -3.27 12,945,188.86

12/12/2006 9.75 -0.05 -0.51 568,300 5,493.62 738.25 -2.69 13,330,740.35

08/12/2006 9.80 -0.05 -0.51 2,093,600 20,750.76 740.94 -4.60 11,492,611.83

07/12/2006 9.85 +0.35 +3.68 8,487,900 83,481.56 745.54 -0.62 14,966,123.01

06/12/2006 9.50 +0.10 +1.06 3,185,800 30,087.74 746.16 +3.71 14,579,351.09

04/12/2006 9.40 -0.05 -0.53 414,100 3,893.34 742.45 +1.07 10,473,862.74

01/12/2006 9.45 0.00 0.00 1,274,200 12,040.78 741.38 +2.32 12,634,612.
30/11/2006 9.45 -0.05 -0.53 2,809,000 26,645.02 739.06 +3.30 21,798,314.56

29/11/2006 9.50 -0.05 -0.52 342,300 3,257.76 735.76 +8.43 14,146,727.79

28/11/2006 9.55 +0.05 +0.53 888,900 8,461.16 727.33 -7.33 15,284,925.29

27/11/2006 9.50 -0.05 -0.52 615,700 5,849.73 734.66 +10.79 12,321,118.30

24/11/2006 9.55 +0.05 +0.53 1,139,400 10,846.55 723.87 -5.05 12,461,709.50

23/11/2006 9.50 -0.05 -0.52 191,400 1,815.77 728.92 -0.51 14,202,972.36

22/11/2006 9.55 +0.05 +0.53 226,600 2,157.78 729.43 +4.79 18,406,110.73

21/11/2006 9.50 +0.05 +0.53 244,800 2,317.17 724.64 -1.73 17,787,444.66

20/11/2006 9.45 -0.15 -1.56 211,600 2,007.64 726.37 -7.55 18,790,705.47

17/11/2006 9.60 +0.05 +0.52 144,700 1,381.96 733.92 +0.78 15,053,351.19

16/11/2006 9.55 0.00 0.00 81,500 780.73 733.14 -0.91 18,979,487.41

15/11/2006 9.55 0.00 0.00 300,300 2,864.52 734.05 +0.18 19,192,627.07

14/11/2006 9.55 -0.15 -1.55 1,275,000 12,183.80 733.87 -2.96 20,482,070.53

13/11/2006 9.70 0.00 0.00 478,200 4,632.14 736.83 -3.59 15,511,819.78

10/11/2006 9.70 -0.10 -1.02 1,157,200 11,331.06 740.42 -3.43 21,464,478.98

09/11/2006 9.80 +0.30 +3.16 2,640,500 25,736.76 743.85 +4.92 23,868,929.44

08/11/2006 9.50 +0.05 +0.53 2,037,200 19,374.67 738.93 +0.03 17,532,060.30

07/11/2006 9.45 -0.35 -3.57 5,112,100 48,997.96 738.90 +4.00 21,446,516.96

06/11/2006 9.80 -0.10 -1.01 533,400 5,246.68 734.90 +2.60 12,416,831.89

03/11/2006 9.90 0.00 0.00 402,100 3,989.31 732.30 +3.27 15,206,527.96

02/11/2006 9.90 -0.10 -1.00 749,700 7,440.84 729.03 -1.84 13,888,005.37

01/11/2006 10.00 +0.10 +1.01 794,600 7,885.50 730.87 +8.41 12,762,086.38

31/10/2006 9.90 -0.10 -1.00 465,600 4,620.69 722.46 +3.72 10,112,382.72

30/10/2006 10.00 0.00 0.00 726,800 7,237.79 718.74 -7.03 7,414,643.47

27/10/2006 10.00 +0.05 +0.50 2,232,900 22,361.47 725.77 -2.72 12,162,343.30

26/10/2006 9.95 +0.15 +1.53 785,400 7,783.48 728.49 -4.31 14,941,503.56

25/10/2006 9.80 -0.05 -0.51 270,300 2,654.08 732.80 +4.27 16,579,118.34

24/10/2006 9.85 -0.15 -1.50 1,486,500 14,732.96 728.53 +3.55 13,908,425.49

20/10/2006 10.00 +0.10 +1.01 2,242,400 22,488.02 724.98 +4.11 13,645,490.67

19/10/2006 9.90 +0.20 +2.06 3,941,100 39,042.47 720.87 +2.13 15,340,640.85

18/10/2006 9.70 +0.10 +1.04 1,473,300 14,274.78 718.74 +8.00 11,153,415.86

17/10/2006 9.60 +0.10 +1.05 1,466,500 14,070.38 710.74 -6.37 12,517,517.53

16/10/2006 9.50 +0.15 +1.60 1,637,700 15,460.98 717.11 +5.06 15,000,648.02

13/10/2006 9.35 -0.20 -2.09 1,840,300 17,233.62 712.05 +2.38 19,555,959.12

12/10/2006 9.55 -0.05 -0.52 1,051,900 10,056.36 709.67 +11.85 18,023,388.26

11/10/2006 9.60 -0.10 -1.03 2,503,100 24,239.16 697.82 -1.34 10,593,044.26

10/10/2006 9.70 +0.30 +3.19 4,034,100 38,998.34 699.16 +6.90 9,805,331.82

09/10/2006 9.40 +0.05 +0.53 1,183,900 11,059.50 692.26 -2.34 8,680,230.41

06/10/2006 9.35 +0.10 +1.08 2,358,700 21,963.10 694.60 -1.12 11,271,208.56

05/10/2006 9.25 +0.20 +2.21 1,256,700 11,519.77 695.72 +7.76 15,954,595.29

04/10/2006 9.05 -0.20 -2.16 2,127,400 19,261.75 687.96 +6.12 13,795,990.80

03/10/2006 9.25 +0.30 +3.35 4,966,500 45,837.26 681.84 -2.00 12,216,975.54

[beachbernie]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.196.331 von Benx am 09.03.07 07:36:42

Manche Trolle haben halt ein recht sonniges Gemuet!

Ich glaube da versucht lediglich jemand das Thema auf der ersten Seite der Asien-Forenliste zu halten...

Mir waere sowas zuviel Stress. Die Erstellung einer Smiley-Liste der letzten 6 Monate uebrigens auch....

Gruss, Bernie

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na und?

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.196.331 von Benx am 09.03.07 07:36:42

sehr schoen gemacht

[schmithi]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.196.331 von Benx am 09.03.07 07:36:42

Nöööööö

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The new finance minister hinted yesterday that the interim government could adopt several critical policy shifts to help revive investor confidence in the Thai economy.

''Investor confidence in the economy doesn't depend on us telling investors why they should be confident. Confidence depends on having the right policies in the first place,'' Chalongphob Sussangkarn said in his first official statements since being appointed finance minister earlier this week.

Dr Chalongphob, a former president of the Thailand Development Research Institute, a local policy think-tank, takes over the ministry from M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula at a time when economic growth continues to slow and consumer and investment confidence remains weak.

The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce announced on Thursday that its monthly consumer confidence index fell to a five-year low for February due to political uncertainties following the abrupt resignation of M.R. Pridiyathorn, and concerns over energy prices and the appreciation of the baht.

Dr Chalongphob, a respected economist who has no past experience in politics or business, blamed poor market sentiment on questionable policy.

''We understand that there is a lack of confidence in the economy. It's not that we haven't explained things well,'' he said.

''But confidence reflects the politics that we have adopted. If the policies themselves don't inspire confidence, the explanations don't really matter, particularly during a time when economic volatility is high. We need policies that build confidence; not policies that hurt it.''

Investors have mostly been sceptical of Surayud Chulanont's military-installed government since it was appointed after the Sept 19 coup. This has particularly been true in the foreign business community, where the focus on sufficiency economy has raised worries that Thailand's historically pro-business, pro-investment tilt was shifting to a more nationalistic, inward-looking slant.

Moves to impose capital controls on foreign inflows, tighten enforcement of the Foreign Business Act and set new rules on retailers have only raised concerns among investors about the government's policy focus.

Political instability and the ongoing corruption investigations into state policies under Thaksin Shinawatra's deposed government have also increased uncertainties among investors. Gen Surayud has pledged to call for new elections by the end of the year once work on the new constitution is complete.

Dr Chalongphob indicated that a number of policies, including moves to overhaul the the FBA and the capital controls, could be reviewed.

The issues relating to foreign investment in restricted sectors primarily concerned the telecom sector, he said, which already operates under specific laws.

''As a result, I think we need to address what actually is the problem, rather than undertaking sweeping, universal changes that definitely impact confidence,'' Dr Chalongphob said.

''We need to maintain the goodwill [that we have with each other and foreign investors]. To what extent our policy should aim to attract foreign investors is an issue for the entire government,'' he added.

''But personally, I don't believe that we should tip over our own rice pot, and lose the advantage that we have enjoyed in goodwill with foreign investors.''

The FBA reforms came as a result of investigations last year into the telecom giant Shin Corp by Singapore's Temasek Holdings. The case, which remains under police investigation, involves the possible use of illegal nominees by Temasek to control Shin in violation of the 49% foreign shareholding limit.

In January, the cabinet approved a broad overhaul of the FBA that added the definition of voting rights to consider a company's nationality and ability to operate in controlled sectors.

The new reforms, which have yet to be submitted to the National Legislative Assembly, have been roundly criticised by foreign business leaders and could potentially affect thousands of joint ventures operating in Thailand.

Dr Chalongphob said his priority in the remaining seven to eight months of the government's term was to move forward with key legal reforms that stemmed from lessons learned from the 1997 crisis, including amendments to the Bank of Thailand Act and the completion of a new financial institutions act.

Another key priority was to establish a firm foundation for sustainable, prudent fiscal policy.

''In the limited time remaining, we have two major tasks _ the megaprojects and ensuring the transparency of fiscal policy,'' Dr Chalongphob said.

The megaprojects should be carefully designed and structured to minimise the costs and maximise the benefits for the long term, he said, while loopholes in fiscal policy and state spending should be closed.

''Fiscal policy must be transparent. ... We should not push off debt to future generations through the use of quasi-fiscal programmes such as done during the [Thaksin government]. We need to make the numbers clear to the public,'' Dr Chalongphob said.

[bum]

....We need to make the numbers clear to the public,\'\' Dr Chalongphob said. .....


...ach so,es gibt also nur ein komunikationsproblem....die falangs sind einfach nur zu doof um die weitsichtigkeit thailaendischer politik und wirtschaftskunst zu verstehen...man muss es uns einfach besser erklaeren(verkaufen),weil der rest der welt(der dummerweise auch noch das investitionskapital besitzt) halt nicht so grosse hirne hat,wie die thais

aber wie luegen die frauen auch immer....groesse is nich alles

[fruhrentner75]

Hallo Leute,
mich würde mal interessieren was ihr zu diese Aktien sagt,
TATA STEEL (THAILAND) WKN: A0DQQE
hat ein relativ niedriges KV, Stahlbranche in Boomkontinent Aisen und hinter TATA STEEL THAILAND steht der Riese TATA INDIEN der schon Corus geschluckt hat....

da muss doch was gehen,oder???
eine richtige perle finde ich

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KSL und KH

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BSBM KSL KH GENCO CPI

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und KSL

[Benx]

Ein Sparbuch ist interessanter...zum selberupdaten
http://www.set.or.th/set/historicaltrading.do?type=trading&s…

15/03/2007 9.70 0.00 0.00 155,100 1,499.82 674.31 +3.69 8,676,626.42

14/03/2007 9.70 +0.05 +0.52 1,557,100 15,137.95 670.62 -4.58 9,243,839.13

13/03/2007 9.65 -0.05 -0.52 816,400 7,979.18 675.20 +2.84 11,402,944.03

12/03/2007 9.70 0.00 0.00 1,218,200 11,991.05 672.36 +1.19 7,579,120.11

09/03/2007 9.70 +0.15 +1.57 1,903,300 18,609.02 671.17 -0.81 7,939,871.85

[lapamita]

nicht boese sein..............

15.03 KSL sell 9,60

grund,,, die verspaetung der ethanolprorudktionsanlage,zuckerpreise um 40%gefallen, aktie hat diesen abschwung noch nicht mitgemacht, mit einem KBV von 2,5 einem kuv von 2,0, und einem kgv von ca 20 fuer 207 bei 2,5% div.rendite kein schnaepchen.ROE und ROA sind fuer einen agriwert mau.wer an das geschaeft glaubt sollte tochter TSTE kaufen bei 4,00,ist aber auch kein renner ( schuldenfrei, vermietete zuckersilos)

15.03 KH 8,85 SELL
nach einem 200% runup zu teuer,pe 20,kbv ueber 3 und kuv ueber 2.
kaum umstazwachstum, und schwierigkeiten fuer 07/08 um margen auszubauen.nach meiner meinung bilanzrisiken ( durch ipo getrimmte bilanzen)

beide titel solide, aber zu teuer

[Benx]

Mal lieber Fakten, Fakten, Fakten , und immer an die Leser denken...ohne Smilies

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry
KSL < Bt9.45 >

http://kelive.kimeng.co.th/kelive/userview/DetailPage.jsp?cn…

Recommendation
New : LONG-TERM BUY
Previous : LONG-TERM BUY
Fair Value : Bt10.70



1Q06/07 net profit hurt by high cost of inventory

First quarter net profit falls 21% yoy to Bt194mn
KSL announced 1Q06/07 net profit for the period ending January 31 of Bt194mn, a fall of 21% yoy. Sales jumped 49% yoy to Bt1,835mn but were outpaced by a 74% yoy surge in cost of sales to Bt1,360mn. Meanwhile gross margins narrowed to 26% from 37% in the same quarter last year due to high costs of inventory and a drop in ethanol prices.

2007 earnings revised up to Bt1,112mn
Ethanol prices have now fallen to about Bt19/litre but we expect them to rebound in the next few months when the sugar cane crushing season is over and ethanol supplies decrease. Accordingly, we are maintaining our average ethanol price assumption of Bt20/litre for 2007. KSL has delayed a plan to invest in a sugar cane plantation in Laos until next year. The delay, coupled with the downtrend in domestic interest rates, has prompted us to revise down our operating capital projection and revise up our 2006/07 net profit forecast to Bt1,112mn (EPS Bt0.72), implying growth of 63% from last year.

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KSL

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JP Morgan upgrades Thai market
Now is the time to buy, investment bank says
JP Morgan upgraded Thailand to "overweight" from "neutral", citing the strong currency and declining interest rates as factors, while the baht hit a nine-and-a-half-year high of 34.65 to the US dollar yesterday.
KSL
The stock market also rose, climbing 0.79 per cent to 674.84 points, in thin trade of Bt9.05 billion. Dealers attributed the rise to a combination of blue-chip gains and speculative buying in penny stocks. They expect the market to rise again today.
Foreigners were net buyers, to the tune of Bt240.73 million, for the first time in several weeks.
At 8.03am, the dollar was quoted at a nine-and-a-half-year low of Bt34.67, down from Bt34.78 at the Asian close on Wednesday, amid broad weakness in the US currency. The baht closed at a high of 34.65 to 34.67, compared to the opening rate of 34.71 to 34.73. The greenback also hit a two-year low against the euro yesterday, falling past $1.34 against the European unit.


"We believe Thailand has the strongest macro conditions for re-rating in emerging markets," JP Morgan said in a report released yesterday. "Thailand has the combination of the strongest currency and declining interest rates. We are upgrading Thailand to overweight."


It compared Thailand to Korea in 2004. In October 2004, the Korean won started a sharp appreciation. In August and October the Bank of Korea reduced interest rates. These events helped set the conditions that saw Korea outperform emerging markets by 20 per cent in 2005, and Asia Pacific excluding Japan by 30 per cent.


JP Morgan said the baht had appreciated by 10 per cent this year. A strong currency boosts consumers' purchasing power, while discouraging the export of savings and attracting international capital.


JP Morgan forecast the Bank of Thailand would cut rates by 100 basis points to 3.75 per cent this year, a process which has started already.


"We believe that investors are underestimating the combined impact of a strong currency and pro-growth monetary policy on Thai GDP and profit growth into 2008. Now is the time to position for this inflection point," JP Morgan said.


JP Morgan said it had overweighted banks, building materials/contractors, and property but stayed underweight on telecom firms and energy. It said Thailand's earnings-per-share growth for this year is 4.3 per cent, the lowest of all emerging markets it covers. The price-to-earnings ratio is also as low as 0.8 times relative to the emerging markets.


The investment bank said several negative factors in Thailand, such as low economic policy credibility and shaken political stability, are already known.


JP Morgan also views the "unconventional" policy of the BOT on foreign exchange as positive as its result is likely to be lower interest rates.


Deputy Finance Minister Sommai Phasee said yesterday that the BOT had done what it could to slow the appreciation of the baht since early last year, so exporters should not complain about the currency's rise to nine-and-a-half-year highs. The central bank has spent about Bt1 trillion since the beginning of last year to buy foreign currency, he said.


Suchada Kirakul, the BOT's assistant governor, said it had issued about Bt1 trillion in bonds since 2003 aimed at absorbing the excess liquidity in the system. It had been motivated by many factors, not only baht intervention. A trade surplus, capital inflows and public-sector spending caused the excess liquidity.


For example, the government withdrew about Bt100 billion from the central bank last month alone, causing the BOT to issue bonds to absorb liquidity. Of the total Bt100 billion, Bt56 billion was for local governments, Bt25.7 billion for the Health Insurance Fund and Bt10 billion for Revenue Department tax refunds.


Pongpen Ruengvirayudh, the central bank's senior director, insisted the appreciating baht remained in line with other regional currencies. The strength of the baht has been self-fulfilling, mainly caused by a trade surplus and thin capital inflows. Net buying by foreign investors in the Thai bourse has been about Bt27 billion since the beginning of the year, which was close to the selling volumes one day after the BOT introduced its controversial withholding requirement.


Meanwhile, the BOT said that international reserves were not high enough to establish any special entity - such as the GIC, the Singapore government's investment arm - to manage them. The Chinese and Korean governments set up similar entities because their reserves were massive, it said.

[Rotstift2004]

1 euro 45.90 baht

[Rusuf]

Kann mir jemand das Kürzel <SP> erklären?

Danke.

[Rotstift2004]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.550.537 von Rusuf am 28.03.07 20:43:32

suspension

[Rotstift2004]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.550.537 von Rusuf am 28.03.07 20:43:32

BEISPIEL FUER SP


As requested by THANACHART CAPITAL PUBLIC COMPANY
LIMITED (TCAP) and THANACHART BANK PUBLIC COMPANY
LIMITED (TBANK) the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has ordered
the trading suspension of TCAP and TBANK because both
companies schedule to have Board of Directors' meeting on 29 March 2007
to consider the restructuring plan concerning new strategic partner in
shareholder's struture and management policy. However this information
does not reach the final conclusion.

Therefore, the SET has ordered the trading suspension TCAP
and TBANK securities effect on the 12.00 A.M. of 28 March 2007
until the companies have disclosed all material information to the SET
and allowed such information to be completely to the public.

[Meyer_R]

Kam gerade auf Reuters.

Thanachart (NFS) verkauft 24,99 % an TBank für 203 Mio $ an die Bank of Nova Scotia . Dies sollte doch den Kurs mal deutlich nach oben bringen. Immerhin ist Thanachart an der Börse gerade mal mit 350 Mio € bewertet.

[Rotstift2004]

KSL

[odhuber]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.616.482 von Rotstift2004 am 02.04.07 06:09:37

heute morgen in Thailand THB 14,50.

Ein schönes plus seit dem Agreement von letzter Woche.

odhuber

[Rotstift2004]

Foreign buyers boost SET Index

Foreign net buying boosted the main Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index by one per cent yesterday on the back of a positive psychological impact from the Finance Ministry's announcement of a economic stimulus policy, as well as a rally on foreign stock markets.


The SET Index closed at 693.54, up by 1.02 per cent, on turnover of Bt17.22 billion.


Foreign net buying was Bt3.23 billion, the highest since December 19 when the central bank introduced draconian capital-reserve requirements.


Saengtham Jaranachaikul, senior director of Thanachart Securities, said the rally in Thai stocks was mainly due to foreign net buying into the local market, as well as regional markets which also rose significantly.


"I think there is no other reason aside from foreign buying, as they [already] expected a rate reduction [next week]. However, if the index breaks 700, it doesn't matter. The Thai stock market depends largely on foreign buying," Saengtham said.


He suggested investors buy stocks that are targeted by foreign investors - including banking, energy and construction materials - with forecasts of support and resistance of 690 and 700, respectively.


An analyst from Trinity Security said the Thai stock market was turning around after a long period of sluggish sentiment.


He agreed that the Finance Ministry's announcement of an economic stimulus policy was the first positive factor in the domestic market, adding to the positive sentiment from a rally on regional bourses.


He said that despite two rounds of rate increases by the Bank of Thailand, the local stock market had hardly responded because the government has not introduced any clear-cut economic stimulus policy.


However, Saengtham warned that despite yesterday's rally, the market still had a downside risk in the medium term.


The rally will be temporary as the key resistance level of 700 will prevent the index from surging significantly.


There is still a risk from politics, as despite an election date being promised, political uncertainty is still high, he said.


Sukit Tang, director of institutional investors at Ayudhya Securities, said the SET was expected to correct today after a rally for three consecutive trading days. The correction period will last until before the long Songkran festival.


However, he believes the stock market will rally again after the holiday.


He recommended banking, property, and petrochemical stocks, with a SET Index target of 685-690.

[Rotstift2004]

Too Hot for the Solar Cell



After working too long in the glaring sunlight, a solar-cell panel exploded and started a fire that burnt down a house in Kalasin Saturday evening.

The solar cell was installed at the house over a year ago.

About 1,500 houses in remote areas of Kalasin have got the solar-cell panel from the Provincial Electricity Authority.

Normally, local officials and villagers were well trained on how to use the solar cells that convert light energy into electrical energy.

"The accident might have stemmed from a defect in the solar-cell panel's function to stop converting the light energy after the 50-voltage electrical conversion device is full," Tambon Lamphan Administrative Organisation's chairman Somkid Nantasomboon said Sunday.

He said the fire caused at least Bt50,000 damages.

[Rotstift2004]

More than 13,000 orders placed at motor show
Toyota topped the bestseller list with almost 3,900 vehiฌcles sold after the Bangkok International Motor Show wrapped up on Sunday.
Trailing Toyota was Isuzu at 1,863 units, Honda at 1,323 units while Chevrolet clocked up 1,306 sales and Mitsubishi 1,119.
According to show organisers more than 13,000 orders were placed at the 10day event. Manufacturers offered sales promotions in an effort to boost secondquarter sales.
More than Bt10 billion is believed to have changed hands at the 10day auto extravaganza, the region's largest automotive exhibition.
Show chairman Dr Prachin Eamlumnow said sales were positive despite a slowing economy and gloomy political atmosphere.

[Rotstift2004]

Der Trick war simpel, bemerkt haben will es keiner: Mitarbeiter der WestLB sollen jahrelang Aktienkurse manipuliert und damit hohe Gewinne erzielt haben. Sie scheinen nicht die Einzigen zu sein, die unbehelligt Börsengeschäfte betreiben - allen Kontrollgremien zum Trotz.

Hamburg - Es war so auffällig, dass es selbst bei den Händlern für Unruhe sorgte: Über Monate hinweg waren die Umsätze bestimmter Aktien abends, in der Schlussauktion, teilweise doppelt so hoch wie im Laufe des Tages. Was lange Zeit nur für Börseninsider interessant war, ist jetzt ein Fall für die Staatsanwaltschaft: Die WestLB selbst hat Strafanzeige gegen zwei Mitarbeiter wegen Verstößen gegen das Wertpapierhandelsgesetz gestellt.

[Rotstift2004]

happy new year

[Rotstift2004]

wasser spritzen vorbei

[Rotstift2004]

KH...KSL...GENCO...

[Rotstift2004]

GENCO

[jameslabrie]

nachkauf bei krung thai-nieriges kgv und hohe div...

[Rotstift2004]

GENCO

[Rotstift2004]

LVT SOLAR

[Rotstift2004]

kaufen
CP7-11
LVT
KH
KSL
BSBM

[Rotstift2004]

LVT

[Rotstift2004]

habe heute 10,000 TWP gekauft.......18.00 Baht

[Rotstift2004]

LVT wacht auf

[Rotstift2004]

STA

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LVT

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zur zeit halte ich

20000 KSL 9.30
10000 KH 8.05
200000 GENCO 0.64
50000 IRPC 6.00
5000 BANPU 90.00
30000 TRUE 7.00
100000 LVT 1.49
50000 KASET 1.50
UND
50000 TGPRO 1.25

[Rotstift2004]

KASET

[Rotstift2004]

SET bald 670

[Rotstift2004]

KSL SOLAR

[Rotstift2004]

LVT UND GENCO SEIT TAGEN GUT IM RENNEN

[Rotstift2004]

ich habe heute mal UMI und TGCI gekauft

[Rotstift2004]

KSL

[jameslabrie]

geduld ist die beste medizin.kasikorn seit 1996 und krung seit jahresanfang.....

[Rotstift2004]

BSBM sell

Bangsaphan Barmill (BSBM) will be affected by raw material shortages causing high billet prices. According to Mysteel Daily, Chinese billet exports have decreased by $30-40/tonne from the peak export level of around $500/tonne fob. Imports in Thailand, see a price of $520-530/tonne. Ukrainian billets have dropped to $530/tonne CFR. Both Russia and the Ukraine have limits on billet exports. China has removed an export rebate rate of around 8% and posted an export duty on billets of around 10%. This has resulted in a billet shortage and high material prices. The current billet price is around $520-530/tonne, plus a conversion cost of Bt1,400-1,500/tonne, resulting in a production cost for rebar of about Bt19,650-20,000/tonne, which is nearly the current selling price. This situation has been negative for BSBM, as they rely on billet raw material.

[Rotstift2004]

SVI buy

[Rotstift2004]

THL

[jameslabrie]

10,5 jahreshoch im set

[Rotstift2004]

bei 1.50 baht kaufe ich THL

[Rotstift2004]

laueft doch gut

[Rotstift2004]

bei 790 kann man wieder einsteigen

[Rotstift2004]

KH ??

[Rotstift2004]

KASET

[Rotstift2004]

KSL

[Rotstift2004]

KASET

[Rotstift2004]

KASET BTC

[Rotstift2004]

Neue globale Inflation

Die Preise für den täglichen Bedarf sind stark gestiegen, deshalb nehmen Bürger Kaufkraftverlust und gefühlte Inflation viel stärker wahr. Doch nicht nur in Deutschland wird es immer teurer, sondern weltweit. Welche Folgen die Rückkehr der Inflation hat und wer die Verantwortung dafür trägt

[Rotstift2004]

SET bei 840 guter einstieg

[ballard1]

Schade dass sich die Thai-Insider zuletzt so zurück genommen haben mit Post´s.

Hat jemand ne aktuelle Einschätzung zu Delta Electronics hinsichtlich der Underperformance zum SET?

Habe leider nur dieses gefunden:

Announcement
Delta Electronics Announces 1-3Q 2007
Financial Results and BOD Decisions
2007/10/29

Taipei, Taiwan, October 29, 2007 -- Delta Electronics (the Company) today announced 1-3Q 2007 financial results. The Company's consolidated 1-3Q 2007 sales revenues were NT$94,874,238,000, net income after tax NT$11,473,603,000, and earnings per share NT$5.45.

The Company's Board of Directors also approved the issuance of employee stock options to attract and retain professional talent, which will create value for the company and its shareholders. The employee stock options will be issued either in singular or multiple distributions according to the actual need within one year from the arrival date of the effective declaration to the government authority. This round of issuance is 60,000,000 units. Each unit represents one share. Exercise price is the closing price of the Company's common stock at the grant date of the employee stock options. The term of the stock options shall be effective for six years. From the end of two years following the grant date of the stock options, the subscriber shall be entitled to exercise her/his subscription by proportion on an annual basis.

Thanxs

[Rotstift2004]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0if87pp8m8

[Rotstift2004]

mal was gutes KASET

[Rotstift2004]

durchhalten

[Rotstift2004]

TWP

[Rotstift2004]

HISTORIC VERDICT ENERGY GIANT'S PRIVATISATION

Court to hand down ruling on PTT today


Stock investors and PTT Plc executives' hearts are racing today in anticipation of the Supreme Administrative Court's historic verdict on the energy giant's privatisation.


The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will temporarily halt the trading of PTT shares today. The court is due to begin delivering its verdict about 10am.


SET president Patareeya Benjapolchai said that PTT president Prasert Bunsumpun had requested the suspension of trading.


As a result, the SET will post an ''H'' (halt) sign on PTT stock on the share board.


Today is judgement day for the energy giant, with the court to rule on a complaint lodged by consumer activists, who argued the 2001 privatisation of PTT was illegal.


Rosana Tositrakul of the Federation of Consumer Organisations, one of the plaintiffs in this case, believed the court would hand down a fair verdict.


She said several parties had tried to hold Thai society hostage by claiming that delisting PTT would seriously hurt the country's economy.


''In fact, the SET is not Thailand,'' she said. PTT's privatisation was another case of successful policy corruption.


However, local analysts and fund managers warned that a forced delisting of PTT would deal a catastrophic blow to both the capital market and investor sentiment.


PTT, with a market capitalisation of over one trillion baht, represents almost 20% of the entire market.


Most analysts believed the company will be allowed to remain listed on the SET. But even the prospect of a possible delisting and renationalisation has weighed on investor sentiment over the past month.


Shares of PTT yesterday rose eight baht to close at 368 in heavy trade totalling 2.95 billion baht, on speculation the company's status would not change.


Montree Sornpaisarn, the chief executive officer of leading broker Kim Eng Securities, said that excluding the Finance Ministry's 52% shareholding, the shares held by other investors had a current market value of about 500 billion baht.


Of this, the state-run Vayupak Fund controlled about 200 billion baht of PTT stock.


Mr Montree said a forced renationalisation priced at 35 baht per share, the original initial public offering price, would be very unfair to current investors.


The impact of a forced delisting and tender offer by the government would impact not just 300,000 retail investors in PTT, but institutional investors and pension funds managing assets on behalf of over 10 million people nationwide.


''Right now, the greatest impact has been to hurt investor confidence in the capital market. But I hope the verdict will be positive, and that state enterprise privatisation can move forward,'' Mr Montree said.


Tragoolchitr Chittasaiyapan, the chief investment officer at Thanachart Fund, said it was not just local investors who were monitoring the case closely, but foreign investors as well.

[Rotstift2004]

KASET

[Rotstift2004]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.988.820 von Rotstift2004 am 09.01.08 09:13:54

habe heute meine 100,000 KASET verkauft fuer 7.00 baht.
im november habe ich 1,50 baht bezahlt.