PROPERTY Impact of global woes limited so far Low- and mid-priced segments still healthy NINA SUEBSUKCHAROEN Of the two storms currently hitting Thailand’s property market, local political unrest has had a far greater impact than the global economic panic because most of the buyers are Thais w... Read more.
Gujarat govt to charge Rs 900 per sq mt for Nano project 15 Oct 2008, PTI GANDHINAGAR : The Gujarat Cabinet on Wednesday decided to charge Rs 900 per square metre from Tata for the 1,100 acre given for Nano Car Project in Sanand, which means the company will have to pay Rs 400.65 crore for the land.... Read more.
FURNITURE Property sales support S.B. KANANA KATHARANGSIPORN S.B. Furniture Industry Co Ltd is confident that it can reach its sales-growth target of 10% this year as the local real estate market continues to expand, says marketing director Tanyaruck Chawaldit. She said the company’s sales gro... Read more.
Frog farmer jumping for joy as Mekong business booms Khoa holds a couple of two-year-old frogs that can fetch between VND25,000 ($1.5) and 30,000 ($1.8) per kilo in the local market. — VNS Photo Hoang Vu by Le Hoang Vu VINH LONG — Nguyen The Khoa has become the toast of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Del... Read more.
15 dead in Japan video facility fire News Desk The Yomiuri Shimbun A fire killed 15 people and injured 10 early Wednesday morning at a video-viewing establishment in a multitenant building in Osaka, Japan, police said. A 46-year-old unemployed man of Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested the... Read more.
Mercedes-benz shores up service offerings By Vijo Varghese The Nation Carmaker says Thailand is most important market in Asean Mercedes-benz shores up service offerings Mercedes-Benz says Thailand is the company’s most important market in Asean. “With the 4,000 units that we are selling ... Read more.
Central plans compact mall in eastern suburbs In tune with trend and faster to build PITSINEE JITPLEECHEEP Central Pattana Plc, the SET-listed property and retail developer in the Central Group of Companies, plans to spend one billion baht to develop the first compact shopping mall in the east of Ba... Read more.
ASIA FOCUS Property woes spread as sales plummet Coastal cities in mainland China see the steepest downturns Although the last national statistics showed single-digit growth from July 2007 to July 2008 in the average price of commercial and residential real estate in China, real estate brokers say p... Read more.
COMMUNICATIONS True blends coffee with WiFi, books to brew loyalty SRISAMORN PHOOSUPHANUSORN Coffee and bakery services don’t seem to be related to the telecom business, but True Corp sees an opportunity. The country’s largest telecom conglomerate has stepped up its efforts to position i... Read more.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT PEACE LAGUNA RESORT 193 Moo 2, Ao Nang Beach, Muang district, Krabi Tel: 075-637-344 to 6; fax: 075-637-347 Email: info@peacelagunaresort.com; web site: http://www.peacelagunaresort.com. As the name suggests - Peace Laguna Resort offers tranquility amidst lush and unspoiled tro... Read more.
