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• Debating green design

  14/02/2012 : Although going green is widely hyped, design experts are optimistic about future designs that minimise waste of raw materials and are efficient.

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  Made for walking

  14/02/2012 : The advent of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 will prompt several labour-intensive industries to relocate to neighbouring countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam and China to take advantage of cheaper costs.

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• PTT, Bangchak raise prices

  10/02/2012 : PTT and Bangchak Petroleum on Saturday morning will increase pump prices by 0.50 baht a litre for all fuels except gasohol E85, which will rise by 0.30 baht.

• SET down 4.26 points

  10/02/2012 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 4.26 points or 0.38% to close at 1,112.91 points at the end of trading session on Friday Afternoon. The trade value was 28.24 billion baht, with 3.84 billion shares traded.

• SMEs not ready for wage hike

  10/02/2012 : More than half of the small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) surveyed recently would not raise the daily minimum wage paid to their employees to 300 baht to comply with the policy of the government, Abac Poll announced on Friday by Abac Poll.

• SET down 0.10% at opening

  10/02/2012 : Thai stocks opened down 1.09 points at the start of trade Friday morning.

• Gold prices for Friday

  10/02/2012 : The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 24,832.08 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,200 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

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  PROPERTY

  Iris Group splashes out for precast factory

  10/02/2012 : Property developer the Iris Group will spend 200 million baht to build a precast factory to avoid problems stemming from labour shortages and rising costs.

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  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Hitachi poised for rapid data storage growth

  10/02/2012 : Thailand's data storage spending will grow by at least 11% this year to US$50 million thanks to increasing awareness of business continuity needs and skyrocketing video content demand, says a Japan-based storage technology firm.

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  Spared livestock producers flare nostrils

  10/02/2012 : The livestock industry will continue to expand this year after the flood crisis made only a dent in the sector.

• Consumer confidence up for second month

  10/02/2012 : Consumer confidence rose in January for the second consecutive month post-flood crisis, but experts still urge the government to inject money to stimulate the economy.

• Thai Plywood dissolved, others warned

  10/02/2012 : Six state-owned enterprises have been told to improve their performance, as the government has decided to shut down those that cannot compete with the private sector, says Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.

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