Kan Trakulhoon has been appointed as the president of Siam Cement Plc (SCC) since January 1, 2006, almost 29 years after joining Thailand’s biggest industrial conglomerate right after graduation.
Kan, 53, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (Gold Medal, First-Class Honors) from Chulalongkorn University and Master’s Degrees in Engineering and Business Management from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard University, USA.
During his career at Siam Cement, Kan had held several key positions in the group. His successes included the establishment of …

Siam Cement Plc (SCC), Thailand’s biggest industrial conglomerate, yesterday said it has returned from a quarterly loss in the last quarter of last year to record a net profit of almost 5.19 billion baht from the operations during this year’s first quarter.
Earlier this year, SCC reported a net loss of 3.48 billion baht for its operations during the fourth quarter last year, mainly due to inventory losses worth about 5.0 billion baht mostly from chemicals business.
According to the company’s reports to the Stock Exchange of Thailand, SCC said the …

Workers at ITD’s production centre in Delhi are seen working on moulds for making concrete segments of a metro tunnel. ITD through its subsidiary, ITD Cementation India Ltd, has been awarded by Delhi Metro Rail Corp a contract to construct the metro tunnel for a distance of seven kilometres.

Thailand’s two leading construction firms are expecting a better year with satisfactory profits for this year’s operations.
Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), Thailand’s largest builder which on March 3 reported a net loss of nearly 2.66 billion baht for 2008 operations, yesterday said it …

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said his government plans to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit with its six dialogue partners in June.
During his weekly television address, the Thai premier said the three-day summit, which had earlier been held in the eastern resort of Pattaya but cancelled on April 11 after anti-government protesters stormed the hotel venue, will be rescheduled for June.
Abhisit said the Thai government is now contacting the leaders of ASEAN countries and the dialogue partners — China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and …

Thailand’s four leading banks similarly posted falls in net profit during the first quarter of this year, ranging from 13.5 to 39 percent, due to global economic crisis and low income.
Bangkok Bank (BBL), the country’s biggest lender with 1.68 trillion baht of assets, yesterday reported a 13.5 percent fall in the quarterly net profit to nearly 4.87 billion baht from 5.63 billion baht during the first quarter last year.
At the end of the first quarter, BBL had total deposits of about 1.34 trillion baht, an increase of 27.4 billion …

BIG+BIH 2009 — Highlight of the Month
Now – Apr 5, 2009
Event:   Bangkok Furniture Fair 2009, Wedding Festival 2009, Bangkok Fashion World 2009
Venue:   Hall 1-4, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani
Description:  
The exhibition offers the latest furniture trend for bedroom, kitchen, and living room, including knock-down and build-in furniture. The fair also exhibits household facilities and electric devices. In the studio zone, you will find wedding package, music for the wedding and wedding places offering. Meet upholstery, accessory, beauty shop at the clothes zone. Moreover, you can find the instant food, supplementary food …