Malaysia-base CIMB Group Holdings Bhd is expected to become the first foreign company to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) when the new regulations on foreign listing on the Thai bourse come into effect next month.

SET president Patareeya Benjapolchai on Monday revealed the new regulations on foreign listing have been approved by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Thai bourse in October this year and will be effective from next month.
However, Patareeya disclosed that the regulations will in the first phase allow only the dual listing …

Thai Cabinet yesterday approved the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to revoke a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on overlapping maritime boundaries signed by Thailand and Cambodia in 2001.
The decision by the Thai Cabinet came after Cambodia had recently appointed Thailand’s fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser to Cambodian government.
Former premier Thaksin had jumped bail before the country’s Supreme Court Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on October 21 last year pronounced a two-year imprisonment against him for his involvement a land purchase by the then …

Commart Comtech is undoubtedly the highlight of this month’s events since the event last year attracted over one million tech lovers and generate as much as 3.2 billion bath in total revenues for the exhibitors.
November 5-7, 2009
Event:  Bus & Truck 2009/AEV 2009
Venue:  Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC)
Description:
The 6th Thailand Commercial and Special Purpose Vehicle Exposition and the 3rd Alternative Energy Vehicle.
Organiser:  TTF International Co., Ltd.
Tel:  +66 (0) 2 717 2477 
Event’s URL:  www.busandtrucks.com
November 5-8, 2009
Event:  Commart Comtech Thailand 2009
Venue:  Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre
Description:
See and shop all the latest …