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<description>Ugolini Group Co.,Ltd.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/?module=finance</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:31:46 +0700</pubDate>
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<title>Watermark Restaurant Co., Ltd.</title>
<description>Italian Restaurant Watermark Group</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=48&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Watermark Restaurant Co., Ltd.</link>
<pubDate>2012-03-01</pubDate>
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<title>BoT warns about debt refinancing</title>
<description>The Bank of Thailand is warning the government to ensure that its credit-card refinancing scheme does not distort market mechanisms or harm monetary and fiscal discipline.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=47&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=BoT warns about debt refinancing</link>
<pubDate>2011-05-13</pubDate>
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<title>Healthy debut for LH Bank</title>
<description>Land and Houses Retail Bank (LH Bank) expects approval from authorities for an upgrade to commercial bank status by August.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=46&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Healthy debut for LH Bank</link>
<pubDate>2011-05-11</pubDate>
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<title>Abrupt diesel levy hike</title>
<description>The continued fall in the price of oil prompted the government to raise the levy on diesel sharply by 1.0645 baht a litre to 1.40 baht yesterday.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=45&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Abrupt diesel levy hike</link>
<pubDate>2011-05-10</pubDate>
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<title>The lighter side of zippo</title>
<description>American classics they may be, but the Zippo lighters sold in Thailand through distributors ever since the 1950s have featured limited variety, sold in standard display cases with room for only 96 of them.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=44&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=The lighter side of zippo</link>
<pubDate>2011-05-09</pubDate>
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<title>Back to the future</title>
<description>Back in the 1960s, people went to a fresh market or grocery store in their neighbourhood for food and day-to-day goods.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=43&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Back to the future</link>
<pubDate>2011-05-06</pubDate>
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<title>New TAT campaign urges environmental protection</title>
<description>Thai and foreign tourists are being urged to help save the environment at tourist sites in Thailand as about 500 are endangered and need to be improved, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=42&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=New TAT campaign urges environmental protection</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-29</pubDate>
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<title>SCG reports 34% profit gain in Q1</title>
<description>Siam Cement Group (SCG) is warning of possible weakened financial results in the second quarter due to seasonal effects and baht appreciation, while high oil prices could trim margins on its key petrochemical business.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=41&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=SCG reports 34% profit gain in Q1</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-28</pubDate>
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<title>PTT Tank to double capacity</title>
<description>RAYONG : PTT Tank Terminal Co, wholly owned by the energy giant PTT, has planned a five-billion-baht investment to double the capacity at its Map Ta Phut site as the existing capacity is expected to reach a maximum level within three years.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=40&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=PTT Tank to double capacity</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-27</pubDate>
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<title>Card firms keep lid on their rates</title>
<description>Credit card providers will keep their interest rates unchanged despite higher financial costs as a result of rising interest rates, says Sukdee Chongmankhong, the chairman of the Credit Card Club.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=39&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Card firms keep lid on their rates</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-26</pubDate>
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<title>Carving a niche</title>
<description>Five thousand baht a month may not seem like much to a city dweller but for families in rural areas it can go a long way.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=38&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Carving a niche</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-25</pubDate>
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<title>Auto firms ask for delay on tax</title>
<description>Local carmakers want a year to prepare details of a new excise tax structure for automobiles, saying the one-month deadline given by the government is too short for such a complex issue.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=37&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Auto firms ask for delay on tax</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-23</pubDate>
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<title>Auto firms ask for delay on tax</title>
<description>Local carmakers want a year to prepare details of a new excise tax structure for automobiles, saying the one-month deadline given by the government is too short for such a complex issue.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=36&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Auto firms ask for delay on tax</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-22</pubDate>
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<title>Back-to-school sales kick off with heady expectations</title>
<description>Retailers and suppliers of school uniforms, shoes and related products are teaming up to attract parents to shop before the new school semester opens in mid-May.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=35&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Back-to-school sales kick off with heady expectations</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-21</pubDate>
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<title>Egg export ban pushed to October</title>
<description>The government wants exporters to suspend egg exports until October in order to reduce the risk of a local shortage, says Vatchari Vimooktayon, the director-general of the Internal Trade Department.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=34&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Egg export ban pushed to October</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-20</pubDate>
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<title>Rates look firm on upward trajectory</title>
<description>The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to continue increasing its policy interest rate despite the government deciding yesterday to maintain its ceiling on the retail diesel price.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=33&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Rates look firm on upward trajectory</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-19</pubDate>
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<title>Flexing for success</title>
<description>I could manage the warrior and the downward dog. And I definitely excelled at the corpse.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=32&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Flexing for success</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-18</pubDate>
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<title>Keeping a lock on your money</title>
<description>Cases of fraud against financial institutions have risen in recent years, and bankers are urging customers to protect themselves by keeping their records updated and cross-checked and not relying solely on their banks' systems.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=31&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Keeping a lock on your money</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-12</pubDate>
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<title>Passing the torch</title>
<description>Prasert Bunsumpun has only six months left in his term as president and chief executive of the PTT Group</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=30&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Passing the torch</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-11</pubDate>
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<title>Disasters hit SME GDP forecast</title>
<description>The GDP of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is expected to grow by only 4.2%, less than earlier forecasts of 6% due to southern floods and the Japanese disaster, says Yuthasak Supasorn, director of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (Osmep).</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=29&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Disasters hit SME GDP forecast</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-09</pubDate>
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<title>Fuji targets 12 new branches this year</title>
<description>Despite growing concern about radioactive contamination in Japanese foods, Fuji Group, a leading Japanese restaurant operator, will continue to expand its outlets in the Thai market this year.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=28&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Fuji targets 12 new branches this year</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-06</pubDate>
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<title>CAT-fighting</title>
<description>The political battles crippling the telecoms industry continue to spread - and the president of CAT Telecom looks like the next government victim.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=27&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=CAT-fighting</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-05</pubDate>
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<title>Trash to treasure</title>
<description>Residents in Bangkok's On Nut community have gained a degree of self-sufficiency through waste recycling management.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=26&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Trash to treasure</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-04</pubDate>
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<title>Rapid recovery is expected</title>
<description>Flood-affected businesses in the South are expected to recover quickly thanks to solid fundamentals and strong crop prices this year, business leaders said yesterday.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=25&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Rapid recovery is expected</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-02</pubDate>
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<title>New mall opens on Narathiwat Road</title>
<description>The first community mall developed by relatives of whisky tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi will open in downtown Bangkok in May.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=24&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=New mall opens on Narathiwat Road</link>
<pubDate>2011-04-01</pubDate>
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<title>Pepsi-Suntory ties raised</title>
<description>The minority shareholders of Serm Suk Plc (SSC) have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether PepsiCo, the largest shareholder in the local bottler of Pepsi, might be teaming up with Suntory Group of Japan to control the company.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=23&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Pepsi-Suntory ties raised</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-31</pubDate>
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<title>Local automakers stung</title>
<description>But production targets remain unchanged.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=22&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Local automakers stung</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-30</pubDate>
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<title>Auto tax reforms flawed</title>
<description>The pending change in the automobile tax structure is flawed and not well thought out, according to executives of car companies based in the Thailand.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=21&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Auto tax reforms flawed</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-28</pubDate>
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<title>Japanese firms proceed cautiously</title>
<description>Parts supply must be reviewed daily</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=19&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Japanese firms proceed cautiously</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-24</pubDate>
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<title>Diesel running out</title>
<description>There's no way to maintain the ever-increasing diesel subsidy indefinitely, so expect shortages unless the Libya conflict cools down quickly.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=18&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Diesel running out</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-23</pubDate>
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<title>Jetro investment to stay level</title>
<description>Japanese investment in Thailand will not decline and should accelerate in the near term as Japanese companies step up investments overseas following the destruction caused by massive earthquakes and a tsunami 10 days ago, say Tokyo-based government and business representatives.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=17&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Jetro investment to stay level</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-22</pubDate>
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<title>Dollar hits all-time low against yen</title>
<description>NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The dollar hit an all-time low against a strengthening Japanese yen on Wednesday, as global uncertainty and the prospect of more cash flowing into Japan pushed its currency higher.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=16&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Dollar hits all-time low against yen</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-17</pubDate>
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<title>Thai exports likely to be shaken by Japan quake</title>
<description>The disaster in Japan may cause Thailand's exports to drop by US$1.47 billion or 44.1 billion baht from earlier projections this year, with the actual impact to be felt in the second half.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=15&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Thai exports likely to be shaken by Japan quake</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-16</pubDate>
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<title>Global equity markets move in mysterious ways</title>
<description>Those who have diligently studied past trends and then predicted the way specific businesses will develop have been able to claim great success in their investment portfolios. One such guru is Warren Buffett, a man who many look up to and respect. Sometimes accurate forecasts result in great market movements.

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<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=14&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Global equity markets move in mysterious ways</link>
<pubDate>2011-03-15</pubDate>
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<title>HP Tops Dell's 3Par Bid Again, Offering $1.8 Billion</title>
<description>Hewlett-Packard Co., waging a bidding war with Dell Inc., said it would pay $1.8 billion for 3Par Inc. -- about $200 million more than a Dell offer from earlier today. </description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=13&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=HP Tops Dell's 3Par Bid Again, Offering $1.8 Billion</link>
<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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<title>Singapore Air's Chew May Step Down After Doubling Stock</title>
<description>Singapore Airlines Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Chew Choon Seng, who took a pay cut while maintaining the carrier’s wine budget during the recession, </description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=12&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Singapore Air's Chew May Step Down After Doubling Stock</link>
<pubDate>2010-07-28</pubDate>
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<title>Ryanair Profit Declines Less Than Estimated</title>
<description>Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest discount airline, reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates and forecast fares may rise by as much as 15 percent in the current period. </description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=11&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Ryanair Profit Declines Less Than Estimated</link>
<pubDate>2010-07-20</pubDate>
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<title>Japan revises its role in the China market</title>
<description>For more than two decades, much of the work of the Shanghai office of Japan’s Osaka Prefecture was helping small Japanese parts suppliers join the shift of manufacturing capacity from their high-cost homeland to far cheaper China.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=10&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Japan revises its role in the China market</link>
<pubDate>2010-07-05</pubDate>
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<title>A Brief Explanation of Mortgage Fees</title>
<description>In addition to the loan itself, a typical mortgage loan has a number of fees associated with the origination of the loan, as well as additional ongoing costs. Some of these are payable in advance, and others must be paid when the borrower closes on the property. In general, these costs typically total 3-5% percent of the value of the property being purchased.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=9&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=A Brief Explanation of Mortgage Fees</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-17</pubDate>
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<title>Osborne to warn big banks over crisis tax</title>
<description>By George Parker, Brooke Masters and Jean Eaglesham 
Published: June 15 2010 22:30 | Last updated: June 15 2010 23:17</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=8&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Osborne to warn big banks over crisis tax</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-16</pubDate>
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<title>Stock Market Trend: Unchanged</title>
<description>As severe as the April–May correction has been, on a technical basis the primary bullish trend remains intact. </description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=7&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Stock Market Trend: Unchanged</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-15</pubDate>
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<title>Honda puts foot down over China settlement</title>
<description>Published: June 14 2010 09:57 | Last updated: June 14 2010 09:57</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=6&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Honda puts foot down over China settlement</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-15</pubDate>
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<title>Chinese inflation exceeds 3% target</title>
<description>Chinese inflation has exceeded the 3 per cent target set by the government for the year, at a time when wage pressures in the economy are intensifying, but other indicators released on Friday suggest that growth in China is slowing. </description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=5&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Chinese inflation exceeds 3% target</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-12</pubDate>
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<title>Cameron steps into fray to defend BP</title>
<description>David Cameron, the British prime minister, has leapt to BP’s defence, emphasising the “economic value” the oil company brings to the UK and US, in a clear signal of British concerns over the rhetoric about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=4&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Cameron steps into fray to defend BP</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-10</pubDate>
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<title>Business Outsourcing Services – A stepping stone to success of business</title>
<description>Companies focus on business process outsourcing to manage an organization's critical and non-critical enterprise processes and applications. Also to achieve cost savings can be achieved as the labor costs varies due to different costs of living in different regions. </description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=3&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Business Outsourcing Services – A stepping stone to success of business</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-09</pubDate>
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<title>Prudential investors raise heat on Thiam</title>
<description>Leading institutional shareholders in the Prudential  have called a meeting with the UK assurer to raise concerns over Tidjane Thiam’s role as chief executive following the collapse of its $35.5bn bid for the Asian assets of AIG.</description>
<link>http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=finance&amp;id=1&amp;title=Phuket Restaurant&amp;restaurant=Prudential investors raise heat on Thiam</link>
<pubDate>2010-06-09</pubDate>
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