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The visiting Thai IT companies include Adasoft, AI Soft, Arunawad Dot Com, Comance International, Computer Telephony Asia, Dynamic IT SP, IT Works, and specialize in software and solutions in restaurant, travel business, Internet booking, airline solution, hospitality software, warehouse management, mobile application and finance, among others.

The dialogue, held from August 28 to August 30, was held between top-ranking officials of both countries.

General (r) Dipankar Banerjee headed the Indian delegation, while former information minister Sherry Rehman led the Pakistan delegation at the talks, the Daily Times reports.

• Expects sixth gas plant to start up in Q4

• Plans to sell up to 10 billion baht of bonds in Q4

• PTT shares up more than 8 pct to two-year high (Adds quotes, details)

BANGKOK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Thailand's top energy firm, PTT Pcl (PTT.BK: Quote), said on Friday it expected net profit in the second half of the year to be higher than the first half as its sixth gas separation plant would start up in the fourth quarter.

PTT completed the construction of the plant early this year and had initially planned to start operations in March but it was delayed due to an environmental dispute at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate, the world's eighth-largest petrochemical hub.

That is why there it was not suprising that dictatorship remained  so much a part of democracy in Thailand in the four years since the military coup that ousted him from office, he said in a telephone interview. The story was posted on Friday.

That's the verdict of Sunanta Vasapinyokul, an analyst at Finansa Syrus Securities in Bangkok. Yet Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand's fourth-largest lender, is selling its stake in finance company Siam Industrial Credit (SICCO) for 38 per cent below book value.

Is the buyer - Thai Credit Retail Bank - getting a bargain?

An unlisted bank, it will buy SCB's 38.65 per cent stake in SICCO for $29m - a price of 4 baht per share, compared to SICCO's book value of 6.4 baht per share.

Mr. Theerakul Niyom, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, presided over the opening ceremony of the "2010 Consular Officials Meeting" held at the Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, from 31 August - 3 September 2010. The Permanent Secretary was briefed by Mr. Jukr Boon-Long, Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs, on the background and objectives of the Meeting. The ceremony was attended by high ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry, as well as consular officials from 91 Royal Thai Embassies, Royal Thai Consulates-General, and Thailand Trade and Economic Office Taipei. In addition, the heads of Temporary Passport Offices from various provinces also took part in the event. The Foreign Ministry has invited several guest speakers from the Ministry and other relevant agencies to brief and exchange views with the participants.

Photos of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra taken with former South African president Nelson Mandela and former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela have been released to quash rumours about his ill-health.

Thaksin's spokesman, Noppadon Pattama, circulated the pictures yesterday while giving an interview about the former prime minister who is believed to be staying in Brunei.

In addition to mandating punishment for civil servants who harass colleagues, the new rules approved Tuesday define what is wrongful behavior, such as making any inappropriate gestures including sexually implicit body language and eye contact and sending pornographic e-mails, letters, stories or messages.

Punishment depends on the degree of the transgression. In serious incidents, perpetrators can be fired, while the victims can file additional civil or criminal charges. Lesser offenses could warrant salary cuts.

The blast, which caused no injuries, occurred in front of the building housing the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand, spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn told reporters.

"Based on circumstantial evidence it's likely to have been caused by an M-79 (grenade)," he said.

The capital has been under emergency rule since April 7 in response to anti-government "Red Shirt" protests, in which 91 people died and about 1,900 were injured in clashes between protesters and the army.

The Nottinghamshire bowlers said the two Twenty20 games in Cardiff and the following, five-match one-day international series should be played.

Seamer Broad said the England dressing room was still in a "state of shock" over the "spot-fixing" allegations which emerged Sunday.

Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen says "we have not received any legal requests" concerning Thaksin during the visit Monday by Kasit Piromya.

Montenegro granted Thaksin citizenship, citing economic interests. The Thai billionaire has promised to invest in the country's tourism projects.

Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 military coup. He is wanted in Thailand for alleged corruption and terrorism after his supporters earlier this year blockaded parts of the Thai capital Bangkok.

Kasit said during a joint press conference with the Montenegrin foreign minister there are "many hot cases" involving Thaksin in Thailand. "We are working on this with Interpol," he added.

The Fund's investments in Thailand are made through a wholly owned investment plan (the "Investment Plan") established under an agreement between SCB Asset Management Co., Limited ("SCBAM"), the Fund's investment manager, and the Fund. The Fund's investments through the Investment Plan are managed by SCBAM, located in Bangkok, Thailand. Daiwa SB Investments (Singapore) Limited, the Fund's investment adviser, provides SCBAM with advice regarding investments through the Investment Plan and manages the Fund's assets held outside the Investment Plan.

The New Politics Party failed to win a single seat in yesterday's polls.

The Democrats followed their success in last month's by-election in Bangkok by winning more seats than the Puea Thai Party and the NPP, the political arm of the People's Alliance for Democracy, in city and district council elections.

The Election Commission for Bangkok estimated the voter turnout at 42%.