Private sector's supports

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
Private sector's supports

This daily compilation is aimed at publicising private companies's supports to flood recovery efforts in Thailand. Send information to [email protected].

Sony Corp donates 30 million yen to Thailand, while its employees in Japan and Thailand are mobilising more financial supports. 


TMB Bank offers additional relief measures. For large-sized customers, the bank will offer a 5-year loan with 3-6 month grace period on principal payment. For SME customers, the bank will offer six to 12-month suspension on principal repayment. Customers who require new loans repairs are offered 7-year loans, with 6-month grace period on principal repayment.
 

Thai Airways International is operating special flights to Phitsanulok during Oct 17-23 to assist government officials and people as roads are unaccessible. The flights offer special fares at Bt1,250 per trip. It also provides free transport for donated food and medical supplies from the Flood Relief Operation Centre to the province and Nakhon Sawan.
 

 
Bangkok Bank, to help small clients, is cutting credit card interest rate by half and mortgage instalments by upto 40 per cent for a year.

Bayer (Thai) Co Ltd has donated cash and medical supplies worth Bt2.33 million - including 8,300 tubes of antifungal cream, 5,000 tins of antiseptic ointment, 102,000 tablets of water purification, and cash collected from the employees as well as the company - to Thai Red Cross Society.

BP Foods Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group which is the sole producer of elephant food, on Oct 17 donated 10 tonnes of food for over 100 elephants in Ayutthaya, believed to last for 1 month. 


Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) has delivered fried chicken from its KFC food shops to flood victims in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani, on top of Bt1 million cash donation. Donations are welcomed to all KFC and Pizza Hut branches. Yum is devising plans to assist the post-flood rehabilitation efforts.

Thanachart Insurance offers 300 parking lots for clients in North Bangkok. Call 02-662-8999.  The insurance firm is ready to waive the initial fees for all with Type 1 insurance policies.