Briefs

MCOT has appointed PM's Office permanent secretary Thongthong Chantarangsu to its board, filling a seat vacated by former managing director Tanawat Wansom, whose contract was terminated two months ago.
Thongthong and Anek Permvongseni, secretary-general of the Office of the Education Council, will present themselves as new board members at an MCOT shareholders meeting today. Anake will replace Teerasak Suwanyot, who resigned on October 10.
Their terms will end in April.

Free reno books
Tra Chang and Cotto are giving away 100,000 copies of a book titled “Home Renovation after Flooding”.
The offering is part of Siam Cement Group’s “Home Renovating for Happiness” programme to help flood victims.
Those who want a copy can ask for one at 20 locations of Home Solution Centres, Tra Chang Roofing Centres, Cotto studios and SCG Experience.

Assets hit new high
Ayudhya Allianz CP yesterday reported that its total assets have hit the highest level in 60 years, reaching Bt108 billion.
During the first nine months of this year, its total gross premiums increased by 16 per cent to Bt14.7 billion from the same period of last year.
First-year premiums were also up by 10 per cent to Bt3.4 billion.

Singha Facebook app
Singha Beer has launched Singha’s Global Tag Takeover at Facebook.com/SinghaWorld.
The application allows fans of Singha Beer on Facebook to have their friends’ Facebook walls painted over with stylised versions of the Singha logo, share videos and enter a sweepstakes.

Aon cites flood-loss figures
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon Corp, has estimated the total economic losses from the great flood of 2011 at US$45 billion (Bt1.4 trillion).
It said industry estimates suggested that insured losses might exceed the $10-billion threshold.

The floods, which are receding throughout the country, affected more than 13.4 million people in at least 64 provinces.

Global energy-use standard
Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre aims to reduce yearly energy costs by 3 per cent or about Bt8 million a year after the announced adoption of the ISO 50001 standard for energy-management systems.
Impact is expected to be the country’s first event operator to implement effective energy management. The company is also ready to promote three measurements for energy savings. Currently, electricity accounts for 90 per cent of the total energy consumption at the venue, with an average cost of Bt8 per square metre.
Kulwadee Jintavorn, director of Impact Exhibition Management Co, which operates Impact Muang Thong Thani, said yesterday that early this year it announced implementation of the international energy-management-systems standard or ISO 50001 in response to global eco-friendly trends.
The main purposes of the ISO 50001 standard are to enable organisations to manage energy effectively, save energy costs, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and minimise environmental impacts. – The Nation