1.   Adisak said SSI had four alternatives, including raising its registered capital and allowing bigger foreign shareholding.

2.   According to the plan, IBC will buy out UTV but the former will double its registered capital to allow UTV a stake.

3.   But, Soopakij said, TA has no plans to offer Microsoft an equity stake because a successful deal to increase its registered capital has already been struck.

4.   Laem Thong Bank PCL, Union Bank of Bangkok PCL and the five non-bank lenders are being forced by the central bank to write off their registered capital.

5.   Prasert Atsawasuwan, deputy managing director of Ucom subsidiary United Information Highway Co Ltd, declined to reveal the shareholding structure and registered capital.

6.   The government is demanding that banks and finance companies raise their registered capital and implement tougher rules on non-performing loans.

7.   The finance ministry and the central bank Monday ordered banks and finance companies to provide reserve for sub-standard loans and told some to increase their registered capital.

8.   The newspaper report said the biggest problem involves foreign partners who do not put enough registered capital into the joint ventures or transfer their money out of the enterprises.

9.   The non-merger companies were required by the finance ministry and central bank Tuesday to raise registered capital immediately.

10.   The seven were ordered Monday to write down virtually to zero the value of their registered capital.