Thailand's Central Group expects 2011 sales up 12 pct

BANGKOK: Thailand's Central Group Expects 2011 sales of 133 billion baht ($4.33 billion), up 12 percent from 119 billion a year earlier, the company said in a statement

Plans to invest at least 20 billion baht in new projects this year, up from 12.7 billion last year, mostly by its department store unit Central Pattana PCL