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Image problem: Madrasas resist Modi portraits
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/01/2018
» Maulana Altaf Hussain Mazahiri is an angry man. The target of his outrage is the government in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, which has issued an order that a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be displayed in the school he runs.
Home cooking
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/01/2018
» We arrive at Brae early for our scheduled morning meeting with owner and chef Dan Hunter. That gives us time to chill out amid the natural Victoria farmland, take a deep breath of fresh air and adjust to the chilly breezes that ripple across from the country town of Birregurra.
Air conditioner maker Fujitsu General to buy Chon Buri plant
Kyodo News, Published on 10/04/2019
» Japanese air conditioner maker Fujitsu General Ltd will expand production through the purchase of a plant near Bangkok owned by a Thai auto and air conditioner parts manufacturer.
Thailand delays trans-Pacific FTA application
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2019
» Thailand will delay its application to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement until after next Sunday's election, a Commerce Ministry official said Monday.
Thai Oil worries over financial strain
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/08/2018
» Thai Oil Plc (TOP), Thailand's largest capacity oil refinery, is concerned about its long-term financial burden because it has to inject cash into a subsidiary firm -- Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) -- and speed up development of the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) in the near future.
Ex-VW CEO charged in US over diesel scandal
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» The US Justice Department on Thursday disclosed the filing of criminal charges against former Volkswagen AG chief executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating.
Norwegian turns down IAG's offer
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG) is considering its options after Norwegian Air Shuttle rebuffed two takeover advances.
Sepo plans roadshows to promote TFF IPO
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/01/2018
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) plans to hold roadshows to rally support for an initial public offering (IPO) of the Thailand Future Fund (TFF) after the infrastructure fund secures approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
New PDP accounts for disruptive forces
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/01/2018
» The latest revision of the national power development plan (PDP), an electricity master development plan for the next 20 years, has officially begun, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
First Thai ICO en route
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/01/2018
» Jaymart subsidiary J Ventures will become the country's first SET-listed company to sell its own digital currency once it releases "JFin" through an initial coin offering (ICO) in March.