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Allow unions, says ILO chief
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 29/07/2019
» One hundred years ago, Thailand was one of the founder members of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a UN agency with a mandate to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
Headwinds ahead
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 29/04/2019
» Amid unfavourable external economic conditions and political uncertainties at home, the outlook is dimming for Thailand and other Asian countries facing an export slowdown linked to weak trade and demand growth globally.
Smartphone supremacy
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/04/2019
» Up until three years ago, Gaurav Singh Chauhan used to sell 15 or 20 Micromax mobile phones in a day. Now he considers himself lucky if he can sell one unit a month of the Indian-made handsets.
Global risk and currency contagion worries set tone
Business, Published on 08/09/2018
» Market Recap: Thai shares tumbled this week, led by losses in big blue chips such as PTT, KBANK and SCB. TRUE also fell sharply in response to an arbitral ruling ordering the firm to pay compensation worth 76 billion baht plus interest to TOT Plc for a breach of contract relating to ADSL service.
Thanathorn to hand over reins
Business, Published on 30/03/2018
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit will in all likelihood hand the leadership of auto parts maker Thai Summit to his younger brother Sakulthorn, as the 39-year-old billionaire moves into the political sphere.
Private, public sectors keen on new app to promote tourism
Business, Published on 11/01/2019
» Some 49 private and public institutes have entered into an agreement to establish a new social enterprise called Thai Digital Platform Co to provide integrated tourism information about Thailand.
Investors eye Argentina talks, May's Brexit sales job
Business, Published on 01/12/2018
» Recap: Emerging-market shares fell yesterday, backtracking from the upward trend of the past month as investors took a cautious stance ahead of high-stakes US-China trade talks over the weekend, along with British Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to win parliamentary support for her Brexit deal forged with the EU.
US newspapers aim to ride 'Trump Bump'
Business, Published on 17/02/2017
» NEW YORK: The Trump administration's combative view of traditional news media as the "opposition party" and "fake news" is turning out to be the best hope in 2017 for newspapers struggling to attract more digital readers and advertisers.
Weak earnings a slight hiccup
Business, Published on 10/11/2018
» Market Recap: Thai shares moved sideways in the past week, with volatile movement in individual stocks in response to their third-quarter results.
SET reviving after Wall Street scare
Business, Published on 16/10/2018
» The Thai stock market -- along with other emerging markets -- took a big hit last week after the US 10-year Treasury yield surged to 3.25% from 3.05% a week earlier as investors rushed to sell government bonds in anticipation of an interest-rate increase. This led to the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 1,300 points (5%) on Wednesday and Thursday with the tech sector seeing most of the decline.