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Japan ministry unveils measures to prevent death from overwork
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2016
» TOKYO - The Labor Ministry unveiled emergency measures Monday aimed at preventing workers from dying or committing suicide due to overwork, following the suicide of a female worker at Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc last winter.
SCB joins hands with Mizuho
Published on 26/12/2016
» Power generation is a sector in which Thai businesses are active investors in Japan. However, actually investing in Japan isn't easy for foreign enterprises if they lack certain necessary attributes, notably access to financial support from reliable financial institutions. Gunkul Engineering Public Company Limited, a large Thai electricity producer and distributor, is a Thai power generating enterprise that has succeeded in investing in Japan, in its case, thanks to financial support from Mizuho, a giant Japanese bank. Gunkul Engineering's new power plant project has been lent over 4 billion baht by Mizuho and eight partnering banks in Japan, vital financial support that has been facilitated by Siam Commercial Bank (SCB). SCB has brought the parties together and worked out the details of the agreement which was finally signed in October 2016.
Govt revives plan to help needy pupils
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 26/12/2016
» The Education Ministry plans to revive the One District, One Scholarship (Odos) project to offer international education to underprivileged students with a solid academic record to help develop their communities.
BM plans Japanese tie-up
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/12/2016
» SET-listed Bangkok Sheet Metal Co (BM), a local sheet mould and sheet metal producer, plans to sell a stake to a Japanese electronics giant in search of further business expansion.
UOB banks on Thai SME digitisation
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/12/2016
» United Overseas Bank (Thai) UOB (Thai) is hopeful the digitisation of its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business will contribute to its growth.
Revenue chief upbeat on target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/12/2016
» The Revenue Department is comfortable with its revenue target for this fiscal year as it is optimistic the improving economy and accelerating public investment will generate higher tax revenue, its chief says.
CAT board accepts units merger
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/12/2016
» The board of CAT Telecom has finally approved the consolidation of its internet data centre and submarine cable network businesses after nearly six months of uncertainty.
Channel 9 adds entertainment in revenue drive
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 26/12/2016
» SET-listed MCOT Plc, the operator of Channel 9, is restructuring its TV content by adding more entertainment programmes and partnering with other state agencies to raise its revenue by 10% next year.
More use petrol as LPG demand slumps
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2016
» Relatively low oil prices have continued to encourage motorists and logistics businesses to switch to petrol, pushing its consumption, along with diesel, to rise in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Energy Ministry.