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25 new licences sweeten sugar output
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 07/09/2016
» The government has approved licences for investors to build 25 new sugar factories, raising the number of sugar producers to 79 over the next five years, says the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).
Is the age of Asian sweatshops coming to an end?
News, Adam Minter, Published on 07/09/2016
» For 30 years, the word "sweatshop" has conjured up a very specific image: low-wage Asian workers making branded clothes in crowded, unsafe factories for consumers overseas. The power of that image has launched human rights campaigns, altered how major companies source their products and informed (often incorrectly) how politicians in rich countries shape their trade policies.
Scotiabank shelves TBank divestment
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/09/2016
» Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Canada's third largest lender by assets, has shelved plans to sell up to a 49% stake in Thanachart Bank (TBank) because of the fragile global economic recovery, according to a source in the banking circle.
Correction
Business, Published on 07/09/2016
» In Saturday's story entitled "SCB sees hope in bad loans" on B1 of the Business section, we misstated that the bank would lower its loan-loss provisions to 5 billion baht per quarter in the second half of this year. In fact, chief financial officer Kittiya Todhanakasem said SCB normally puts aside provisions of 5 billion baht each quarter and the bank has yet to decide how much the impairment charges will be for the second half. We regret the error.
BMA needs to stop erasing our heritage
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/09/2016
» For a few seconds, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when my 13-year-old Eurasian niece looked at me -- blankly -- and asked me why I kept taking her to see run-down buildings, some of which are nearly a century old, in the old town of Bangkok during her visit last month.
City planning can't afford to ignore locals
News, Sanon Wangsrangboon, Published on 07/09/2016
» In its effort to turn the five-rai Mahakan Fort community into a new public park, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has once again offered Bangkok residents an urban development plan that excludes their voices.
Thai food, made bland
News, Editorial, Published on 07/09/2016
» Thais should question the latest order to come from the office of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha calling for standardisation of Thai cooking at home and around the world.
Thai youth leaders get to quiz Obama
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/09/2016
» LUANG PRABANG - Two Thais will join some 200 youth leaders from Southeast Asia today in attending US President Barack Obama's town hall meeting in the historic town of Luang Prabang where they will have the chance to engage in a discussion with the president.
Quest for impartial regulatory bodies
News, Deunden Nikomborirak, Published on 07/09/2016
» Good governance in public utility administration prescribes that the role of policy-making, regulation and service provision should be clearly delineated. Policy-making should rest with the line ministries, regulatory work with independent agencies and service providers with the private sector. But ministries are often loath to relinquish their regulatory grip over public utility service providers. As a result, the 1997 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand mandated an independent regulator to allocate radio spectrum and regulate communication services in Thailand.
Show your board how SCM improves both top and bottom lines
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 07/09/2016
» Picking up on our topic we began last time, via Supply Chain24/7.com, we will explore how supply chain management people can contribute not only to reducing costs but also to enabling growth of the top line. Clearly, supply chain managers need to be at the forefront of cost containment by helping to improve process efficiency, leveraging more affordable suppliers, or introducing new technologies.