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Floods foil SCG cement growth target
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 31/10/2013
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's top industrial conglomerate, expects the recent floods to cut full-year growth in cement sales to 5% from an original forecast of 7%.
Airport Rail Link check-in likely to begin next year
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/10/2013
» Airline passengers will possibly be able to check in at Makkasan station of the Airport Rail Link (ARL) starting next year, as part of government plans to ease traffic congestion at the country's main airport.
Firms take eco-friendly route
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/10/2013
» As the European Union (EU) plans to become the single market for green products, textile companies are being urged to include sustainability in their business-as-usual practices to serve the demand for eco-friendly items.
Voice in the wilderness
Muse, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/10/2013
» Recalling her nervousness six years ago when she was granted an audience with HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn prior to her departure for the UK, Rattana Lao, recipient of an Ananda Mahidol Scholarship, said she was trembling as she listened to the instructions from a palace official: walk slowly, gently and calmly.
Sugar subsidies poised to rise
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/10/2013
» Delayed reforms and the government's plan to encourage farmers to switch from growing rice to sugar cane will drive up state sugar subsidies, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Rice farmers gearing up for switch to sugar cane
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/10/2013
» Rice farmers looking to switch to growing sugar cane have been assured that their crops will be bought by sugar mills, which have already begun submitting proposals to the Industry Ministry to expand production capacity.
'Rubber city' confirmed for Songkhla
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/10/2013
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has approved a 1.13-billion-baht plan to establish a "rubber city" in the southern province of Songkhla by 2016.
Phase 2 investment boosts eco-car output
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/10/2013
» The Industry Ministry expects annual eco-car production to surge by nearly 60% to 935,000 units within five years as the second phase attracts investment for the small vehicles.
Otop toll estimated at B4m
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/10/2013
» Nearly 40 factories and 14 businesses selling One Tambon One Product (Otop) items in seven provinces have been hit by this year's floods, with damage of 4 million baht, says the Industry Ministry.
Shell targets Asian natural gas market
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR : Southeast Asia presents a huge opportunity for energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to cash in on the growing demand for natural gas, which is likely to become the world's main source of energy by 2050.