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TV exec faces lawsuits over toxic rice claim
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/07/2013
» The Commerce Ministry and several rice companies are threatening legal action against anyone caught spreading claims that Thai rice is contaminated with hazardous chemicals.
TV host hit with defamation suit over rice chemical claims
Online Reporters, Published on 11/07/2013
» The Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group has filed a defamation case against a popular television show host who posted a message on his Facebook page naming rice mills that allegedly used a chemical to fumigate rice, resulting in contamination.
50 richest Thais control B2.5 trillion
Published on 04/07/2013
» The net worth of Thailand's 50 richest totals $84 billion - 2.52 trillion baht, equivalent to one fourth of the nation's GDP.
CP All confirms buying Makro
Published on 23/04/2013
» CP All Plc, the owner of 7-Eleven stores in Thailand, has agreed to pay about US$6.6 billion to acquire Siam Makro Plc, putting control of the discount retailer back in the hands of billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont.
Thaksin linked to Ping An deal
Published on 24/12/2012
» HONG KONG - Behind-the-scenes buyers of a stake in Ping An Insurance from HSBC Holdings may include former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and an influential mainland China businessman, according to a Caixin Media report.
HSBC to sell stake in China insurer Ping An for $9.4 bn
AFP, Published on 05/12/2012
» Britain's HSBC said Wednesday it would sell its stake in China's second largest life insurer Ping An to a Thai firm for $9.4 billion, in a shift back towards its traditional banking business.
CP's Dhanin still the richest
Online Reporters, Published on 30/08/2012
» Dhanin Chearavanont has retained his status as Thailand's richest man for the third year with an estimated net worth of US$9 billion (281.9 billion baht) in Forbes magazine's 2012 "Thailand 40 Richest" ranking.
B100,000 for migrant who was chained
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/08/2012
» Chalee Diyu, a Myanmar migrant worker who was unlawfully chained to his hospital bed by Immigration Police after he was injured at work in 2010, returned home this week after receiving compensation of 100,000 baht.
Thein Sein, PM ink deal on sea port
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/07/2012
» Thailand and Myanmar agreed yesterday to set up a joint committee to follow up on economic cooperation that includes linking the future Dawei deep-sea port with the Thai Eastern Seaboard.
Thein Sein meets top Thai execs
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/07/2012
» Myanmar President Thein Sein has met the heads of Thai business conglomerates which have established a presence in Myanmar to discuss cooperation and expansion.