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What's new in business news: July 27, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/07/2015
» Sugar crop could reach record highs after rain, US antitrust investigation hits Thai tuna firm's expansion plans & tech start-ups in Thailand still in early stages.
What's new in business news: July 22, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/07/2015
» Govt solar drip irrigation program has saved water in farming since 2013, Uber ride service thrives after crackdown last November & Bangkok office space supply crunch looms with rising rental rates.
What's new in business news: July 17, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/07/2015
» Thailand to apply for membership in Russian-led economic union, drought hits Thailand's farm economy & jellyfish gives Trang fishermen new lease on life.
El Nino starting to bite in Asia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/07/2015
» Drought from El Nino will cut Thailand's main rice harvest to lowest in nine years. Weather patterns in the next two months will determine how much damage it does.
What's new in business news: July 10, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/07/2015
» Grand plan for Thailand becoming developed nation by 2032, sugar cane output & exports under threat from drought & Vietnamese labour to alleviate construction sector's labour shortage.
What's new in business news: July 9, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/07/2015
» Riverside collapse warning as Chao Phraya dries out, baht sinks to six-year low as China's stock market plunges & govt plans to upgrade workforce skills.
What's new in business news: July 3, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2015
» GM to export engines to US & new Hilux model to increase Toyota pickup exports, deflation after price falls for six months in a row due mostly to falling energy prices & current water crisis has origins in rice pledging scheme.
What's new in business news: June 25, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/06/2015
» Tourism jumps 25% through May led by Chinese, New Zealand keen on investing in Thailand as Asean hub & strict water rationing to cope with drought through next April.
Drought: Not just farmers hurting
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/06/2015
» Not just farmers suffering from current drought, many local businesses rely on spending by farmers including agricultural machinery, motorcycles & pickup trucks, all of which see bleak business prospects this year.
Dry weather & expensive rice, coming soon
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/06/2015
» Rice over-supply with low prices & rice stocks rotting in warehouses, set to end soon with arrival of dry weather El Nino & drought which will make rice a lot more expensive.