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LPG price control & subsidies to end after 30 years
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2017
» Three decades old LPG price control & govt subsidy to end August 1. Current low LPG price means will not hurt poor.
Solar plane completes epic round-the-world trip
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/07/2016
» First airplane to circle the world powered only by the sun, Solar Impulse 2 completes historic round-the-world journey.
Natural gas: Chevron to sell as govt seeks more
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/05/2016
» For Chevron, Thailand is country with 2nd highest volume after US but it plans to sell its US$500 million stake in Thai gas field, reportedly.
Solar, wind power replacing coal, natural gas, slowly but surely
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2015
» Electricity from wind & solar quickly replacing coal & oil in advanced economies, in trend likely to spread to rest of world. In Germany, the UK and Denmark, wind now cheapest source of electricity even without government subsidies.
What's new in business news: December 15, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/12/2014
» China to punish tourists who threw hot water at Thai flight attendant, U-Tapao airport expansion for Pattaya and Eastern Seaboard & King Mongkut University (Kmutt) solves Krabi solar electricity problems.
What's new in business news: October 17, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/10/2014
» First Thai oil & gas-exploration licences in 7 years, Korea's Posco to set up steel factory in Rayong & rubber price supports to help farmers.
What's new in business news: October 14, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2014
» Pattaya rebrand from nightlife to sports in tourism revamp, PTT to spend B100bn to expand gas pipeline & French win economics Nobel Prize for work on regulating powerful companies.
What's new in business news: February 27, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/02/2014
» Koh Tao rated world's 10th best tourism island, condo boom in Cha-am & Hua Hin, & $3.3bn Myanmar gas & oil investment by PTT.
What's new in business news: November 8, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/11/2013
» Thailand's biggest information technology (IT) trade show, natural gas supply disruptions coming soon & government in a hurry to start construction.
What's new in business news: August 15, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/08/2013
» Prepaid TV on phone & TV, big losses at THAI so president may lose job & fall in stock trading hurts IPO market.