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Japan envoy warns of investor exodus
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/11/2014
» At least half of all Japanese companies operating in Thailand would be forced to surrender operational control or relocate if proposed changes to the Foreign Business Act go ahead, a senior diplomat has warned.
Rise of the rural middle class
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/08/2014
» Outside the Central department store in Ubon Ratchathani, a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class with yellow Lao licence plates drove from the car park. It was a Wednesday, but at weekends, a security guard told me, some 20% of the vehicles parked here are from Laos, many of which are European cars travelling to the northeastern province through Pakse or Mukdahan.
Vibhavadi aims for gold in Samut Sakhon
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/05/2014
» The SET-listed Vibhavadi Medical Center (VIBHA), operator of Vibhavadi General Hospital, is set to open a new hospital in Samut Sakhon province next year to tap the low-end market.
Landfill tests show 'neutral'
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/03/2014
» The Industry Ministry is threatening harsh action against the owners of a Samut Prakan landfill if hazardous waste is found dumped there.
Amata focuses on Vietnam
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/03/2014
» Somhatai Panichewa takes pride in being the promotional representative of the first foreign industrial estate established on Vietnamese soil in 1994.
Ticon earmarks B8bn for more land development
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/03/2014
» Ticon Group, the developer of factories and warehouses for lease, is investing 8 billion baht this year to buy and develop 1,000 rai of land.
B.Grimm plans B150bn push
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/02/2014
» Rayong: B.Grimm, one of Thailand’s oldest conglomerates, will spend 150 billion baht over the next five years to boost its power generating capacity by 3,000 megawatts.
Industrial estates set to go green
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/01/2014
» German consultant Andreas Koenig has been hired by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) to help develop eco-industrial parks.
Hemaraj slashes 2014 sales target
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/01/2014
» SET-listed Hemaraj Land and Development Plc, Thailand's leading industrial estate and property developer, targets selling 1,600 rai of land this year, down from last year's 2,200 rai, citing political impacts.
Taiwan firm pours B1.1bn into Thailand
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/01/2014
» Taiwan's Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group is investing 1.1 billion baht to set up a subsidiary in Thailand as part of its long-term goal to shift all its production to the country.