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Exxon Debates Abandoning Some of Its Biggest Oil and Gas Projects
Business, Published on 22/10/2021
» Exxon Mobil Corp.'s remade board of directors is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects as the company reconsiders its investment strategy in a fast-changing energy landscape, according to people familiar with the matter.
An accidental trader faces shifting winds
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/05/2020
» Charoen Laothammatas doesn't aim too high in life. He lives simply and never had dreams of becoming a trader, especially in rice, a highly political crop with a tendency towards price volatility.
AIS unveils 5G auto surveillance
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/08/2019
» Leading mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has launched 5G-equipped surveillance vehicle technology that can help detect suspicious items and automobiles in southern Thailand.
Courses in the cloud
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018
» Finding teachers who are willing to work in the troubled southern border provinces of Thailand has never been easy. Persuading a qualified native English-speaking teacher to work in Pattani, Yala or Narathiwat is almost impossible.
Eco-estate in Pattani advanced
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/11/2017
» The government is revving up its plan to develop a new eco-industrial estate in the southern province of Pattani as a major hub for food and agricultural processing industries to absorb farm output and serve strong local demand in the Deep South, says Pasu Loharnjun, the permanent industry secretary.
Under the black flag
Asia focus, Published on 17/07/2017
» In September 2012, the Philippine police discovered a black flag in the Abu Sayyaf camp of Khair Mundos. By May 2017, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) appeared to be gaining a foothold in the southern Philippines.
Halal food estate moved for better security
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/07/2016
» Concerns over security have forced the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand to seek a new location for a halal food industrial estate planned for the deep South.
Time to make Thailand a star
Asia focus, Published on 28/03/2016
» Recently I've found my Facebook page flooded with pictures and comments about Descendants of the Sun, the South Korean mega-hit TV series starring Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo. The romance melodrama tells the story of a special forces captain -- a role that has made 30-year-old Song the most popular Korean entertainer in China -- falling in love at first sight with a doctor (Song Hye-kyo).
Political volatility 'poses risks'
Business, Published on 22/08/2015
» The political climate in Thailand will remain highly volatile given the polarisation between red and yellow shirts, according to a report by BMI Research.
TAT calm over Padang Besar bomb
Published on 12/07/2015
» SONGKHLA - Malaysian tourists are showing no signs of being deterred from their planned trips to Thailand in the wake of the bombing in Padang Besar on the border, a Tourism Authority of Thailand official said on Sunday.