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Teflon Thailand starts to flake
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/04/2015
» It’s almost noon and the Toyota saleswoman still hasn’t seen her first customer. Thaiyont, a Toyota dealership in Chon Buri’s Muang district, used to serve at least eight customers a day. But these days, they are lucky to have two.
Online gambling explosion is just waiting to kick off
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/06/2014
» Each with a pen in their hand, the two men with grey hair sitting on stools at an old billiards table, now fitted with a marble top, flip through the Sport Pool and Talad Look Nang (leather ball market) tabloids while studying football teams' form. For 20 baht, these daily sports papers offer results and analyses of previous matches.
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.
A yen for thailand
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/12/2013
» Despite scepticism about the long-term effectiveness of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" stimulus policies, one certainty is Japanese companies will continue to develop their presence in Thailand.
Telecom reform ahead for Myanmar
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/06/2013
» NAY PYI TAW : Business leaders are optimistic that Myanmar's progress in the telecommunications sector will help to create new entrepreneurs.
AI gets LINE merchandising deal, starts Doraemon drive
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/12/2012
» Animation International (Thailand) Co or AI expects sales growth of 20% next year after obtaining a licence to sell merchandise for the free mobile LINE chat application.
Screen dream team
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/05/2012
» Customers who approach Xtreme Plus, a maker of interactive multimedia displays, may not have much to go on _ just an idea and the need for a solution.
BoI okays flood-zone projects
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/04/2012
» The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday approved five projects in flood-prone areas worth a total of 2.1 billion baht.
BioNet shifts strategy to new multipurpose vaccines
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/04/2012
» Like other companies in Ayutthaya province, BioNet-Asia Co, a biotech company focusing on the development, manufacturing and supply of vaccines, was heavily hit by the floods in October last year.
Refusing to sit still
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/02/2012
» While most factories struggling to recover from last year's floods are paying 75% of their employees' salaries in accordance with the Labour Protection Act (LPA), TS Tech (Thailand) Co, a seat-maker for Honda cars, is paying full salaries to its 1,500 staff despite receiving no new orders from its sole customer.