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Schneider pushes alternative sources
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/02/2014
» Thailand's industrial sector will likely follow the Western trend of diversifying energy resources to mitigate rising costs, prompting French energy solution provider Schneider Electric Industries SA to look for opportunities to expand its presence here.
BoI perk requests still above 1 trillion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2014
» The combined value of projects seeking Board of Investment (BoI) privileges last year was 20% higher than the target and remained slightly above 1 trillion baht, says the investment promotion agency.
Over my dead body
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/01/2014
» With 54 years' experience in the death-care industry, Thailand's largest funeral and cremation service provider is planning something new _ going public.
Finding a formula for a fuel-efficient future
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/01/2014
» Most of the 11 prototype vehicles lined up at Shell's Bangkok office have a similar structure. Designed to maximise fuel efficiency, they are shaped like a teardrop to conform to the principles of aerodynamics and air resistance.
Fishing in troubled waters
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/11/2013
» Muan Onkaew is only 45. But as she flashes a black smile, standing barefoot at the doorway of her stilt house, she appears much older.
HDD makers air concerns
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/10/2013
» Hard-disk drive (HDD) makers have asked the Board of Investment (BoI) to offer more incentives to their suppliers under the new investment policies.
SCG aims at broadening R&D expertise
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/08/2013
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, plans to acquire a foreign technology company in a bid to broaden its research and development (R&D) platform.
Dirty Business
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2013
» 'Life is so fun for me. Every day I am able to dream up all kinds of crazy ideas to make toilets a subject of discussion," says Jack Sim.
Exporters, shippers at odds over rates
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/07/2013
» Thai exporters say they have been harmed by a continuous surge in freight rates even as shipping companies have saved fuel costs through a practice called "slow steaming".
B.Grimm unit quite optimistic
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/06/2013
» B.Grimm Trading Corporation (BGTC), an affiliate of the B.Grimm Group, expects revenue growth of at least 50% each year until 2030 on the back of an Energy Ministry plan for more gas-fired power plants.