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ARL offers to run high-speed train system
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/10/2013
» RT Electrified Train Co, the operator of Bangkok's Airport Rail Link (ARL), is ready to manage Thailand's high-speed trains if the government approves the project.
Sugar float pushed before single market emerges
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/10/2013
» As Thai sugar is the cheapest in Asean, millers are repeating their call for the Industry Ministry to float its price to prevent smuggling when the Asean Economic Community (AEC) materialises in late 2015.
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.
Firms take eco-friendly route
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/10/2013
» As the European Union (EU) plans to become the single market for green products, textile companies are being urged to include sustainability in their business-as-usual practices to serve the demand for eco-friendly items.
Sufficiently Profitable
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/10/2013
» Profitable corporations are more aligned with the sufficiency economy (SE) philosophy than unprofitable ones, according to new research by the Sasin Centre for Sustainability Management.
Flood-alert software for four provinces
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/10/2013
» AYUTTHAYA : Pathum Thani, Saraburi, Nonthaburi and Ayutthaya will become the first provinces to use a geographic information system (GIS) to forecast flooding at factories.
Sugar subsidies poised to rise
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/10/2013
» Delayed reforms and the government's plan to encourage farmers to switch from growing rice to sugar cane will drive up state sugar subsidies, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Transparency chief promotes integrity pact
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/10/2013
» Thai society should pressure the government to put some control on middlemen and sales agents to fight corruption in state procurement contracts, says an expert on transparency.
Water expected to dampen SCG's revenue this year
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/10/2013
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's top industrial conglomerate, expects a slight dip in this year's revenue from its original forecast because flooding is starting to hit sales of construction materials.
Corruption 'stalls progress'
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/10/2013
» Corruption is among the biggest barriers to Thailand's economic progress, says expert Prof Robert Klitgaard, who urged businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work with the government to monitor key projects.