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Something's brewing
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2017
» A fortune teller suggested Puripong Suthisopapan and his business partner focus on selling beer when they opened their Be Right Back restaurant in Khon Kaen over a year ago. Starting only with one refrigerator, most of the beer they sold was illegally home-brewed as Thai law prohibits small-scale brewing.
Enforcing the law in the wild
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2016
» Four Thai staff sit in the small Bangkok office of the world's oldest and biggest intergovernmental wildlife enforcement network.
Gold rush crawls to a standstill
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/12/2015
» It was a billion-baht aerial survey of potential mineral deposits that sparked an enthusiastic start to gold mining in Thailand 32 years ago. Foreign investors were wooed and local communities were excited about the idea of new roads leading into their villages.
Webster's degrees of disappointment
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/05/2015
» Petcharat Saksirivetkul was relieved to be among the 70 seniors who graduated from Webster University Thailand (WUT) two weeks ago. It almost didn’t happen.
Minding Thailand's business
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/07/2014
» Pranom Kowinwipat never missed any of the 60 general meetings during her five years on the audit committee at Bangchak Petroleum Plc.
No worries over BoI setback
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/03/2013
» The delay of new Board of Investment (BoI) incentives is unlikely to affect foreign direct investment (FDI), as companies remain confident of continued support, say Japanese investors.
BoI delays five-year promotion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/03/2013
» The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday decided to postpone indefinitely the launch of Thailand's new five-year promotion policy from its original schedule of the middle of this year.
Child migrant labour risks US anger
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/12/2012
» The government's decision not to extend the national verification (NV) deadline for migrant workers will result in another round of human trafficking that could highlight Thailand's use of child labour in fisheries industry, says the Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA).
Small-scale fishermen urged to get ready for AEC
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/12/2012
» Small-scale fishermen are bracing themselves for potential negative impacts stemming from regional integration under the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), according to the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry.
Santi resigns controversial FTI post
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/12/2012
» Santi Vilassakdanont, who was controversially elected the new chairman of the conflict-torn Federal of Thai Industries (FTI), has resigned, hoping to bring an end to the division in the largest country's private sector organisation.