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SCG unit ups presence in Vietnam
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/05/2024
» SCGJWD Logistics (SJWD), a unit of Siam Cement Group (SCG), has acquired International Vietnam Co for 193 million baht to further grow its business in Vietnam amid bright prospects for the logistics industry in Southeast Asia.
Woman killed by falling bags of cement
Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2024
» A Cambodian worker was killed by bags of cement that fell from a wooden pallet being lifted by a crane truck at a condominium construction site in Nonthaburi on Tuesday.
When hard work just isn't enough
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/06/2023
» In the difficult lives of labourers, two talented artists, Chaiyan Ninlabon and Maneerat Thamnarak, found inspiration to create works for the exhibition "Early Years Project #6: In A Cogitation", which is on display at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). Chaiyan and Maneerat were two of eight finalists selected from 80 applicants for "The Early Years Project #6".
B18.6bn deal brings SJWD into existence
Business, Published on 16/02/2023
» A logistics company is going to be formed following a share-swap deal between SET-listed JWD InfoLogistics (JWD) and a logistics unit of Siam Cement Group (SCG), with the goal of becoming the largest service provider in Southeast Asia once the transaction valued at more than 18.6 billion baht is completed.
Asia’s richest man battles fraud allegations
Published on 25/01/2023
» Shares in Adani Group companies fell on Wednesday after a US fund said it was shorting the Indian conglomerate’s stocks and accused companies owned by Asia’s richest man of “brazen” market manipulation and accounting fraud.
Trio puts 5G technology to work
Business, Published on 24/11/2022
» Industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG), telecom operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) and global tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies have joined hands to develop autonomous vehicle systems for industrial zones powered by 5G.
Mine waste threat 'never really left'
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/10/2022
» The dirt wall holding in mucky waste from diamond mining grew over the years to resemble a wide, towering plateau. Suspended like a frozen tsunami over neat tracts of Monopoly-like homes in the rural South African mining town of Jagersfontein, the dam alarmed residents who feared it might collapse.
SKC sees growing farm machinery market
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/01/2022
» Farm truck maker Siam Kubota Corporation (SKC) has revised down its revenue target to 63 billion baht this year, a slight drop from 2021, despite better business prospects in Thailand's agricultural sector.
New contracts have AGE keen on revenue
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/01/2022
» SET-listed coal trader Asia Green Energy (AGE) expects to double its logistics revenue in 2022 after being awarded contracts worth 550 million baht to transport cement and silica sand for three years.
It's all aboard for the Land of Nod
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/11/2021
» You may have seen a news item during the week on how Hong Kong has launched a special bus service named the "Sleeping Bus Tour" for citizens who are desperate for forty winks. Apparently there are a lot of insomniacs in Hong Kong as a result of the stress of living in one of the world's busiest cities.