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Mission to fight corruption with facts and figures
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/05/2014
» When Kongake Prommanee started his job as a research assistant at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) two years ago, he was assigned to a 10-member team responsible for the newly set-up Transparency Index.
Candidate petitions court to nullify results of FTI election
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/03/2014
» The battle for the chairmanship of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is set to heat up, as one candidate has petitioned the Central Administrative Court to nullify last week's election results at Thailand's largest private organisation.
Battle for FTI heats up
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/03/2014
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has kicked off its search for a new chairman amid sentiments that the new head will resolve internal conflicts but not bring any changes to Thailand’s largest private group.
Industrial estates set to go green
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/01/2014
» German consultant Andreas Koenig has been hired by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) to help develop eco-industrial parks.
Digging in for the long haul
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/09/2013
» Pramon Sutivong, the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT), takes resignation as well as inspiration from the example of Hong Kong.
Murky waters
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/07/2013
» SARABURI: Fifteen years ago, rice paddies covered large areas of tambon Nong Pla Lai in Saraburi's Kaeng Khoi district. But local farmers claim the water they used in the past for agriculture, bathing and cooking cannot be used for those purposes today.
A debt of gratitude
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/06/2013
» It was well past 2am back in 1994 when the phone rang at Piya Pong-acha's house.
Walking tall
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/05/2013
» Amid the intensity of the FitFlop craze, it's amazing to see so many of the muscle-activating sandals advertised as coming straight out of the British brand's factory are selling at a quarter the original price at flea markets and trade events.
Supreme Court drops case against BWG
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/03/2013
» Better World Green Plc (BWG), the SET-listed industrial waste management firm, sees a rosy road ahead after the Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday dismissed a case filed against it.
Corruption, investment 'different'
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/03/2013
» While the government must ensure corruption-free bidding for the 2-trillion-baht infrastructure schemes, the public should not let their fears of graft disrupt investments that are key to driving the economy, Transport Minister Chatchart Sithipan said.