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State graft top concern for investors
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/09/2013
» Foreign investors want the government to make tackling corruption its top priority, according to a study from the Board of Investment (BoI).
Seven industrial waste items will be reclassified
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/09/2013
» The Industrial Works Department will remove seven items from its list of industrial waste.
Myanmar noodle firm in expansion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/09/2013
» Yathar Cho Industry Ltd, the producer of Yum Yum instant noodles in Myanmar, is gearing up for expansion on expectations that competition at home will intensify.
New UD Trucks model for Bangkok
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/07/2013
» TOKYO : UD Trucks Corporation, the Japanese manufacturer of trucks and special vehicles, is strengthening its product line-up in Thailand as it focuses more on emerging markets.
Dukes of Hazard
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2013
» So much negative information has been spread about chrysotile asbestos in the construction industry in recent years that 48-year-old Charnwut Kajornchaikul believed vendors in Thailand no longer sold roof tiles containing the substance.
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.
Henkel storms into adhesives market
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/07/2013
» Henkel AG & Co, the German industrial and consumer products company, is establishing a presence in Thailand's vehicle-repair market in a bid to become a well-known adhesive brand locally by 2016.
Glass maker plans B2.4bn factory upgrade
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/07/2013
» AGC Flat Glass (Thailand) Plc (AGC), the country's largest glass maker, foresees a 10% drop in revenue this year following the closure of one of its plants to pave way for a 2.4-billion-baht factory with upgraded technology.
Amata still confident of EIA backing
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/07/2013
» Amata Corporation, the industrial estate developer, is confident the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its 3,500-rai expansion will be approved this year, ending a long dispute with communities.
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.