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Going through hell for leather
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/04/2014
» Dog leather ... it's soft, fine-textured and readily distinguishable from other leathers due to its foul smell and scars, says Chanin Chitkomut, who encountered the product several years ago.
Spice of life
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/04/2013
» When Rosina Mudman and her three siblings started selling Thai food from a portable stall in Kuala Lumpur 30 years ago, people in the Malaysian capital didn't know what a spicy tom yum was.
HFMD has factories eye foreigners
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/07/2012
» Factories nationwide are imposing tougher measures on foreign labour following an outbreak of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
Japanese SMEs run into barrier
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/05/2012
» An estimated 300-400 Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are keen to invest in Thailand, but difficulties in securing loans are proving a major stumbling block.
Small companies weather the storm
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/04/2012
» Thai companies have been caught off guard a number of times in recent months. First, there were the floods. Now, power prices are on the rise. And soon, the 300-baht minimum wage will become the law of the land.
Food industry still upbeat
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/04/2012
» Despite higher wages than Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, the Thai food industry still has promise and retains potential for growth over the next three years before regional economic integration takes place.