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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.
Professor death inquiry nearly over
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/12/2016
» >> Hua Hin: Police plan to finish their investigation this week into the death of an American professor who had gone missing for a month in the beach resort town.
Global body blasts plastic surgery plans
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/11/2016
» The largest global organisation of aesthetic plastic surgeons has condemned Thailand's medical council for approving a plan to certify short-term courses for aesthetic surgery, saying it would seriously compromise patient safety.
BECL predicts toll revenue gain of 4%
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/03/2014
» The SET-listed Bangkok Expressway Plc (BECL) expects its toll revenue to grow by 4% this year because of two new expressways opened in May.
Glow fired up by expansion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/12/2013
» The SET-listed Glow Energy Plc expects normalised net profit to surge 60% to 8 billion baht in 2013 on the back of greater expansion of its power facilities.
Fishing in troubled waters
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/11/2013
» Muan Onkaew is only 45. But as she flashes a black smile, standing barefoot at the doorway of her stilt house, she appears much older.
Sugar subsidies poised to rise
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/10/2013
» Delayed reforms and the government's plan to encourage farmers to switch from growing rice to sugar cane will drive up state sugar subsidies, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Mid-sized enterprises tail off as consolidation gains steam
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/08/2013
» Despite a high level of entrepreneurship, the number of medium-sized businesses in Thailand has been dwindling due to merger and acquisition trends, says the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (Osmep).
CIMB: Interest cut could cause bubble
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/05/2013
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) should be careful not to lower policy interest rates significantly, or risk creating a "bubble" in the stock or property markets, the CIMB Thai Bank warned on Tuesday.
BECL speeds up net profit goal to B4bn
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/03/2013
» Bangkok Expressway Plc (BECL) believes it can nearly double its net profit to 4 billion baht this year from 2.25 billion last year thanks to its increased stake in the SET-listed Thai Tap Water Plc (TTW) and a scheduled toll increase.