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BoI urges firms to think global
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/07/2013
» More than 80 Thai companies have decided to invest abroad to offset rising domestic costs and the expiry of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) privileges.
Thailand likely to miss out on bioplastics plant
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/07/2013
» Setting up a bioplastics plant in Malaysia would be more financially feasible than in Thailand due to better government subsidies and tax holidays, says an executive from a polylactic acid (PLA) producer.
Slow growth in industrial GDP, jobs
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/12/2012
» Gross domestic product (GDP) for the industrial sector is projected to grow at a slower pace in 2013 than this year's estimate of 5.5% to 6.5% amid the global economic slowdown, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Child migrant labour risks US anger
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/12/2012
» The government's decision not to extend the national verification (NV) deadline for migrant workers will result in another round of human trafficking that could highlight Thailand's use of child labour in fisheries industry, says the Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA).
A sobering issue in the workplace
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/11/2012
» It's six in the evening at Hua Thai Manufacturing Plc, when dozens of garment workers huddle inside and outside the factory.
Staying put and thinking big
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/10/2012
» While textile and garment manufacturers have been driven to invest in neighbouring countries to tap low-cost labour, a medium-sized Thai company has found ways to stay afloat without thinking of relocation.
Fashion City makes a comeback
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/08/2012
» The government next year plans to revive the Bangkok Fashion City project initiated by Thaksin's administration.
Socking the competition
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/08/2012
» You can easily find four or five pairs of socks for 100 baht on the street or at flea markets in Bangkok. But for 56-year-old Varodom Kornubrabhan, the managing director of Overseas Rayon Industrial Co, one of the top three sock manufacturers in Thailand, value addition is the key.