Showing 1 - 6 of 6
Gassy grass tapped for gas
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 14/12/2012
» The government has come up with the idea of producing electricity from the same grass that elephants eat as part of its commitment to increase use of renewable energy.
Sino-Thai fixes gaze abroad, sees new highs
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 31/10/2012
» Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc (STEC), the second-largest contractor by market value, aims to grow 15-20% a year the next three years as it has begun to look for overseas construction works.
Waste not, Want not
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 17/07/2012
» 'I have 17 kilogrammes of paper to deposit today," says Nattaya Wipudhsiri, a retired civil servant, taking down several large bags filled with scrap paper from a scale.
French partner to take 86% in AXA
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 30/05/2012
» AXA Insurance Plc, facing more than 6 billion baht in flood-related losses, is seeking government approval to raise its French partner's holding in the company beyond the 49% foreign limit.
Most state banks enjoy robust Q1 but GSB lagging
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 23/04/2012
» Despite unexpected loan growth for other state banks in the last three months, a decline in the Government Savings Bank's profits and new lending are a cause for concern, says the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Branching Out
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 19/04/2012
» 'Are you in your right mind? What are you going to get from planting trees? What will you eat? You must be crazy."