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Cropping reliance on subsidies
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 10/11/2014
» The old saying "when you put the first button on wrong, the following buttons and the whole shirt will be wrong" seems to be the best way to describe the Yingluck Shinawatra government's rice-pledging scheme that has caused the country a very high price. In fact, it is the biggest loss of government subsidies in Thailand's history.
Give up or cough up
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 08/09/2014
» It's his morning ritual. Right before commuting to work, Mr Suchai goes to his local cigarette stand to pick up a pack of his favourite brand. For decades, the 46-year-old factory worker has been following the same routine. But today he selects an alternative brand, the cheapest on the shelf. Rising living costs and higher cigarette prices have driven him to lower his taste.
Seiko Epson shifts focus to corporate
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 09/06/2014
» Nagano, Japan: Seiko Epson Corporation, the leading printer and projector manufacturer, is shifting its global business mode to focus more on industrial, professional and corporate segments, aiming to generate revenue growth of 1% or 10 billion yen (3.2 billion baht) this year.
Ploughing profitably
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 24/02/2014
» It is the middle of the night and rain is pouring. This is a time to stay in, dry and warm under a cosy blanket in a soft bed. But that is not for Chaiyaporn Promphan.
Reeling from the wage hike
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 27/01/2014
» It was just another morning when Somporn, a 40-year-old worker in a ceramics plant, awoke to find she had lost the job she had held for several years.