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Seeking treatment for bill shock
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/07/2016
» When Nancy Cuevas Guzman came to Thailand for abdominal and arm liposuction, she initially intended to have the surgery at Bangkok Hospital, which provided an estimate of 280,000 baht using the Body Tite technique.
Subs plan tests navy to sink or swim
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/08/2015
» It has been 64 years since the Royal Thai Navy decommissioned their four submarines in 1951, but when they first expressed their desire to purchase a new fleet from Sweden in 1995, they ended up empty-handed due to insufficient funds.
Webster's degrees of disappointment
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/05/2015
» Petcharat Saksirivetkul was relieved to be among the 70 seniors who graduated from Webster University Thailand (WUT) two weeks ago. It almost didn’t happen.
Military sues human rights activist
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 31/08/2014
» The military is suing a human rights activist over torture claims, the second time in five months it has used defamation laws against civilians.
Is Khon Kaen the new model of justice?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/08/2014
» At the Khon Kaen Central Prison at 3.30pm on Thursday, seven inmates gathered in a 2m-wide room behind a thick glass window to have half an hour with their lawyers. Wearing light brown prison uniforms, the inmates are among the 26 suspects allegedly involved in the so-called "Khon Kaen model" of red-shirt resistance.
Cassava-based ethanol set to boom in 2014
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/12/2013
» The amount of cassava used in producing ethanol will nearly double to 3 million tonnes next year, driven by Commerce Ministry moves to push up the price of the crop.
CP eyes halal market with Malaysia hub
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/04/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR : Charoen Pokphand Holdings (M), the Malaysia-based unit of the Thai agricultural giant, plans to use Malaysia as its export hub for halal food and boost revenue from its food business to 50% within five years.
Leave it to us
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/02/2013
» Boonlert Rattanayaem earns 200,000 baht each year from his eight-rai tobacco plantation.
Flooding helps TCG rack up record for credit guarantees
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/12/2012
» CHIANG MAI : The performance of Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) hit a record 70 billion baht worth of credit guarantees in the first nine months of 2012, due to demand from companies affected by last year's floods.
Money does grow on trees
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/11/2012
» When 52-year-old Samred Chaemchan heard the promises of a company that planting eucalyptus trees would bring prosperity through guaranteed prices, like other farmers in the province he was excited.