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Reaping the reward
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 28/03/2012
» Rumour has it if you throw a coin from an airplane flying over the northern province of Chiang Mai, then your coin will most likely fall on a plot of land owned by businesswoman Nareerat Chantaramungkorn.
The big leap
Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 21/03/2012
» Thailand has a special place in Dirk Janovsky's heart and it's not because he is the new numero uno at the Continental Automotive (Thailand) manufacturing plant in Rayong.
Getting rid of the grey
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 14/03/2012
» There's a new sheriff in town and he's armed to the teeth with a solid track record that will pit the Mercedes-Benz brand against its premium rivals, and of course, a plethora of grey market independent car importers.
In the driving seat
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 07/03/2012
» Nipon Siripoon never imagined that one day he'd be making a living taking care of Chevrolet cars in Thailand.
Renaissance inspiration
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 22/02/2012
» Sitting in front of me is Horacio Pagani, founder of Pagani Automobili S.p.A. and creator of the Pagani Huayra supercar, which is rumoured to have a sticker price of about 75 million baht in Thailand.
Great expectations
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 15/02/2012
» The Asean Economic Community (AEC) envisaged for Southeast Asia starting 2015 will transform the entire region into a single, highly competitive market and production base.
Looking beyond Thailand
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 08/02/2012
» The name Sunhavut Thamchuanviriya might not ring a bell (yet) in business circles other than the fact that this young entrepreneur operates a successful BMW dealership and built what was once the world's largest Mini showroom located at Sukhumvit soi 63.
Making it count
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 01/02/2012
» The title "inspector-general" exudes the aura of an all-powerful person, yet tends to carry with it the stereotypical connotation of an innocuous, paper tiger left out in a void within the realm of the civil service in Thailand.
Flying the standards
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 25/01/2012
» Chaiyong Krittapholchai put on his best poker face when he said that he was "married" to his job as secretary-general of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI).
Communication is key
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 18/01/2012
» Patipol Tadakorn realised at a young age that his academic forte was not going to be dictated by the popular practice of memorisation employed by most of his classroom peers across the nation.