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Natural Warrior
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 12/03/2013
» Research normally has a long shelf life in Thailand, if not forever. This is unsurprising in a country that spends trifling amounts on "research and non-development".
Germany's green guru touts feed-in tariffs
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 15/02/2013
» Both the government and the financial sector have a bigger role to play in Thailand's shift to renewable energy, says a German politician and energy policy expert.
Dirty business thrives
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 12/02/2013
» 'Reduce, reuse, recycle" are three fancy words that businesses recite, but very few end up adding any value by putting these mere words into practice. But Bua Khaw Pig Farm is one of the few.
Practically employed
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 11/02/2013
» Narudon Meeprasert seems like any ordinary 21-year-old vocational school student. But unlike the others, he attends lessons in a pair of jeans, a polo shirt and sneakers. Also, he can make a living by attending classes where he finds neither blackboards nor professors.
DHL chief urges govt to support logistics
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 07/02/2013
» Germany's Deutsche Post DHL, the world's largest logistics group, is urging the Thai government to continue investing in infrastructure and education to address the challenges faced by the logistics industry.
Floodwall subsidy budget slashed after scrutiny
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 21/01/2013
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has trimmed the state budget to subsidise industrial estates' flood-wall construction by 334 million baht to 2.67 billion.
Electronics exports see LED at end of tunnel
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 16/01/2013
» Electronics exports are expected to resume growth and top 1 trillion baht this year after stagnating the past two years following heavy floods in 2011, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
East-West corridor hits a roadblock
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 14/01/2013
» It has been two decades since the Asian Development Bank (ADB) delineated one of the most ambitious road links in modern Asian history: the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC).
Chevrolet celebrates record sales year
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 11/01/2013
» Chevrolet, part of US-based General Motors (GM), ended 2012 with record-breaking sales growth of 139% over 2011, thanks to the government's first-time car buyer scheme and strong post-flood demand.
Honda expects strong motorcycle sales
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 10/01/2013
» AP Honda, the local distributor of the Japanese company's motorcycles, expects sales growth of 4% this year to 1.55 million units.