Showing 101 - 110 of 175
Digging in for the long haul
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/09/2013
» Pramon Sutivong, the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT), takes resignation as well as inspiration from the example of Hong Kong.
Fertile imagination
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/09/2013
» A teenage farm boy, lying down in a haystack in his usual old jeans, grey cotton long-sleeved shirt and straw hat, pulled a local Mac magazine out of his bag made of fertiliser sacks while tending to cows grazing in the green pastures.
Operators confident of helping Myanmar succeed
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/09/2013
» Business leaders are optimistic about investing in Myanmar, believing that the sectors they represent can play a key role in speeding up democratisation in the previously military-ruled country.
Dealing with disaster
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/08/2013
» The business world is well aware of the titles of chief executive officer or CEO, chief financial officer or CFO and chief operating officer or COO.
Facebook friends spread the word
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/08/2013
» With increasing competition in the car accessories market, Decha Wattanasupong decided to shift his marketing focus to social media two-and-a-half years ago.
United Motor Works digs up a new niche in excavators
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/08/2013
» United Motor Works (Siam) Plc (UMWS), a distributor of industrial equipment, aims for a 50% share in the compact excavator market in Thailand over three years with the introduction of a new Japanese brand.
New UD Trucks model for Bangkok
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/07/2013
» TOKYO : UD Trucks Corporation, the Japanese manufacturer of trucks and special vehicles, is strengthening its product line-up in Thailand as it focuses more on emerging markets.
Dirty Business
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2013
» 'Life is so fun for me. Every day I am able to dream up all kinds of crazy ideas to make toilets a subject of discussion," says Jack Sim.
BoI urges firms to think global
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/07/2013
» More than 80 Thai companies have decided to invest abroad to offset rising domestic costs and the expiry of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) privileges.
Thailand likely to miss out on bioplastics plant
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/07/2013
» Setting up a bioplastics plant in Malaysia would be more financially feasible than in Thailand due to better government subsidies and tax holidays, says an executive from a polylactic acid (PLA) producer.