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Education & jobs: Harsh need-to-know realities
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/04/2015
» Graduates feel once they are university educated, they are entitled to high salaries & air-conditioned offices & refuse to do anything they consider below their self-perceived lofty status. Many cannot find jobs because employers consider them unqualified.
What's new in business news: March 31, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/03/2015
» Mae Sot boom with rising land prices, trade & shopping centers, govt's industrial development plans revealed & Thailand's 2nd largest cement producer gets new major foreign stakeholder.
What's new in business news: March 20, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/03/2015
» Toyota tests very small i-Road car for neighbourhood driving, international operations key part of CP Foods strategy & water conflict between villages in drought-ravaged Ratchaburi.
Air hostess to bakery tycoon
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2015
» Former flight attendant turns Hong Kong pies into multi-million baht business. Facing failure she never gave up, using promotions, selling her luxury bags & even asking family for loans to finance cash flow.
What's new in business news: February 19, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/02/2015
» Yingluck to be sued for estimated B500bn in rice pledging scheme losses, Japan exports surge on Asia demand & Lao minimum wage to rise 44% in April.
What's new in business news: December 22, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/12/2014
» China pledges train investment in Thailand at Mekong Summit, tourism zoning in Koh Phangan to add new types of tourism & move to equalize benefits in Thailand's three healthcare schemes.
Death sentences for 5 in soldier killings
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/11/2014
» The Pattani court on Thursday sentenced five men to death for the murder of four soldiers and seriously injuring two others in a 2012 shooting caught on CCTV.
What's new in business news: November 11, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/11/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut makes investment pitch at APEC in China, Samsung invests in $3 billion Vietnam plant & inheritance tax bill with 5%-30% taxes heads to cabinet.
What's new in business news: October 5, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2014
» Explosion of cars on Bangkok roads & new bridges to ease traffic, AIS expansion to overcome lost TOT concession bandwidth & how businesses abuse criminal defamation laws.
What's new in business news: October 22, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/10/2014
» European travellers still "like" Thailand, high-speed railway routes changed & new TV ratings in the works.