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Fruits of her labour
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 29/05/2017
» It pays to be finicky, especially when it comes to food, a young entrepreneur has discovered.
New sugar trading system from November
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 24/05/2017
» Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar exporter, is introducing regulations to govern its sugar trading system for the 2017-18 crop, which commences in November, to bring the system in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Thailand 4.0: Are we ready?
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 02/01/2017
» The government has launched a new flagship policy that will be the master plan to free Thailand from the middle-income trap, making it a high-income nation in five years.
GDP growth raises thirst for power
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 29/09/2016
» Energy demand in the first nine months of 2016 rose by 1.1% from the same period last year, in line with the growing Thai economy, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Thailand to overhaul sugar policy
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 19/09/2016
» Thailand, the world's second largest sugar exporter after Brazil, is to overhaul its sugar production and distribution systems for the first time in more than three decades in order to avoid being challenged by Brazil at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
High sugar price spurs exports, smuggling
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 06/07/2016
» Rising global sugar prices have both encouraged traders to accelerate exports and spurred smuggling at a time when Thai sugar production has been reduced by unfavourable weather, cutting down supply for the domestic market, say industry officials.
Age-old remedy for modern-day malaise
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 16/05/2016
» More than 80 years ago, an old practitioner of Chinese medicine got on a boat to flee an intense drought in China. The man, known as Master Tang, ended up in Thailand, where his knowledge has been passed down through the generations and provided the foundations for a multi-billion baht business.
Wheels on the bus...
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 29/02/2016
» With cheap flights and even cheaper private van services, people appear to all but shun using buses as a mode of long-distance travel.
Mukdahan resists industrial plan
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 14/09/2015
» The government is pushing forward its plan to promote Mukdahan, the northeastern Thai province bordering Laos, as a special economic zone (SEZ) with a well-managed industrial area.
GE upbeat about regional gas turbine demand
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 03/09/2015
» The US-based conglomerate GE will continue its research and development as well as investment to improve gas turbine technology because of increasing demand in Asean, say the company's senior executives.