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A complete waste
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/05/2016
» When the Samart Corporation partnered in a lucrative deal to dispose of waste at Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2006, questions were raised as to why a telecommunications company was awarded the contract. The 600 million baht agreement with the Airports of Thailand (AoT) called for the construction of two incinerators to handle all waste generated at the country's biggest airport.
The top 10 don’t-do list
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/04/2016
» A 57-year-old Chiang Mai woman was charged with inciting rebellion last week for posting a photo of herself with a red plastic bowl on Facebook. The bowl, to sprinkle people with water during Songkran, also happened to carry a message from fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She faces the prospect of up to seven years’ jail if convicted of sedition.
Flying high and falling fast
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/12/2014
» At the age of 43, Thailand's youngest billionaire Nopporn Suppipat was flying high on the profits from one of the region's biggest wind power companies.
Farming out new ideas, or replanting old seeds?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/11/2014
» The Prasert Singsuksri family has farmed rice for four generations in Ayutthaya's Bang Sai district, where a typical pioneer farm during his grandfather's era would start out with 5-10 rai of land.
Glow fired up by expansion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/12/2013
» The SET-listed Glow Energy Plc expects normalised net profit to surge 60% to 8 billion baht in 2013 on the back of greater expansion of its power facilities.
Digging deep
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/12/2013
» Pimit Prasopmongkol was 32 years old when he moved to Lamphun's Li district with his wife and twin daughters.
Thai Polycons lays out listing plans for new biomass unit
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/04/2013
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT : Thai Polycons Plc (TPOLY), the listed construction contractor, will list its power subsidiary on the Stock Exchange of Thailand next year.
BMH not wasting any time pursuing new projects
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/04/2013
» BMH Technology, the Finland-based waste-to-energy technology supplier, expects to clinch up to two agreements with the government this year for the first waste-to-electricity projects in Thailand.
SSI forecasts double UK slab output
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/03/2013
» Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI), Asean's largest integrated steelmaker, expects slab output at its Teesside plant in England this year to nearly double, requiring new clients to absorb the surplus.
Refuse fuel to light up BWG gains
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/03/2013
» Better World Green Plc (BWG), the SET-listed industrial waste management firm, has revised up its revenue target this year to at least 30% growth over 2012, thanks to its new waste-to-fuel project.