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Gold rush crawls to a standstill
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/12/2015
» It was a billion-baht aerial survey of potential mineral deposits that sparked an enthusiastic start to gold mining in Thailand 32 years ago. Foreign investors were wooed and local communities were excited about the idea of new roads leading into their villages.
More bang for bucks, but how low can the baht go?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/09/2015
» Late last month, when the baht was 35.95 against the United States dollar, Jeremy (not his real name) withdrew half a million baht from his bank account and sold them for US dollars at a foreign exchange dealer on Asok Road.
The big business of saving lives
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/05/2015
» Patcharin Arabiya scurried to find 5,000 baht to secure a room at Thonburi Hospital’s coronary care unit while doctors performed CPR on her mother, Samruay Sopajaree. The 78 year old suffered a heart attack on March 24, 2013, an hour after arriving home from a visit to Khao Yai National Park.
Coveted gold mine permitswill come with strings
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/10/2014
» The Industry Ministry is on the verge of approving up to 70 gold exploration licences that have been in limbo for the past seven years.
State should think small, says analyst
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/07/2013
» The government should focus less on populist policies and more on allocating a large budget to develop small infrastructure projects to stimulate growth, says a leading economist.
CIMB: Interest cut could cause bubble
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/05/2013
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) should be careful not to lower policy interest rates significantly, or risk creating a "bubble" in the stock or property markets, the CIMB Thai Bank warned on Tuesday.
FTI urges slashing interest rate to 2%
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/04/2013
» The private sector will submit a letter today asking the Bank of Thailand to cut the interest rate from 2.75% to at least 2% to rein in the strong baht.