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What's new in business news: October 8, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/10/2013
» Acer launches phablet (phone-tablet) in Thailand (video), Don Mueang as 2nd Bangkok airport & CP's Dory fish farms in Vietnam.
Competitiveness: Research & investment, not handouts
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/10/2012
» Investment only 15% of govt budget (target 25%). Research to improve rice yields, health & service sectors needed to stop decline.
Duty Free Retail: King Power monopoly bid
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/08/2012
» King Power's bid for duty free at Don Meuang Airport 55% more than nearest bid, seeking complete monopoly control over industry at any cost, experts conclude.
Suvarnabhumi: Fall in world airport rankings
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/05/2012
» With overcrowding, take-off & landing delays & long lines, Suvarnabhumi falls to 25th globally from 13th.
State Railway: Land rich but loses money
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2012
» State enterprise with worst financial performance finally reports on assets, liabilities & losses. Essential step in restructuring for efficiency.
Hide the government debt? (like Greece)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/01/2012
» Heed central bank & international financial markets warns outgoing Finance Minister Thirachai (former central banker & securities regulator).
Canals of Bangkok's past: Where did they go?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/11/2011
» When the canals died, the flooding once briefly endured, became a monster out of control.
Shortage goods to be imported
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/10/2011
» Taxes normally paid on foreign goods entering Thailand stopped temporarily to get items like drinking water, eggs, vegetables into the country fast.
Pattaya gets a facelift
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2011
» Sex for sale paradise is the image Pattaya wants to shed. 10-year master plan focuses on islands nearby, green tourism routes, beaches and public utilities.