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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.
Elite students receive a lesson in self-censorship
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 31/01/2016
» Teeraporn Suwanvidhu had a tough decision to make five years ago as president of the Thai Student Association in the UK: remove an article, or lose all support from the Thai Embassy next year.
Subs plan tests navy to sink or swim
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/08/2015
» It has been 64 years since the Royal Thai Navy decommissioned their four submarines in 1951, but when they first expressed their desire to purchase a new fleet from Sweden in 1995, they ended up empty-handed due to insufficient funds.
Minding Thailand's business
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/07/2014
» Pranom Kowinwipat never missed any of the 60 general meetings during her five years on the audit committee at Bangchak Petroleum Plc.
B10bn private sector SME innovation fund proposed
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/11/2012
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA) will propose that the government set up a 10-billion-baht fund to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) greater access to innovation.
BoI approves 16 projects
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/08/2012
» Sixteen large industrial projects worth a combined 117 billion baht won Board of Investment (BoI) approval yesterday including proposals by big regional players Toyota, IRPC and PTT.
Train in vain?
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/04/2012
» It was 11.45 on a February night when 27-year-old Anon Chawseeroy and three friends boarded a third-class train at Rangsit station heading to Chiang Mai.