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What's new in business news: November 15, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/11/2013
» Promising new digital TV set-top box market, slowdown in Bangkok real estate & Danish shoe factory closes in Phichit.
Silk Boom: Opportunity for Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/05/2013
» As Chinese wages rise & more silk used in China, global supplies fall & prices rise, creating silk opportunity for Thailand.
Who's afraid of Gaemi?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/10/2012
» By the time Gaemi reached Bangkok it had lost its winds and much of its rain, making it seem like an ordinary rainy season day.
Gaemi turns west – towards us
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/10/2012
» Gaemi, still a tropical storm in the South China Sea, has turned west with landfall expected on the Vietnamese coast sometime tomorrow. Preparations are continuing to mimimise its effects when it reaches us a day or so later.
Sukhothai still underwater
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2012
» All efforts, including the use of big bags, have falled to halt the surge of water into Sukhothai municipality caused by a major levee break.
Not just children at risk, health officials warn
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/07/2012
» Although there have been no reports of adults being infected with HFMD, it is a possibility, health officials warn, and precautions should be taken.
Electronics workforce: Skill upgrade + English needed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2012
» Electronics industry with exports of 1.6 trillion baht & 200,000 employees, could shrink 50% in 3 years without educational & skill improvements.
Factory blast at Map Ta Phut (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/05/2012
» The casualty toll of the explosion and fire at a petrochemical factory on Map Ta Phut industrial estate has risen significantly with 12 confirmed dead and 129 injured.
From floods to drought
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2012
» Thailand seesaws from too much water in Bangkok to too little in farming areas like Nan that need water for crops.
Floods: Managing dam water levels
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2012
» With the rainy season fast approaching, dam storage levels need to be cut from 80% to 45% to make room for new rain water.