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Great Alms
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 31/07/2012
» Buddhists fond of giving daily alms to monks often find themselves in a dilemma.
Leather Chap
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 10/07/2012
» 'It was a real struggle, like making money from dust," recalls Pichet Vanich, the 42-year-old owner of Handicraft Vanich Manufacturing, a small enterprise that makes leather bags and wallets inspired by the biker, heavy metal, cowboy and American Indian fads of the 1970s.
Back to the fields
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 19/06/2012
» Climbing to the top of the corporate ladder in a cosmopolitan city is nothing short of a dream come true for young expats working abroad.
Legal issues remain obstacle
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 14/06/2012
» Thailand risks losing the regional race for foreign direct investment, as authorities have failed to foster an environment of legal certainty for foreign businesses to operate here, says Herbert Smith LLP, a full-service international law firm.
Ex-ante risk financing for added assurance
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 07/06/2012
» Flood-management infrastructure is not quite a panacea, as the Thai government will still face a risk period of shouldering uninsured economic losses should flooding reoccur while the system is being built, says Swiss Re, the leading global reinsurer.
Climate change made easy
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 07/06/2012
» Although the ramifications of climate change are increasingly being felt, educational materials for children that explain the phenomenon and its impacts in simple terms are still not readily available in Asia.
Asean members urged to adopt e-tourism
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 31/05/2012
» Asean countries need to make tourism a mainstream development strategy, with proactive measures aimed at reducing obstacles to travel mobility in the best attempt to reap the benefits of regional economic integration, says Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
Demographic wave threatens Thai companies, bureaucracy
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 28/05/2012
» Demographic changes are set to pose serious challenges to organisations, more serious perhaps than threats from competitors, economic conditions and unfair regulation.
Bayer pushes green building scheme locally
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 21/05/2012
» Bayer MaterialScience AG, a unit of the German chemical and pharmaceutical giant, is optimistic that rising energy costs will drive demand for green and eco-friendly buildings in Thailand.
The big chill
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 17/05/2012
» As ironic as it may sound, carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, can be captured and used to cool offices, reducing the country's carbon footprint.