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Sukhumvit BTS line to get four-car trains in October
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/08/2012
» LAEM CHABANG : Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) is aiming for both passengers and revenue to increase by 15% next year with a new extension line and new trains in service.
Dawei helps Thailand become auto hub
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2012
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has thrown its full support behind a rail network linking Laem Chabang with Dawei on Myanmar's eastern coast.
CK shrugs off dam report
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/07/2012
» Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand's third-largest contractor by market capitalisation, remains optimistic the Xayaburi hydroelectric dam will be completed on schedule despite last week's announcement by the Lao government postponing the project.
Caterpillar: Thailand our Asean hub
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/05/2012
» With an investment of US$300 million, Caterpillar Inc, the world's top maker of construction equipment, is in the process of turning Thailand into its main Southeast Asian production base.
Siemens engineers venture in Khon Kaen
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/05/2012
» Siemens AG has entered into a partnership with a Khon Kaen company to assemble passenger coaches in Thailand, marking the German train giant's first foray into local manufacturing.
ITD breathes sigh of relief over easing of sanctions
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/05/2012
» Thai companies preparing to invest in Myanmar including Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) are expecting windfalls from a decision by the United States to suspend most sanctions barring American investment in the impoverished neighbour.
Smooth transition
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/05/2012
» A seven-kilometre patch along the Andaman Sea near the Bawah village in southern Myanmar used to be covered with jungle and some plantations.
Firms want tax aid to offset wage bills
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/04/2012
» Food manufacturers want the government to consider waiving import taxes for raw materials and subsidising energy prices to help them cope with the 40% increase in minimum wages.
Executives doubt flood plans
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/04/2012
» Executives from industrial and agricultural conglomerates in Thailand fear that the lack of coordination between concerned government agencies will lead to a failure of flood-prevention measures once again this year.
SCG Logistics: Prepare continuity plans
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/03/2012
» Businesses are being urged to come up with business continuity management (BCM) plans and scenario planning to minimise the risk of supply chain disruptions in the event of further flooding this year.