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What's new in business news: October 21, 2014 (videos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2014
» AirAsia defends crew in carry-on baggage fight, drivers to pay household LPG price & Thailand faces stagflation: No one is spending.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Updated: Rubber protest spreads as talks fail
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2013
» Thousands of rubber growers escalated their protest Tuesday by blocking several roads in the South and Rayong. The government is continuing without success its attempt to negotiate a way out of the crisis.
Labour day promises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/05/2012
» At the big Labour Day gathering at Sanam Luang the PM and Deputy PM promised to fully implement the minimum wage policy and tackle the cost of living, but labour leaders asked for more.
Is inflation spiraling out of control?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2012
» Higher oil prices, wages & govt handouts to ease cost of living, all pushing up production costs & goods prices. Central bank move to control likely.
Fuel subsidies, low energy efficiency
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/05/2011
» With diesel fuel subsidized at 18% below market prices, food export revenues are guzzled up by oil imports.
Palm oil shortage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2011
» Subsidies remain, but freeing imports to meet shortage would avoid rewarding those "benefiting from the crisis."