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Thailand seeking to crack World Bank top 20 ranking
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2018
» Thailand could crack the top 20 of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business ranking for 2019 after it managed to jump to 26th-most business-friendly nation in the 2018 ranking, says Prime Minister Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool.
Small retailers request welfare card access
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/01/2018
» The government is being asked to allow other small retail shops who are not members of the government's Thong Fah Pracha Rat shops project to accept its welfare cards, says the Thai Wholesale & Retail Trade Association.
Alliance Ventures open to startup partners
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Autonomous vehicles are expected to be part of people's lives at some point in the future. The question is how long it will take for that trend to hit the mainstream. Nissan Motors Co is taking the question seriously, opening itself to startups that want to join in its innovation.
MBK Center makes a run at attracting Muslim visitors
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/01/2018
» MBK Center plans to target Muslim markets this year and focus on the online channel to boost sales at the shopping complex.
LHFG Q4 net profit gains, impairment dips
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Land and Houses Financial Group Plc (LHFG), the parent of LH Bank, has delivered a 16.8% year-on-year increase in its unaudited net profit during the three months to December, largely helped by a sharp decline in impairment charges for credit losses.
Small developers must focus on quality
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/01/2018
» Small and medium-sized property developers should pay attention to construction quality and after-sales services rather than competing to buy unreasonably priced plots, says property veteran Anant Asavabhokhin.
RS looking for 10,000 'owners'
Business, Published on 16/01/2018
» RS Plc will recruit 10,000 salesmen to power its Lifestar line of business, which last year drove the company's revenue to 5.3 billion baht.
SCB using app to push retail loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's second-largest lender by assets, aims to lend 10 billion baht in retail loans through its mobile banking app this year after it rolls out the service for smartphones.
Mazda move to give jolt to Thai hybrids
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/01/2018
» Thailand's electric vehicle market may finally come to life after Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor Corporation announced it would invest 11.4 billion baht to equip its Rayong plant to produce hybrid electric cars (HEVs).
Supalai sees no downsides
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/01/2018
» SET-listed developer Supalai Plc is bullish on sentiment this year, scheduled to launch 35 projects worth a combined 40 billion baht.