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Tokyu promises long-term commitment
Business, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/11/2025
» Japan's Tokyu Corporation remains committed to investment in Thailand, underscoring its focus on long-term urban development despite the country's sluggish economic growth and ongoing political uncertainty.
‘US Plus One’ trade strategy gains ground
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/11/2025
» Amid US-China trade tensions, third countries such as Japan or Asean members are embracing a so-called "US Plus One" business strategy, diversifying partners and taking advantage of tariff gaps to expand exports and strengthen economic resilience despite Trump-era uncertainties.
Persistence pays off
Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/10/2025
» For Chartchai Luangcharoen, failure was never the end but the beginning. Once a struggling farmer in Ban Jamrung of Rayong province, he faced poor harvests, market rejections and scepticism from neighbours.
Love, lust and lost funds
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025
» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.
Mogul Prayudh Mahagitsiri sentenced for land grab
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/05/2025
» Nine people, including state officials, have been handed prison terms for corruption involving the unlawful issuance of land title deeds in areas designated as reserved forest and the land reform area in Nakhon Ratchasima's Sikhiu district.
Brave whistleblower uncovers pharma scam
Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/03/2025
» In an extraordinary act of courage, Ms Patchani Phunsuk, a whistleblower at the heart of a pharmaceutical corruption scandal, has helped uncover a criminal network that misused taxpayer-funded drugs to enrich a select few while jeopardising public health.
'Road tragedy' was designed to deceive
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/03/2025
» Wichian Jityen, 32, died tragically on a road in Sakon Nakhon, in what many believed at first was a road accident. However, further probing revealed he was actually the victim of premeditated murder, news which has shocked the local community.
Life through the lens of a batik maker
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/01/2023
» Jantima Sukmetta, 52, gradually unfolds a batik fabric. It has distinguished colours of golden yellow and brown, the naturally dyed colours from turmeric and leaves of khonthi (beach vitex). The khonthi plant is easily found along beaches in tambon Na Thap of Chana district in the southern province of Songkhla, where her Me-D Na Thap Batik Group is located.
Forecast looks bleak
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/09/2021
» Kasikorn Research Centre has revised its forecast on the total number of international visitors to 150,000 this year from the previous projection of at least 250,000 arrivals.
Empire of joy
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/05/2021
» The midday sun is almost unbearable. During the dry season, farmlands crack. Nothing is growing. It is hard to imagine that the area along Highway 2074 (the Buri Ram-Nang Rong road) in Khu Muang district in Buri Ram province can one day become fertile land.