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Refusing to sit still
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/02/2012
» While most factories struggling to recover from last year's floods are paying 75% of their employees' salaries in accordance with the Labour Protection Act (LPA), TS Tech (Thailand) Co, a seat-maker for Honda cars, is paying full salaries to its 1,500 staff despite receiving no new orders from its sole customer.
UK firm: Big bags the way to go in flood prevention
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/02/2012
» Special flood prevention barriers should be erected instead of the concrete walls that have been proposed by industrial estates to prevent a repeat of last year's flood crisis, says the UK-based Hesco Bastion Ltd, which makes the barriers.
Building a green fleet
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/01/2012
» With the transport sector responsible for more than 70% of the oil used in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, Sweden is turning more to ethanol buses, with 750 of them now plying the streets of the capital.
FTI likes herbs to lower pill imports
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/01/2012
» The government should support Thailand's herbal industry in order to lower the country's medicine imports, now worth 60-70 billion baht annually, says Chernporn Tengamnuay, honourary chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries' pharmaceutical industry club.
Toshiba voices frustration with state over waivers
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/01/2012
» Electronics manufacturer Toshiba Thailand is urging quick approval from the government for its proposal to waive import taxes on electronic goods to reverse a shortage of its products in the wake of the flood crisis.
Indian millionaire weddings key niche
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/02/2010
» The Indian wedding business could bring in 30-40 billion baht to Thailand, says Satish Sehgal, president of the India Thai Business Association.