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Buyers have no hangups paying top dollar for iPhone 6
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/09/2014
» Anxious Apple fans are paying double the overseas retail price for the new iPhone 6 on the grey market before the device's official release in Thailand.
Rights activist says criminal case will test military's foreign labour promises
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/07/2014
» At noon sharp last Wednesday, British migrant worker and rights activist Andy Hall pleaded not guilty through an interpreter in front of two judges at the Phra Khanong Court. In his first formal appearance before a Thai court in the fourth and latest criminal charge laid against him by a pineapple juice maker, he looked surprisingly calm.
Firms wary of bribery criminalisation bid
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/04/2014
» Local companies' concerns over being placed at a disadvantage are an important factor stalling Thailand's efforts to battle corruption, says the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Exports at risk 'by bad planning'
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/03/2014
» Exports this year could dip by almost 14% if the political unrest continues until the second quarter, as 40% of companies do not have risk management plans in place for protests, a recent survey found.
Surin: Thailand must clean up its act
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/03/2014
» Thailand's political problems and a bureaucracy that allows those with ties to move up the ladder will cause the country disadvantages once the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is set up, says former Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan.
CIMB: Interest cut could cause bubble
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/05/2013
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) should be careful not to lower policy interest rates significantly, or risk creating a "bubble" in the stock or property markets, the CIMB Thai Bank warned on Tuesday.
French PM says EU is out of the woods
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/02/2013
» French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Tuesday assured Thai businesses that Europe's monetary problems are behind it and said European economies are on a growth path.
2012 food exports below target
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2012
» Food exports are unlikely to reach the one trillion baht target set for this year, due partly to lower rice exports, according to the food processing industry club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Honda reopens Ayutthaya plant with loyalty pledge
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/04/2012
» AYUTTHAYA : Honda has vowed to stay put in Thailand as the country is an important production base to push forward its target of one million car sales annually in Asia in five years.