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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.
Battle for FTI heats up
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/03/2014
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has kicked off its search for a new chairman amid sentiments that the new head will resolve internal conflicts but not bring any changes to Thailand’s largest private group.
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.
Tarad forecasts 81% growth
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/03/2014
» E-commerce website Tarad.com expects sales growth of 81% this year thanks to a sharp increase in transactions via mobile devices.
Amata focuses on Vietnam
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/03/2014
» Somhatai Panichewa takes pride in being the promotional representative of the first foreign industrial estate established on Vietnamese soil in 1994.
Weak shipments expected to dampen factory output
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/02/2014
» Factory output is expected to drop year-on-year for the first quarter due to weak exports, says the Industry Ministry's Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Bangchak to issue up to B8bn bonds
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/02/2014
» The state majority-owned Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP) will issue 5-8 billion baht worth of debentures in the second quarter of the year to finance its investments.
Manop happy to return to his roots
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/02/2014
» When Manop Kaewkoi quit his job and returned to the family homestead in Surin province to grow and start selling organic rice two years ago, his mother was greatly upset because she did not want her son to end up a poor farmer like the rest of the family. She even refused to accept any money from him.
Schneider pushes alternative sources
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/02/2014
» Thailand's industrial sector will likely follow the Western trend of diversifying energy resources to mitigate rising costs, prompting French energy solution provider Schneider Electric Industries SA to look for opportunities to expand its presence here.
TTA expects healthy balance
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/02/2014
» Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) expects its results to turn black this year after two years of net losses.