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TDRI slams state's lack of public information
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/03/2014
» Access to information should be the top priority for Thailand to undergo a reform to tackle corruption, said a researcher at a Bangkok seminar.
Economists wary of people’s council
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/02/2014
» An appointed government proposed by protesters as a “people's council” could worsen Thailand's chronic corruption problems, economists have warned.
Sugar subsidies poised to rise
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/10/2013
» Delayed reforms and the government's plan to encourage farmers to switch from growing rice to sugar cane will drive up state sugar subsidies, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
NGO vows deadlock if estates don't clean up
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/09/2012
» The Stop Global Warming Association (SGWA)vows to protest against any efforts to set up or expand industrial estates if the government and private sector fail to tackle environmental problems at Map Ta Phut.
Seeking salvation
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/09/2012
» Nutthanate Kunlryrprasith, a 34-year-old taxi driver, smokes five Krong Thip cigarettes a day priced at four baht apiece.
Vocational students in demand despite rumbles
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/06/2012
» Despite their frequent inter-school brawls, vocational students are still desperately needed by the industrial sector.
Clock ticking on Mitra oil drilling
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/03/2012
» Bangkok will be declared an area of no petroleum potential if the current drilling by Mitra Energy Ltd cannot find any oil.
RPC faces B13bn loss as PTT withholds raw material
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/02/2012
» Rayong Purifier Plc (RPC), a maker of fuel oil and petrochemical products, says it could lose 13 billion baht in revenue if its condensate residue factory remains closed after PTT's move to quit supplying raw material to the company.
Mitra promises one-month limit to exploration time
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/02/2012
» Mitra Energy Ltd, a privately owned independent oil and gas exploration company working in Asia Pacific, will halt crude exploration in Bangkok's Thawi Watthana district within one month if it fails to find any traces of oil.