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Corruption 'stalls progress'
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/10/2013
» Corruption is among the biggest barriers to Thailand's economic progress, says expert Prof Robert Klitgaard, who urged businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work with the government to monitor key projects.
Minister: Industrial estates won't flood
Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/09/2013
» AYUTTHAYA - All six industrial estates in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani provinces are now protected against flooding, including Saha Rattana Nakorn, where temporary barriers were being erected in case of an emergency, Industry Minister Prasert Boonchaisuk announced on Thursday.
Shell targets Asian natural gas market
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR : Southeast Asia presents a huge opportunity for energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to cash in on the growing demand for natural gas, which is likely to become the world's main source of energy by 2050.
Major getting ready for screen test
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2013
» Veteran Jim Patterson has worked in the cinema industry in seven countries and has seen all the problems facing the business.
Myanmar's revolution will be digitised
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/09/2013
» Twenty-four years ago it was difficult to buy a book in Yangon unless the street vendors selling political publications were familiar with your face and your preferred reading material.
Seafood firms pledge end to child labour
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/09/2013
» Over 100 seafood companies have agreed to eliminate unacceptable forms of child labour, but human rights experts say the problem, as well as forced labour, has remained a concern.
State graft top concern for investors
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/09/2013
» Foreign investors want the government to make tackling corruption its top priority, according to a study from the Board of Investment (BoI).
Food for thought
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/08/2013
» Amid a growing trend of sustainability, it is often hard for small and medium-sized enterprises to strike a balance between sustainable practices and profitability.
Border trade studied for logistics improvements
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/08/2013
» The Industry Ministry has chosen four border areas for a study on how to reduce logistics costs for the private sector ahead of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2016.
Dukes of Hazard
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2013
» So much negative information has been spread about chrysotile asbestos in the construction industry in recent years that 48-year-old Charnwut Kajornchaikul believed vendors in Thailand no longer sold roof tiles containing the substance.