Showing 51 - 60 of 78
In search of a middle ground
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/09/2012
» Business leaders generally face growing pressure to generate sales growth and profits, raising questions as to whether there is a contradiction between morality, ethics and Buddhist precepts.
KBank to back Amata outlay
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/08/2012
» Amata B. Grimm Power Co, majority-owned by the local trading conglomerate B. Grimm, has appointed Kasikornbank (KBank) as its financial adviser for a 50-billion-baht facility to finance the construction of 10 power plants.
Non-profit warns against liberalising farming sectors
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/08/2012
» Thailand risks losing a large amount of farm area if it decides to open up three agricultural sectors in 2014 ahead of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), warns the non-profit Biothai Foundation.
Japan firms knock state over flood prep
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/07/2012
» AYUTTHAYA : Japanese investors are calling on the government to prioritise providing accurate and detailed information to the public in order to prevent a recurrence of last year's floods.
Businesses call on govt to focus more on economy
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/07/2012
» Business operators are calling on the government to put aside political issues and focus more on the economy.
BGH next to join Myanmar bandwagon
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/07/2012
» Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BGH), Thailand's largest hospital group, is considering Myanmar as its next move, with an investment decision likely to materialise after an initial study is completed in another couple of months.
Suspected hazardous dumping draws probe
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/07/2012
» A team will be set up to investigate 96 waste disposal factories that are suspected of dumping illegally.
Taking thai spas public
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/06/2012
» Sunai Wachirawarakarn launched his own spa brand last year with the intention of becoming one of the first local brands recognised on a global scale.
Economists mixedon Asean labour flow
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/06/2012
» Integration in some areas in Asean such as labour should come gradually to ease the risk of a "brain-drain", according to experts speaking at the World Economic Forum on East Asia last week.
The business of etiquette
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/05/2012
» Sounds of laughter filled the dining room of the hotel, where 80 government officials from the Social Development and Human Security Ministry were having dinner.