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Come out and play
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/01/2014
» They usually use their muscles to knead customers, but during the week-long Bangkok shutdown, some of the masseurs and masseuses on Silom Road have been using their skills in a different way _ hammering out dishes of somtam (spicy papaya salad) instead.
Finding a formula for a fuel-efficient future
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/01/2014
» Most of the 11 prototype vehicles lined up at Shell's Bangkok office have a similar structure. Designed to maximise fuel efficiency, they are shaped like a teardrop to conform to the principles of aerodynamics and air resistance.
King of the urban jungle
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/12/2013
» When Boonchu T. Poolporn invested 25 million baht together with other shareholders to set up Thonglor Pet Hospital in 1994, it was the first 24-hour animal hospital in Thailand.
Sufficiently Profitable
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/10/2013
» Profitable corporations are more aligned with the sufficiency economy (SE) philosophy than unprofitable ones, according to new research by the Sasin Centre for Sustainability Management.
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.
Fertile imagination
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/09/2013
» A teenage farm boy, lying down in a haystack in his usual old jeans, grey cotton long-sleeved shirt and straw hat, pulled a local Mac magazine out of his bag made of fertiliser sacks while tending to cows grazing in the green pastures.
Urine proves fertile ground for students
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2013
» Quite often we see men urinating openly in dark corners, giving natural fertiliser to the bushes and trees alongside streets.
Eyes abroad, KPI seeks to bag more government contracts
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/05/2013
» CHON BURI : King Pac Industrial Co (KPI), one of Asia's leading plastic bag makers, plans to boost its revenue gained from government institutions to half the total within two years.
Coats of many colours
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/05/2013
» Ten years ago, when global awareness of cutting energy use began to spread, not many options were available for Thailand's paint industry to cash in on the trend.
Leather industry upgrade urged to cope with high demand
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/03/2013
» The local tannery industry needs to improve its production process to cope with higher costs after domestic leather prices increased by 250% over the past two years to a record high due to a shortage of leather supplies.