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The big business of saving lives
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/05/2015
» Patcharin Arabiya scurried to find 5,000 baht to secure a room at Thonburi Hospital’s coronary care unit while doctors performed CPR on her mother, Samruay Sopajaree. The 78 year old suffered a heart attack on March 24, 2013, an hour after arriving home from a visit to Khao Yai National Park.
Facing the music on dirty copyright deeds
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/04/2015
» Calvin* was unaware that he needed a licence to play music until plainclothes policemen entered his restaurant in Thong Lor on the evening of April 7, went behind the bar and seized his MP3 player.
The need for compassion when lives are on the line
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/02/2015
» ‘Hello, I need someone to talk to. Who wants to talk to me?” asked Sai. “I have a secret that I can’t tell, not even to my family members.”
Flying high and falling fast
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/12/2014
» At the age of 43, Thailand's youngest billionaire Nopporn Suppipat was flying high on the profits from one of the region's biggest wind power companies.
Thailand's fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/08/2014
» Thanawat Noointara was diagnosed with tuberculosis in early March at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Chest X-rays and mucus test results were all positive, and he was given first-line, or standard, anti-TB drugs.
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.
TUF will focus on sardines
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/01/2014
» Thai Union Frozen Products Plc (TUF), the world's largest canned tuna producer, expects revenue from sardines to increase to 10% of its total in five years from 6% now.
Harley revs up expansion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/01/2014
» Power Station Motorsport Co, the authorised dealer of Harley-Davidson in Thailand, will open showrooms and service centres in three regions of the country in a bid to double sales by 2018.
BoI perk requests still above 1 trillion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2014
» The combined value of projects seeking Board of Investment (BoI) privileges last year was 20% higher than the target and remained slightly above 1 trillion baht, says the investment promotion agency.
Mermaid looks for treasure with B14.4bn outlay
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/01/2014
» Mermaid Maritime Plc, a provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, signed an agreement yesterday to purchase three vessels worth US$436 million (14.4 billion baht).