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Minister to assess situation at checkpoints
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/04/2024
» Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is scheduled to lead an executive team from the ministry to assess the readiness of the Boten and Mohan checkpoints to support the export of Thai fruit to China.
Snake tries to shed its skin
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 14/01/2023
» Several generations of Thais are familiar with the "arrow-stuck snake" logo of the cooling talcum powder brand, but The British Dispensary Co wants to transform its product lines after more than a century in business.
Turning it up to 11
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 08/08/2022
» The 11th World Ducati Week, which came back after a four-year break, brought together Ducati owners and fans of the two-wheeled world at Misano World Circuit in Italy for three days of passion, fun, and experiences they will never forget.
Yamaha leads electrification charge
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 02/05/2022
» Yamaha is playing a different game in the Thai market with the E01 Electric Scooter.
Sri Lanka exchange halts again after 13% plunge
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's stock exchange halted again Monday after a nearly 13% plunge, derailing the bourse's tentative reopening after a two-week break aimed at forestalling a market collapse.
Laos opens Chinese-built railway line
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» VIENTIANE: A sleek red, blue and white bullet train departed a new Vientiane station on Friday signalling the opening of Laos' US$6 billion Chinese-built railway -- a project tangled in debt and high hopes of an economic boost.
Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted from their land.
Pop-up pixie dust
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 28/10/2019
» Venerable brands such as the 127-year-old cooling powder Arrow-Stuck Snake or the century-old cough pill Hatakabb (five centipedes) may seem unlikely firms to make a fashion statement.
Hygiene revolution
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/01/2019
» The toilets and bathrooms of Sugna, Meenu and Bimla Holliya do not have a speck of dirt and dust, their clean marble tiles sparkling in the sunlight.
Paws up: Indonesia tackles the dog meat trade
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/08/2018
» Fien Harini still remembers when Ireng, her mongrel pet dog, disappeared and never returned home.