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What's new in business news: February 11, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2014
» Missing rice in govt warehouses & fire at Lop Buri warehouse, Central Business District land surges in value & airports continue expansion.
Water festival more important than water shortage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2013
» 45 drought provinces declared disaster areas but Songkran is a time to travel back home & reunite with families, so the show must go on.
Journalist clears King's Guard
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/03/2013
» A French journalist insisted Monday that the King's Guard unit which he followed during the army's crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010 was not responsible for the deaths of six people at Wat Pathumwanaram.
Retail: Central buys Danish department store
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/03/2013
» Ilum, a unique & famous department store in Denmark with a 120-year-old building on the main shopping street in Copenhagen, part of Central's overseas investment strategy.
French yum woonsen a hit in Yaowarat
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2012
» A French national and his Thai wife are doing a good business selling Thai street food in Bangkok's Yaowarat district, drawing startled looks from passersby.
Skytrain: More riders, more trains, longer lines
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2012
» More people riding Bangkok's Skytrain to get to places faster so business is profitable & more trains, more train lines to be added soon.
Gemstones & Jewellery: New market strategy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/03/2012
» Low labour costs gives advantage to factories in China so Thailand must add value elsewhere: unique designs, quality certification, Chinese luxury market.
Klong Toey cooking school
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/06/2011
» From street vendor to cooking school and cookbooks. An NGO helped her, now she helps others in need.
Mass transit ridership hits records
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2011
» The number of people leaving the car at home and taking BTS, Bangkok's light rail system, has hit all time highs with rising oil prices. Trains have been added.