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Winning ways with delicate beauty
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 09/10/2017
» Most people are familiar with garlands sold in fresh markets or at intersections that many Thais use when worshipping monks or Buddha images.
Steer the course
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 08/04/2017
» Can someone run a business through passion alone? For the family behind Farm Chokchai Group, the perfect marriage between a teenager's dream of becoming a cowboy and the personal grit to take the bull by the horns when times got tough proved a winning combination for Thailand's pre-eminent cattlemen.
Hostel attraction
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 10/04/2017
» Noppadol Suneta has always known he is very good at design. He's always loved to create something new, unique or attractive enough that it will be noticed by people.
Thailand 4.0: Are we ready?
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 02/01/2017
» The government has launched a new flagship policy that will be the master plan to free Thailand from the middle-income trap, making it a high-income nation in five years.
Riding the oil cycle
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 12/11/2016
» Around 40 years ago, a boy made the fateful decision to start working at a petrol station, all so he could spend his free time earning a bit of pocket money rather than idling his weekends away.
Cooling systems a hot ticket
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 12/07/2016
» With sales of air conditioners expected to show minimal growth this year, sales of affordable cooling systems are tipped to grow sharply among middle- and lower-income people, according to analysts.
SCG lines up B5bn Asean expansion
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 04/05/2016
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG) will continue its plan to expand in Asean with a focus on high-value-added products and investing to create innovations that match market demand, says president and chief executive Roongrote Ransiyopash.
Age-old remedy for modern-day malaise
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 16/05/2016
» More than 80 years ago, an old practitioner of Chinese medicine got on a boat to flee an intense drought in China. The man, known as Master Tang, ended up in Thailand, where his knowledge has been passed down through the generations and provided the foundations for a multi-billion baht business.
Mitr Phol set for B50bn expansion
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 07/04/2016
» Mitr Phol Group, Asia's biggest sugar producer, has set aside 50.4 billion baht for its five-year expansion plan (2016-20) as it seeks to capitalise on the recovery of global sugar prices and add more value to its sugar byproducts.
Spinning silk into gold
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 04/01/2016
» Ten years ago, Chaiporn Pattanajak was a science teacher at a high school in a remote area of Udon Thani province.