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Rocky road to success
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 27/06/2012
» Aiyanat Tinapai never dreamt that a country boy like himself would one day rule the expressways as governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat).
Facelifted 7-series driven
B Magazine, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 12/08/2012
» As a prelude to handing over the keys to a new facelifted BMW ActiveHybrid 7-series parked at a marina in St Petersburg, Russia, BMW bombarded me with luxury - put me up at the Astoria Hotel, took me on a river cruise to schmooze with a member of the company's management board and wined and dined me while ballet dancers performed in a building loaded with history, style and cultural heritage.
Bankable asset
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 02/05/2012
» 'I never thought about banking as a career choice," said Soros Sakornvisava, president of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand, as he recalled his youthful years when he pondered between entering the civil service and furthering his studies in the US.
Keeping well-grounded
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 09/05/2012
» First impressions indicate that Patana Prompat appears to be walking a thin line between being naive and appearing well-grounded as a scion of a powerful politician.
In the driver's seat
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 20/06/2012
» It's been a while since Chatvithai Tantraporn was a bookish 11-year-old who swam for the Kasetsart Demonstration School swimming team and made it very clear that he would be driving a Rolls-Royce one day.
The big leap
Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 21/03/2012
» Thailand has a special place in Dirk Janovsky's heart and it's not because he is the new numero uno at the Continental Automotive (Thailand) manufacturing plant in Rayong.
Reaping the reward
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 28/03/2012
» Rumour has it if you throw a coin from an airplane flying over the northern province of Chiang Mai, then your coin will most likely fall on a plot of land owned by businesswoman Nareerat Chantaramungkorn.
A viable alternative
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 16/01/2012
» Mercedes-Benz Thailand was the first automaker to officially roll out the bi-fuel drive six years ago under the guise of the E200 NGT (compressed natural gas technology), and all credit to engineering the CNG-powered passenger car handled pretty much like its regular pure petrol E-class counterpart.
Communication is key
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 18/01/2012
» Patipol Tadakorn realised at a young age that his academic forte was not going to be dictated by the popular practice of memorisation employed by most of his classroom peers across the nation.
Making it count
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 01/02/2012
» The title "inspector-general" exudes the aura of an all-powerful person, yet tends to carry with it the stereotypical connotation of an innocuous, paper tiger left out in a void within the realm of the civil service in Thailand.