• BUSINESS

  Steps to wellness

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/06/2022

  » It takes about 90 minutes for an eight-seater plane departing Suvarnabhumi International Airport to reach an airport on a small island in Trat province in eastern Thailand. Then all the guests of Soneva Kiri, a luxury resort operated by an award-winning sustainable resort operator, board a speedboat for the five-minute trip to their destination on the unspoiled island of Koh Kood.

• BUSINESS

  Programmed to learn

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/02/2022

  » Anothai Wettayakorn considers himself an adventurous eater, though he was originally a beef lover. Thanks to a job that has allowed him to visit many countries, the 52-year-old executive has learned about different cultures to help him manage in a diverse market landscape, partly through exploring the local food.

• BUSINESS

  Asean's bold Myanmar move

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/10/2021

  » The whole world is now looking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in hope that the regional group is ready to carry a bigger stick in addressing the crisis facing one of its members -- Myanmar.

• BUSINESS

  US and China should continue talks

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/09/2021

  » The United States last Wednesday took a major step in challenging China's massive influence in Asia by announcing a plan to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines that could eventually make their way into contested waters claimed by Beijing.

• BUSINESS

  Restoring respect

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/06/2021

  » Patama Chantaruck still remembers an unsettling encounter she experienced during her early days of living in the United States 28 years ago.

• BUSINESS

  When confusion goes viral

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/02/2020

  » Movie lovers like me have been drawn irresistibly to Dark Waters, the 2019 American legal thriller that has won positive reviews from critics and accolades for lead actor Mark Ruffalo.

• BUSINESS

  Brand loyalty

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/07/2019

  » Having worked in the hospitality industry for 35 years and solely with Hilton, Paul Hutton has a lot of lasting memories of his time with one of the world's largest hotel chains, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 31. For a start, his three daughters are a constant reminder of his globetrotting career.

• BUSINESS

  The world on his plate

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/06/2017

  » At the age of 71, Adirek Sripratak shows no signs of slowing down. The former president and CEO of Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) officially became chairman in March, but he is still travelling far and wide in search of new markets and merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities for one of the world's leading protein food companies.

• BUSINESS

  Scaling political mountains

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/07/2016

  » Park Won-soon is no stranger to Thailand, which he visited 10 times before taking office in 2011 as the highly popular mayor of Seoul. He even has business cards with his name and position written in Thai, a small touch but an example of how he likes to relate to people in the other countries he visits.

• BUSINESS

  KrisEnergy denies link to Thaksin

  Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/01/2014

  » KrisEnergy Ltd, the Singapore-listed upstream oil and gas company, acquired assets in the Gulf of Thailand but dismissed reports about its link with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

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