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Kittiratt urges companies to cooperate in wage hike
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/02/2012
» Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong is strongly urging the private sector to accept the 40% rise in the daily minimum wage scheduled for April.
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Angry Birds, the new black
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/04/2012
» Thawee Jullasaksrisakul was sceptical the first time he considered the idea of a brand-name plastic bag. A bag is a bag, right?
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Food industry still upbeat
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/04/2012
» Despite higher wages than Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, the Thai food industry still has promise and retains potential for growth over the next three years before regional economic integration takes place.
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Sugar industry revamp may begin soon
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/04/2012
» The restructuring of Thailand's sugar industry is likely to begin as early as the next crushing season in November this year if the government approves a study by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
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Food companies adjusting as challenges squeeze margins
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/05/2012
» Food companies say that despite rising wages, increasing power rates and last year's floods, they will be able to adapt and are on track for growth this year.
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Love, mud and speed
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/05/2012
» The two racers hardly shared a glance at each other, their concentration focused on a spot in the horizon. One shakes his head from left to right, the other drums his fingers, both working out any last-minute kinks that could be the difference between victory and defeat.
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Thai SMEs unprepared for AEC
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/07/2012
» As many as 80% of the 2.9 million small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide are not prepared for the establishment of the Asean Economic Community in 2015, says the Federation of Thai Industries.
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BGH next to join Myanmar bandwagon
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/07/2012
» Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BGH), Thailand's largest hospital group, is considering Myanmar as its next move, with an investment decision likely to materialise after an initial study is completed in another couple of months.
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Builders want more foreign labourers
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/07/2012
» The construction sector is pressing the government to allow import of foreign labour from a broader selection of countries to offset the shortage of 100,000 workers in the industry, said Chakporn Oonjitt, executive director of the Construction Institute of Thailand.
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Stallions to develop minibike factory in Laos
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2012
» Stallions, the Thai minibike brand, will open a factory in Laos next year to serve as a production base for exports to other Asean countries.
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