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Going organic
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/01/2012
» Thongbai Leknamnarong, a committee member of the Ban Mae Jo Micro Hydro Project, is enthusiastic and always ready to encourage her village members to implement chemical-free or organic farming.
Appliance coupon scheme rebooted
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/02/2012
» The government's 2,000-baht discount coupon programme for electrical appliances, initiated to ease flooding woes, is set to relaunch next Friday.
Bangchak to double biodiesel output
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/02/2012
» The majority state-owned oil refinery and retailer Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP) plans to double its biodiesel production to 600,000-700,000 litres per day from 300,000 litres to meet surging demand growth expected this year.
Sweeter times ahead
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/04/2012
» The tamarind candies known as luk yi have long been a favourite treat in Pattani province and a source of extra income for people who rely chiefly on rubber plantation salaries. But the southern insurgency of the past decade, and almost daily attacks in recent times, have brought tourism to a halt and reduced luk yi sales by up to 70% from earlier times.
At PTT, a reshuffle of top executives
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/05/2012
» Tevin Vongvanich, PTT Plc's chief financial officer, has been appointed president and chief executive of PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP).
A fertile imagination
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/07/2012
» Assoc Prof Kanjana Chansa-ngavej of the Microbiology Department of Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Veterinary Science is happy and proud to have discovered something that could change soybean and rice planting forever.
Protests shade rooftop plan
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/02/2014
» The prolonged political unrest has delayed the government's project to install solar rooftops at over 750 state hospitals and vocational schools nationwide for free, says the Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department.
New PTT chairman planning overhaul
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/07/2014
» Oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc will need a revamp soon, one that entails new business strategies, after showing a disappointing return on investment, says the newly appointed chairman.
Farm waste to provide spark
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/09/2014
» The Energy Ministry plans to speed up development of biomass and biogas from farm waste in the Northeast to obtain an additional 1,000 megawatts of power.
Eppo eyes Myanmar power purchase MoU
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/09/2014
» Thailand is expected to renew an electricity purchasing agreement with Myanmar that expired in 2010, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office.