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Extreme weather a wake-up call
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/09/2021
» Waking up last Wednesday, I was surprised to see pictures of flooding on the Facebook page of my friend, whose house is not far from my place. I live on the eighth floor of a condo so I had no clue there was flooding in my neighbourhood, though it had been raining heavily when I went to bed.
Hands-on for success
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/05/2021
» As the top executive in charge of the fast-growing Asean, India and Australia-New Zealand markets of Delta Electronics, Jackie Chang is entirely occupied with work on weekdays.
Time to build back greener
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/12/2020
» Watching the deluge in Nakhon Si Thammarat and other southern provinces of Thailand has been really distressing. Days of heavy rains have left roads inundated, hogs have been swept away on livestock farms and human casualties are rising after incessant rain triggered forest runoff from the Khao Luang mountain range, flowing into the Nakhon Si Thammarat municipal area for the first time in 30 years.
Team player
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/07/2020
» Anyone who has ever exchanged business cards with Vivek Dhawan will be puzzled by one of the positions he holds at Mega LifeSciences Plc. Beside the word CEO is the title of "Chief Coach". The latter is equally important to the people who work with Mr Dhawan at the company he has led since 1986.
The right regional formula
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/01/2016
» The day that Covestro inaugurated its Asean headquarters in Bangkok turned out to be a stressful one for the executives of the polymer producer majority owned by the pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG. It was Jan 14, a day of grenade and gun attacks that killed eight people in central Jakarta. One of those incidents happened just one kilometre from Covestro's office in the Indonesian capital.
BTS signs on for Jakarta monorail
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/07/2013
» BTS Group Holdings Plc, which operates the skytrain lines in Bangkok, formed a partnership with PT Jakarta Monorail for joint development of two monorail lines in the Indonesian capital at a cost of US$800 million.
KCE allots B4.7bn for plant
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/06/2013
» The SET-listed KCE Electronics Plc, one of the largest printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers in Southeast Asia, plans to more than double its production capacity by building a 4.67-billion-baht factory in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district.
BTS lays tracks for infrastructure IPO
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/03/2013
» The SET-listed BTS Group Holdings Plc wants to bid for three mass-transit rail projects worth a combined 100 billion baht, of which 30 billion will be allocated from the imminent launch of its infrastructure fund.
Seagate affirms commitment
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/08/2012
» The US-based Seagate Technology, the world's leading hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer, has pledged to invest up to US$200 million a year in Thailand, affirming its long-term commitment despite suffering a severe impact from last year's floods.
AH looks overseas
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/08/2012
» Aapico Hitech Plc (AH), the SET-listed auto parts maker, is looking at the possibility of new investments abroad, as it enjoys record-high revenue thanks to rapid growth in the local car industry.