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Drive carefully
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/01/2012
» Sakol Kongsang, a 46-year-old taxi driver who applied for the credit and discount card scheme for compressed natural gas (CNG) that was launched on Dec 15, is adamant he will use the card only for emergencies out of fear that he could not pay off the debt.
ASK and you shall receive
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 04/01/2012
» 'Khun Kriengsak, we have discussed preparing Thais for the Asean Economic Community for the past two weeks. What else should Thais improve?"
Wanted: About half a million more labourers
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/01/2012
» Labour needed in the auto parts industry is set to double in the next nine years as Thailand becomes one of the world's top five vehicle exporters.
Expert calls for changes to logistics
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/01/2012
» Thai businesses must change their logistics management to guard against new risks following the massive flood crisis, an expert in logistics and supply chains told a seminar at the BoI Fair yesterday.
Re-Examining leadership
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 09/01/2012
» What leadership lessons can we learn from Thailand's floods in 2011? The country as a whole has learned some very expensive lessons, to be sure. But evaluating how the Thai government exercised its leadership during the crisis might help us all gain some wisdom and make us better prepared for any kind of catastrophe in the future.
Floods to buoy demand for seed
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 09/01/2012
» Last year's widespread flooding is expected to give a boost to the seedling business of CP Group's Crop Integration Business as demand for young plants will surge.
Image-building in the post-flood era
Business, Published on 23/01/2012
» Long considered an attractive investment destination with good infrastructure, incentives, labour availability and supportive regulations, Thailand has had its image severely dented by the floods that took p;lace in late 2011. Much has been said since then about creating a "New Thailand" and restoring the country's appeal. Hasan Basar, a co-founder of Bangkok Public Relations Ltd, who has counselled many political leaders including Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun after the Black May emergency of 1992, talked to Pitsinee Jitpleecheep about his view on recreating the kingdom in the post-flood era.
Survey: Execs in Thailand among most stressed out
Business, Published on 04/02/2012
» Thailand ranks fifth in the world for stress levels felt by business leaders over the past 12 months, according to a Grant Thornton Thailand survey.
Huawei could sign One Tablet contract by March
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/02/2012
» Huawei of China is poised to win the contract for the government's One Tablet per Child scheme to supply 860,000 tablet computers to primary school students for US$60 a unit.
Innovative by nature
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/02/2012
» The ''green'' buzz is everywhere these days, especially in the design industry. But don't ask Suwan Kongkhunthian whether his furniture is environmentally friendly. He's been making green products for two decades, and he gets irritated when he hears western countries lecturing the developing world about the environment.