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Hub, not pubs
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/03/2012
» 'Hey, a farang's on the phone. Can someone take the phone call?"
Economists mixedon Asean labour flow
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/06/2012
» Integration in some areas in Asean such as labour should come gradually to ease the risk of a "brain-drain", according to experts speaking at the World Economic Forum on East Asia last week.
Vocational students in demand despite rumbles
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/06/2012
» Despite their frequent inter-school brawls, vocational students are still desperately needed by the industrial sector.
Standards for professionals proposed
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/07/2012
» New legal standards for some science and technology professionals may be enacted this year in preparation for the advent of the Asean Economic Community in 2015.
HFMD has factories eye foreigners
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/07/2012
» Factories nationwide are imposing tougher measures on foreign labour following an outbreak of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
Scepticism over SPS's Chinese deals
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/08/2012
» Local firm Sermsappaisal Group 1999 Co (SPS) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with a pair of Chinese firms to set up 37 solid waste incineration plants worth 40 billion baht amid scepticism about the viability of the projects.
BMW wants Thailand for big bike hub
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/09/2012
» BMW AG, the German carmaker, is keen on making Thailand its factory hub for big bikes, says Industry Minister M.R. Pongsvas Svasti.
BSM to train wall, ceiling installers
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/10/2012
» BuilderSmart Plc (BSM), the MAI-listed building materials distributor, plans to set up a training facility for walls and ceilings to deal with a labour shortage in the local construction industry.
Japan keen to invest in Thailand
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/10/2012
» Japan will increase its foreign direct investment in Asia, particularly in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, says Japan's vice-minister of finance.
Labour shortage holds back new projects
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/10/2012
» The construction industry's lack of workers has resulted in many projects not being able to expand, says the Construction Institute of Thailand (CIT).