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Painting with a more diversified palette
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/02/2020
» The Tangkaravakoon family is well known in local business circles for TOA Paint Thailand, a maker and distributor of decorative paint and coating products founded by married couple Prachak and Laor Tangkaravakoon.
Great Wall carries the weight
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/03/2020
» Although General Motors' business here was not a market leader, Thailand was an important production hub for pickups, a segment in which the country ranks fifth globally for manufacturing.
Chevrolet closure puts workers in limbo
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» More than 300,000 Chevrolet cars in Thailand risk losing maintenance services after the US car maker General Motors (GM) announced a halt in sales of the Chevrolet brand locally by 2020.
MGC growth plan mulls 2 new ventures
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/02/2020
» Master Group Corporation Asia (MGC), a local automobile distributor, is considering adding new businesses -- car-sharing and automated parking -- to beef up 2020 revenue to 30 billion baht, a 10-15% rise.
Sahakol's boss engineers a regional push
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/12/2019
» Forty-nine years ago, Sahakol Engineer Co was just a local civil construction company run by the Sirison family. Some metropolitan and provincial roads provided the company with work to serve the government's roadmap for transport megaprojects.
Local Mazda plant slashes overtime
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 13/11/2019
» Mazda's operation in Thailand has reduced its overtime payments for local workers as it production plan for this year decreased in line with lower exports and domestic sales, attributed to the US-China trade war.
GPSC mulls de-listing Glow from bourse
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/03/2019
» Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) Plc is considering de-listing Glow Energy Plc from the stock market after GPSC completes the takeover process of Glow in the first half of 2019.
Banpu buys 21.5% of FOMM
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/02/2019
» SET-listed Banpu Plc has signed an agreement to acquire a 21.5% stake in FOMM Corporation, Japan's compact electric vehicle (EV) developer, for US$20 million (627 million baht) in a move to expand its presence in the clean energy business throughout Asia-Pacific.
Tata Steel to cut Southeast Asia footprint
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/02/2019
» Tata Steel, India's largest steelmaker, aims to reduce its business presence in Southeast Asia including Thailand after the local unit completed its share sale to a new venture partnership with a Chinese steelmaker.
Deal secured, GPSC, Glow look to future power plays
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/12/2018
» Two SET-listed companies, Glow Energy Plc and Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC), are ready to proceed with their transaction after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) gave the nod to a takeover of Glow.