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Global freight to 'lift fuel prices'
News, Published on 02/04/2024
» Global trade flows, which showed signs of acceleration at the start of 2024, indicate a recovery from the late 2022 slump in major industrial economies, likely boosting demand for transport fuels such as diesel.
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A painful ride with a certified horn honker
Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/02/2024
» Despite the frustration of sitting in endless jams, I've always felt Bangkok motorists display remarkable restraint when it comes to using horns. Unlike many cities in the world it is rare to hear a chorus of angry car klaxons. Things are admittedly a bit different on the provincial highways with buses and trucks not averse to giving a blast on their air horns with the clear message "Get out of the way."
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Fuel prices a time bomb
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/04/2022
» From Sunday, motorists who have enjoyed the benefits of the diesel subsidy for over a year will have to dig deeper into their pockets because the cash-strapped government can no longer fully provide the subsidy and needs to raise the price from 30 to 32 baht per litre.
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Breaking down the global supply chain breakdown
Oped, Published on 30/11/2021
» Rescuing Christmas from the supply-chain Grinch won't be easy. To make it happen, policymakers and business leaders need to take an expansive approach, paying attention to logistics beyond our clogged-up harbours.
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Coriander crisis brings aroma of dictators past
News, Published on 23/11/2021
» Among the most memorable quotes in Thai politics is one made by the late coup leader Gen Sunthorn Kongsompong: "If Su does not want it, then give it to Teh".
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It's all aboard for the Land of Nod
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/11/2021
» You may have seen a news item during the week on how Hong Kong has launched a special bus service named the "Sleeping Bus Tour" for citizens who are desperate for forty winks. Apparently there are a lot of insomniacs in Hong Kong as a result of the stress of living in one of the world's busiest cities.
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Spivs, wide boys and dodgy kipper ties
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/11/2020
» Every now and again a word pops up which I have not heard for ages. That was the case recently with an email from a London-born friend who complained about "spivs" who had contributed to ruining his local football club's finances.
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An unexpectedly successful protest
Oped, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 23/09/2020
» A new generation of Thai protesters has broken into the open, and while their defiant self-image as the generation that will finally fix things may be naive, they have already left their mark with the unexpectedly successful demonstration at Sanam Luang in the heart of old Bangkok on Sept 19-20.
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You make your own luck in this life
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/09/2020
» Tham Nakha (Naga Cave), which was unveiled as a new attraction in Phu Langka National Park in Bung Kan province two months ago, was closed indefinitely last week by an order of the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
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THAI restructuring will not be easy
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 18/06/2020
» While I was the head of the Corporate Finance Department at National Finance (now known as Thanachart Bank), I handled many cases of debt restructuring. The largest one was the 20-billion-baht debt of a hospital chain.
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