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SMEs 'need B143bn subsidy' for minimum wage rise
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 27/12/2012
» The government needs to implement wage subsidies totalling 143 billion baht over the next three years to offset the effects of the increase in the nationwide daily minimum wage on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), say researchers.
Tesco Lotus goes back to school
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 08/01/2013
» One of the most startling realisations for parents helping their children with homework is discovering that their own grasp of simple school subjects has dwindled over time.
Waste not, want not
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 08/01/2013
» For a nation obsessed with cleanliness, the thought of drinking water sourced from sewage seems preposterous, but Thais must resign themselves to doing just that as water shortages become increasingly common, says a leading wastewater treatment manufacturer.
Honda expects strong motorcycle sales
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 10/01/2013
» AP Honda, the local distributor of the Japanese company's motorcycles, expects sales growth of 4% this year to 1.55 million units.
Chevrolet celebrates record sales year
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 11/01/2013
» Chevrolet, part of US-based General Motors (GM), ended 2012 with record-breaking sales growth of 139% over 2011, thanks to the government's first-time car buyer scheme and strong post-flood demand.
East-West corridor hits a roadblock
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 14/01/2013
» It has been two decades since the Asian Development Bank (ADB) delineated one of the most ambitious road links in modern Asian history: the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC).
Floodwall subsidy budget slashed after scrutiny
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 21/01/2013
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has trimmed the state budget to subsidise industrial estates' flood-wall construction by 334 million baht to 2.67 billion.
FedEx Trade keen on Thailand's freight market
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 30/01/2013
» FedEx Trade Networks, a unit of FedEx Corporation, has opened its first office in Thailand after a decade of keeping a minimal presence, aiming to tap the country's fast-growing freight forwarding market.
Myanmar cement firms prepare for building boom
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 06/12/2012
» TAUNGGYI, SHAN STATE : Just as cement businesses solidified in Thailand over the course of two decades, the same industry is expected to gel in Myanmar.
German firm plans new faucet factory
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 15/11/2012
» The local unit of Germany's Grohe AG, a leading provider of premium bath faucets and showers, will build a third, 600-million-baht factory in Thailand to serve a larger market under the Asean Economic Community (AEC).