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Stink over gas leaks brings insurance plan
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/03/2014
» Ang Thong: All factories nationwide will be required to purchase third-party insurance for accidents under a new ministerial regulation due to come into effect within the next three months.
Triangulated cooperation key to boosting R&D
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/02/2014
» Thailand can become an Asean innovation hub if a triangulated cooperation between firms, university and government in research and development (R&D) is put in place, says a Japanese analyst.
B.Grimm plans B150bn push
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/02/2014
» Rayong: B.Grimm, one of Thailand’s oldest conglomerates, will spend 150 billion baht over the next five years to boost its power generating capacity by 3,000 megawatts.
Manop happy to return to his roots
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/02/2014
» When Manop Kaewkoi quit his job and returned to the family homestead in Surin province to grow and start selling organic rice two years ago, his mother was greatly upset because she did not want her son to end up a poor farmer like the rest of the family. She even refused to accept any money from him.
TTA expects healthy balance
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/02/2014
» Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) expects its results to turn black this year after two years of net losses.
SCG seeks foreign execs
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/02/2014
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, is beefing up international human resources management with a goal for all overseas executives to be non-Thais within the next five years.
Silk producers hope to weave new image
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/02/2014
» Thais under 50 who wear silk clothes are often called old-fashioned, and a woman's silk suit can set her back at least 4,000 baht.
Come out and play
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/01/2014
» They usually use their muscles to knead customers, but during the week-long Bangkok shutdown, some of the masseurs and masseuses on Silom Road have been using their skills in a different way _ hammering out dishes of somtam (spicy papaya salad) instead.
IEAT exceeds fiscal 2013 land sales target
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/12/2013
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has reported better-than-expected land sales for the fiscal year ended Sept 30.
Digging deep
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/12/2013
» Pimit Prasopmongkol was 32 years old when he moved to Lamphun's Li district with his wife and twin daughters.