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Mobile mainstay on a mission
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 11/07/2012
» The air in the room crackles with energy and power as technicians and engineers scurry back and forth before rows and rows of flat-screen monitors flashing numbers in red, blue and white, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. From the meeting room behind the ceiling-high glass, giant projectors flash graphs, charts and maps that track the pulse of millions of people as they chat, email and talk across the country.
Ford's desperation
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 16/07/2012
» The Fiesta now comes with a new 1.5-litre engine to attract first-time car buyers. But is it cool?
Weathering the challenges in global capital markets
News, Prasarn Trairatvorakul, Published on 30/08/2012
» This year, the key challenge for Thailand is weathering the financial and economic turmoil from the euro crisis. More than one year ago, I had the honour of giving a talk here. Some of you who were in attendance may recall that I labelled 2011 the year of rebalancing for monetary policy.
Lessons for picking winners
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 31/08/2012
» The enjoyment I experienced watching the Olympics last month helped make up for the disappointment I felt at being unable to see any of the football matches in Euro 2012. It was a great few weeks, and I enjoyed watching those amazing athletes do a lot of amazing things.
NWR building on a strongly diversified base
Business, ShareInvestor, Published on 31/08/2012
» Established in May 1976 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1995, Nawarat Patanakarn Plc (NWR) is one of Thailand's largest construction and engineering companies, with registered capital of 2.21 billion baht (1.55 billion paid up). With more than 30 years of experience in Thailand and other countries, NWR has a wide range of technical capabilities, enabling it to undertake various types of work. Polpat Karnasuta, director and president, discusses the company's strategy and outlook.
McAfee eyes Indochina security threats
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/09/2012
» McAfee Inc, the security software arm of Intel Corporation, plans to tap opportunities in Indochina stemming from the increased sophistication of expected cyberthreats under the Asean Economic Community from 2015.
Firms must heed forex risk
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 13/09/2012
» The private sector should be more attuned to risk from foreign exchange to minimise the public sector's subsidies in the form of foreign exchange intervention, says an economic forum.
Tradeoff: Stable baht or loss-free central bank
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/09/2012
» Keeping baht stable & weak for exporters means losses for central bank when it buys & sells currencies. Weak baht also means capital inflows.
CR-V cruises
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 08/10/2012
» It's been 16 years since Honda began selling the CR-V in Thailand covering three successful generations, if not without flaws on the product side.
All aboard the apps bandwagon
Business, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/10/2012
» Despite the hardware wars and the multi-billion-dollar lawsuits over operating systems, a 3G phone without attractive applications is not really more useful than an 800-baht mobile with a 1-2-Call SIM.