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Bangkok's Chinatown: Subway & big changes coming soon
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/05/2016
» Bangkok's historic Chinatown with its bustling, vibrant maze of old alleyways to get subway connection to rest of city soon, so big changes coming.
Central sells Big C stake to TCC Group
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2016
» Central to get 50 billion baht from sale of 25% stake to buy Big C Vietnam & expand into Vietnamese retail.
Forbes Thailand's Richest List: CP continues at top
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/06/2016
» CP Group owners #1, Thai Beverage's Charoen #2, Central's Chirathivats #3, Thaksin #10 . Weak stocks & currency reduced wealth of many.
Hit by 'bald mountain' claims, CP vows "to make everything right"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/03/2016
» Embattled Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group will launch a social enterprise in Nan province to encourage farmers to grow cash crops other than maize.
Buy Thai craze hits Vietnam
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2016
» "I prefer Thai goods [to Chinese goods]. I don't have to worry if they're contaminated," says Thai goods only shop customer in Hanoi.
Negligence suspected in SCB gas leak, arrest warrants issued (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2016
» Police have cited negligence as one possible cause of a deadly accident at the head office of Siam Commercial Bank in the capital on Sunday night. Meanwhile, two arrest warrants have been approved
Showdown over Supreme Patriarch
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2016
» Phra Buddha Isara on how Wat Dhammakaya's rise to power is a problem, if power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely, as the saying goes.
Big C sold to Charoen's TCC Group
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2016
» Thai tycoon Charoen's TCC Group buys French Casino's 59% stake in Big C. Current strategy of store expansions & renovations to continue unchanged under new ownership.
Monks clash with army: Demand Supreme Patriarch action (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2016
» Thousands of monks assembled in Nakhon Pathom today to demand speedy Supreme Patriarch installation & Buddhism declared national religion in constitution.
Top monk's rare Benz totally illegal
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/02/2016
» Fake signatures, fake receipts, fake importers, fake documents for top monk's 10-20million baht car. Top monk's signature fake too?