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Mekong plans anger riverside communities
News, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/04/2012
» Villagers from along the Mekong River have rallied in front of giant construction firm Ch Karnchang, demanding it immediately suspend building the Xayaburi dam on the waterway.
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Heal Thyself
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/04/2012
» Most Thai companies focus on external corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. But internal CSRs can sometimes yield more important benefits, including strengthening staff loyalty.
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Hot weather to buoy East Water sales this year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/04/2012
» Eastern Water Resources Development and Management (EASTW) is bullish about its sales of raw water this year after usage in the first three months surged due partly to extremely hot weather.
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Just-in-time in doubt after deluge
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/02/2012
» Manufacturers are diversifying parts supplies to minimise the risk of flood-related disruptions. Some are even questioning whether the widely accepted practice of lean manufacturing makes sense.
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Saha Rattana races against clock for dyke, debt rejig
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/03/2012
» Time is running out for Saha Rattana Nakorn Industrial Estate to get a fresh loan to build a flood-prevention dyke as it plans to seek a green light from creditors on March 23 to restructure its 6-billion-baht debt.
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Japanese wary of flood prevention
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/03/2012
» Japanese investors remain doubtful about the government's capacity to prevent floods this year, while some labour-intensive firms may relocate to neighbouring countries due to the minimum wage hike.
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BoI launches fresh offensive in Japan
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/03/2012
» In a effort to encourage foreign investment, the Board of Investment (BoI) will launch a new campaign during Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's visit to Japan next week.
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Power of Cooperation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/02/2012
» Boonruean Taokham and 500 of his neighbours own shares in a power plant. But the shares did not stem from a stock purchase; they are the product of a novel 22-kilowatt mini-hydropower plant, the first community-owned plant in Thailand.
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Feud pits eco-activists against industrial parks
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/03/2012
» Industrial estate operators are hitting back at activists seeking a court order to halt anti-flood dyke construction, saying the work is urgent and needed to regain investor confidence.
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Raising the roof
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/02/2012
» Like other parts of Ayutthaya, Maha Rat district's Ban Khlong Sai was inundated for almost two months last year, badly damaging villagers' homes.
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