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SCB sees moderate loan growth in 2015
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/01/2015
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) expects retail loan growth to continue at a single-digit pace for a second straight year as soaring household debt and tumbling farm prices dampen demand, says president Kannikar Chalitaporn.
Siam through the lens of John Thomson
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 06/01/2015
» In the mid-19th century, John Thomson arrived in Siam with a fairly new invention of those days: photography. The Scot would set up his camera in exquisite parts of Bangkok and take pictures — in those days having one's picture taken was an elaborate and even privileged activity — of some of the most important figures and places, including King Rama IV and V.
TCC opens megamarket in Nong Khai
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 06/01/2015
» TCC Logistics and Warehouse Co, a subsidiary of TCC Group, has opened the MM Mega Market in Nong Khai province to cash in on growing consumption spurred by increasing border trade with neighbouring countries.
Accessing your animal instinct
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 06/01/2015
» Functional training was a major hit last year, as people started to ditch the treadmill and opt for workout "toys" that promised to enhance their performance in their daily activities, such as walking up stairs and balancing on the back of a motorbike taxi.
Anatomy of a fiasco
Business, Published on 06/01/2015
» From the start, the rice-pledging scheme was slammed by academics for buying every single grain at a generous price and at a huge potential loss. But the calls for the Yingluck Shinawatra administration to end the programme fell on deaf ears as the Pheu Thai-led government stubbornly shrugged off concerns.
Culture call for tourists
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 06/01/2015
» With fierce competition in Chiang Mai's tourism business, it is not enough to woo European visitors with the standard sit-down dinner and traditional Lanna-style dance show.
TPF seeking foreign partners for business growth
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 06/01/2015
» Thai President Food Plc (TPF), producer of Mama instant noodles, plans to team up with foreign partners to diversify into beverages and other food operations this year.
Gold miners await new policies before digging
Business, Nop Tephaval, Published on 06/01/2015
» The Industry Ministry will soon complete new gold mining policies to pave the way for new licences to be granted for the first time in nine years.
The fine line between teaching and cheating
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 06/01/2015
» When I was a second-grader, I remember being assigned by my art teacher to draw an image of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. What's an eight-year-old to do? I told my mother to help me out.
Low oil prices improving prospects for shippers
Business, Nop Tephaval, Published on 06/01/2015
» Plunging crude prices are likely to improve global economic growth, increasing shipping activities that benefit Thailand's dry-bulk carriers such as Precious Shipping Plc (PSL), says the company's director.