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Finance Ministry mulls public input in graft fight
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/08/2016
» Corruption levels at each agency under the Finance Ministry will be taken into account when executive reshuffles and promotions are considered, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Central focuses on Vietnam
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 12/08/2016
» Central Group, the country's biggest retail conglomerate, plans to expand its retail, hospitality and property development businesses in Vietnam.
Let Thai electorate be referendum winners
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 12/08/2016
» Amidst the wide-ranging fallout from Thailand's second-ever referendum results, one clear outcome that should not be downplayed and marginalised is that Thai voters have more or less collectively spoken yet again. Their preference this time is to approve a military-inspired constitution that codifies longer-term military supervision of Thai politics. This sobering reality from Thai voters is not music to pro-democracy ears but it must be heeded.
Thailand Plus team eyed for Vietnam
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 12/08/2016
» The Thailand-Vietnam Business Council and the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) have teamed up to help Thai investors in Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.
Civic groups urge return to 'normality'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/08/2016
» Nearly a hundred groups of social activists and academics yesterday urged the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to stop pursuing legal action against draft charter opponents and revoke Section 44 of the interim charter to return normality to the political atmosphere.
Echoing a film's murderous blueprint
News, New York Times, Published on 12/08/2016
» The three miners befriended a lonely, luckless man and offered him work down an iron mine in eastern China.
Minor posts 60% profit surge in first half
Business, Published on 12/08/2016
» SET-listed Minor International Plc (MINT) reported a 60% rise in net profit to 4.3 billion baht during the first six months of the year, driven by restaurant and hospitality businesses.
Gold demand jumps 15% in Q2 amid global turmoil
Business, AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» London: Demand for gold soared in the second quarter as investors sheltered from global turmoil including Brexit, the World Gold Council said yesterday.
Biting hands that feed
News, Postbag, Published on 12/08/2016
» The Thai government appears to believe only foreigners are criminals and terrorists.
Confucius' guide to foreign trade
News, Michael Schuman, Published on 12/08/2016
» Confucius was once asked if there was a single word that could act as a guide throughout one's life. "Reciprocity", the sage responded. He then preached a form of the Golden Rule: "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."