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Passenger 'slashed, robbed' by cabbie
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/02/2018
» A young woman has accused a taxi driver of slashing her with a knife and robbing her of cash and other items in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district after she hired him to take her home from a pub in the early hours of Wednesday.
TU posts 14.6% profit surge as 2017 sales hit record high
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/02/2018
» SET-listed Thai Union Group (TU), the world's biggest canned and frozen tuna exporter, Tuesday reported a fiscal 2017 net profit of 6 billion baht, up 14.6%, propelled by record-high sales.
'Nong Fah' leads THAI's data upgrade
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/02/2018
» Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) is embracing chatbots and big data analytics to gain insight into customers and boost online sales.
Savers call in DSI over rail co-op deal
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/02/2018
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has been asked to look into alleged embezzlement estimated at about 2 billion baht from the State Railway of Thailand savings cooperative.
Nestle puts B450 million into developing healthier coffee
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 21/02/2018
» Nestle, the Swiss multinational food and drink firm, is set to spend 450 million baht on developing technology at its factory in Chachoengsao province to produce a new premium instant coffee as part of its regional strategy to focus more on quality and less on sugar, in keeping with consumers' changing behaviour.
Contested coal plants pushed back following protester accord
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/02/2018
» The construction of two coal-fired power plants in southern Thailand will be delayed by nine more months.
Fonterra looks to refresh adult milk market
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 21/02/2018
» Fonterra Brands Thailand, the marketer of Anlene adult milk, plans a 300-million-baht refreshment scheme after 22 years in Thailand, aiming to triple sales growth this year.
BoT to keep a lid on baht interventions
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/02/2018
» The Bank of Thailand is expected to scale back its interventions in the foreign exchange market amid concerns they could prompt the wrath of the US and place Thailand on a currency manipulation watchlist, says a Kasikornbank (KBank) senior executive.
Sara tax collection model to cut costs and raise income
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/02/2018
» If the initiative to apply the Semi-Autonomous Revenue Agency (Sara) model to tax-collecting agencies pans out, it will help boost the government's tax revenue and cut management costs, says Somchai Sujjapongse, permanent secretary for finance.
An irresponsible central bank
Business, Published on 21/02/2018
» The Dow Jones industrial average's recent "flash crash", in which it plunged by nearly 1,600 points, revealed just how addicted to expansionary monetary policy financial markets and economic actors have become. Prolonged low interest rates and quantitative easing have created incentives for investors to take inadequately priced risks. The longer those policies are maintained, the bigger the threat to global financial stability.