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Farmers reap gains from sugar cane
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 26/04/2017
» Better yields have given Thailand abundant sugar output in the current 2016-17 crop, allowing the world's second-biggest sugar exporter to capitalise on rising global prices, says the Thai Sugar Millers Corporation Ltd (TSMC).
Out of thin air, greens
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 01/05/2017
» TOKYO - The world population is estimated to exceed 9 billion in 2050, up 20% from 7.5 billion as of March 2017, according to the UN.
New sugar trading system from November
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 24/05/2017
» Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar exporter, is introducing regulations to govern its sugar trading system for the 2017-18 crop, which commences in November, to bring the system in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Hostel attraction
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 10/04/2017
» Noppadol Suneta has always known he is very good at design. He's always loved to create something new, unique or attractive enough that it will be noticed by people.
Ananda envisions smart city
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 29/03/2017
» SET-listed Ananda Development Plc has floated the idea of a smart city in Bangkok's metropolitan area. It would be a city full of innovations and technologies to fit in with the lifestyle of Thailand 4.0.
Kingsgate in mine payout claim
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 05/04/2017
» Australia-based Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd will seek compensation from the Thai government over the suspension of its mining operation in Thailand last year.
Steer the course
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 08/04/2017
» Can someone run a business through passion alone? For the family behind Farm Chokchai Group, the perfect marriage between a teenager's dream of becoming a cowboy and the personal grit to take the bull by the horns when times got tough proved a winning combination for Thailand's pre-eminent cattlemen.
Mitsui optimistic about EEC but cautious on investment
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 10/03/2017
» Japan's Mitsui & Co, a global industrial conglomerate, sees Thailand's plan to promote the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as a key factor in supporting the company's growth in Thailand and throughout Asean.
IFEC to sell some of its assets, look for partners
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 08/02/2017
» SET-listed Inter Far East Energy Corporation Plc (IFEC), a renewable power company, is in talks to sell some of its assets and stakes in a biomass power plant and wind farm to raise cash to pay defaulted debts, says chairman Wichai Thavornwattanayong.
Foreign firms to train own workers
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 17/02/2017
» Education is a concern among foreign investors sceptical of Thailand achieving its goal of developing the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the digital economy to attract new investment.