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Rice exports up but may lose momentum
Online Reporters, Published on 30/03/2018
» Thai rice exports in the first two months of 2018 rose 10% year-on-year by volume to 1.91 million tonnes and 16.1% in baht value to 30.32 billion baht but orders are falling due to the strong baht.
2018 New York Motor Show report
Richard Leu, Published on 30/03/2018
» Nissan’s all-new family saloon has broken cover on American soil to rival the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
Rice rallies on hot China demand
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/03/2018
» Thailand is expected to produce 30.53 million tonnes of paddy in the 2018/2019 season, up 3.45% from the previous year as demand grows, the National Rice Policy Committee said Thursday.
Thammasat's electric motorbikes hit streets
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/03/2018
» Thammasat University has launched its all-electric motorbike taxi project at the Rangsit Campus, expecting to deploy 150 electric motorbikes by 2018.
Give renewable energy a chance
News, Sopitsuda Tongsopit, Published on 30/03/2018
» The Minister of Energy announced this week the government will stop purchasing electricity from renewable power projects for the next five years. The reasoning is that such projects have caused retail electricity tariffs to jump by 20-25 satangs per unit, and that the electricity system has enough installed capacity for now.
Thanachart targets 5% premium growth
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/03/2018
» Thanachart Insurance, the non-life insurance arm of Thanachart Group, aims to grow total premiums above 5% this year, with the goal of expanding its distribution network beyond the group.
KS forecasts SET to rise on liquidity upsurge
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/03/2018
» Emerging markets are expected to reap greater benefits from excess global financial liquidity, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) expected to attain a windfall from such abundance, says Kasikorn Securities (KS).
Creditors to meet on Energy Earth rehab plans
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 30/03/2018
» Creditors of financially beleaguered Energy Earth Plc (EARTH) will hold a meeting on April 30 to consider the business rehabilitation plan submitted to officials overseeing the company's receivership last month.
Exhilarating escapism, Spielberg-style
Life, Story by KONG RITHDEE, Published on 30/03/2018
» A breathless romp through virtual reality, Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One presents a T-Rex-size irony: A film that cautions us against the exhilarating escapism of digital simulacrum that divorces us from reality -- VR, 3D, Facebook, online games, movies -- is first and foremost an exhilarating escapism manufactured upon a massive digital simulacrum. Spielberg, one of the first directors to turn Hollywood into a factory of digital effects, certainly knows this. But with unruffled confidence and youthful velocity, the 71-year-old gambles that the thrills would override the insincerity -- that nobody would mind the self-defeating scruples as long as the breakneck ride keeps us glued.
Refined rawness
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 30/03/2018
» A step into Bangkok's latest fine jewellery flagship store does not involve upholstered chairs, velvet-lined display cases and plush, crystal lighting fixtures. At Patcharavipa, the earth-toned archaeological plaster floor and walls offer your first feel of the brand's organic characteristics, while the space is sparsely dotted with what looks like slick, rectangular blocks of dark concrete that house the jewellery pieces.