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Malls shore up for online deluge
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 31/07/2017
» Has the Thai shopping mall era come to an unceremonious end? With nearly everything now available with the touch of a button, physical shopping centres have been forced to fight for their commercial lives. That is no small task, with new online retailers willing to suffer losses for years to stake their claim in a piece of the market, all the while wooing sellers with their size, lower prices and shorter shipping times.
Indigenous products being pushed for GI certification
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/07/2017
» Thailand is pushing ahead with the plan to file for more geographical indication (GI) certifications for indigenous products, aiming to create added value on local products worth more than 3 billion baht a year to support the whole economy.
Tackling a thorny issue
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/07/2017
» What's worse than the pungent smell of durian, variously compared by Westerners to sewage, old gym socks or, at best, rotting cheese?
Shaping your future people policy
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 31/07/2017
» It’s obvious that change and disruption are here to stay. We can no longer guess what’s around the corner. Nor can we possibly know what is going to happen tomorrow, let alone next month and the coming year. Your only response is to either disrupt yourself, your work or your organisation before others do, or just simply let the tide sweep you away and be disrupted in the process.
Man arrested after guns sold on Facebook
Published on 31/07/2017
» SONGKHLA - A 27-year-old man was arrested at his home in Bang Klam district after police found guns and krathom leaves in his possession.
Gold prices steady at B20,050
Online Reporters, Published on 31/07/2017
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 19,586.72 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,950 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
SET opens up 0.80 to 1,581.86
Published on 31/07/2017
» Thai stocks opened up 0.05% at the start of trade this morning.
Solving skill shortages
Christopher Bruton, Published on 31/07/2017
» With the emphasis on "Thailand 4.0" and the concentration on the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), there is much concern that the government's ambitious plans may be frustrated by the inadequacy of sufficiently highly-skilled workforce, especially of technological specialists. There is also concern that the emphasis on the EEC may draw skilled technicians away from other parts of Thailand, resulting in a "three nation" economy: the highly technical EEC, the sophisticated Bangkok business economy, and the rest of Thailand, deprived of technical and business skills and, therefore, also of prosperous economic activity.
June factory output dips 0.16% y-o-y, worse than forecast
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» Thailand's industrial output unexpectedly dropped in June, after a rise in the previous month, due to lower production of air conditioners and steel, suggesting economic recovery remains fragile.
Destination: Brunchtown
Christopher Lombardi, Special publications, Published on 31/07/2017
» Having completed an extensive renovation project late last year, the Amari Watergate hotel has emerged with an elegant new look and impressively upgraded facilities, including a stunningly gorgeous new lobby as well as the debut of the '<i>Gate's</i> new buffet venue, Amaya Food Gallery.