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Old-style market gets new face
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/09/2012
» Bangkok's famous flower market near the Chao Phraya river will get a new look to make it modern & attract tourists.
Economic development: Getting back on track
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/08/2012
» Linking research with business needs & getting back to long-term plans, top priority according to Somkid's new think tank.
Floods: Inventory strategy set to change
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2012
» Inventory build-up and diversified parts suppliers will avoid the supply disruptions of last year's floods.
Flood unemployment
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/02/2012
» Moving to Eastern Seaboard or Korat may be only choice for some Ayutthaya workers who lost jobs during floods. Over age 30 may mean no job anywhere for them.
Flood-hit workers move to Eastern Seaboard
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/11/2011
» Workers relocate to Chonburi & east coast, some after losing job, others for future job security in flood-free area.
Farmers ship fruit to Vietnam
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/05/2011
» Rambutan fruit suffers from oversupply, so farmers in Trat joined together to sell their fruit in Vietnam themselves.
Impact of Japan crisis on Thai economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2011
» Short-term shortages likely to drive markets. Japanese businesses may relocate to other countries to reduce business risk.
Global trade imbalances
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/12/2010
» The problems currently plaguing the world economy and what emerging market countries such as Thailand can do about it are outlined by the head of Thailand's SEC.
US Environmental Protection Agency to share know-how
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2011
» Concrete steps to make Map Ta Phut liveable and ensure safe limits on industrial expansion may be realized soon.
Floods disrupt commerce and agriculture in Southern Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/11/2010
» Floods in Hat Yai have brought rubber and palm oil plantations as well as food processing plants and border trade to a grinding halt but many businesses are insured.