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Struggling SRT to hire 4,000 as new lines loom
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/10/2017
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is moving ahead with plans to recruit 4,000 additional staff in the next four years to overcome a severe manpower shortage.
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State firms to expand broadband access
Business, Published on 05/10/2017
» Already a rising player in global innovation rankings, Thailand is looking to further improve its standing by widening broadband access.
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Ikea leaves social footprint with hill tribes in Doi Tung tie-up
Business, Published on 05/10/2017
» Since leaving behind conflict and poverty in their native countries, Kam Kampun and Nittaya Soponprakobkit have not ventured beyond the forested hills in northern...
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Tuk-tuks targeted in EV subsidy scheme
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/10/2017
» Energy policymakers have promoted the first commercial launch of electric vehicles (EVs), starting by offering a 106-million-baht subsidy to encourage tuk-tuk...
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Shell scraps B30bn Bongkot gas field deal with KUFPEC
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/10/2017
» Royal Dutch Shell Plc yesterday said it has cancelled a US$900 million (30 billion baht) deal to sell its Bongkot gas field stakes in Thailand to Kuwait Foreign...
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JWD buys Ocean Air to diversify
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/10/2017
» SET-listed JWD Infologistics Plc, an integrated inland logistics service provider, has spent 83 million baht to acquire Ocean Air International, aiming to penetrate...
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Spain, Iraq failing their secessionists
News, Noah Feldman, Published on 05/10/2017
» The secession of a region without constitutional authority is a big deal, as referendums in Catalonia and Kurdistan have shown in the last week. To get a sense...
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Auctions of DTAC spectra set to be run by new NBTC
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/10/2017
» The auction of the 1800- and 850-megahertz spectrum licences will have to be conducted by the new National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC),...
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Role flip sees Thailand buy, invest in US
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 05/10/2017
» In the new era of international commerce and diplomacy, role reversals are coming up everywhere.
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Lowest bid isn't best bid
News, Editorial, Published on 05/10/2017
» Thai travellers had a legitimate complaint recently when they found themselves standing in front of useless passport scanning machines at the two main Bangkok...