Agencies in bid to beat the pirates
The Intellectual Property Department is to sign an agreement with 37 agencies in a push to cap piracy at 4 per cent.
POVERTY & THE ENVIRONMENT The plight of Asia's rural poor
16 case studies set out the challenges faced by resource-dependent households
Higher price of zinc gives boost to Padaeng
Padaeng Industry Plc, the major zinc producer in the Southeast Asia, last week announced a consolidated second-quarter net profit of Bt555 million, equivalent to earnings of Bt2.46 per share.
Royalty, polls give printers a big fillip
The royal celebration and forthcoming general election have created conditions for the printing industry to grow at least 12 per cent to Bt230 billion this year, according to the president of the Thai Printing Asso-ciation.
WTO setback pushes Asean into US's arms
The stalemate at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks has cast a grim shadow over global trade deals and prompted Asean and the US to enter into a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (Tifa) in Malaysia this month, according to the Trade Negotiations Department.
Reaching for the sky in Pattaya
After starting a property-management business in Pattaya with Bt100,000 of savings, Bruno Pingel is now overseeing the development of a Bt12-billion project - Ocean One, a 91-storey condominium.
