Bangkok Informer

The Commerce Ministry will closely monitor Makro and 7-Eleven after the announcement of a tie-up, which would create a giant with the largest revenue in the retail sector. The Nation Vatchari Vimooktayon, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the joining up of Siam Makro and CP All – operators of Makro cash-and-carry outlets and 7-Eleven [...]

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Makro will be used to offer opportunities to SMEs, farmers, CEO tells press Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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San Francisco – Twitter has long aimed to offer its users far more than 140 character tweets. It already has introduced video and photo services. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has succeeded in taking over Singapore’s Fraser & Neave, with the final holding of 90.32 per cent of total issued shares. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Flood of refugees should be discussed by Asean, NHRC says. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Washington – Wall Street fell again on Friday as fiscal cliff negotiations at the White House failed to provide definitive answers to a nervous Wall Street. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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The Department of Special Investigation has set up a centre tasked with handling the cases involving Democrats, Abhisit Vejjajiva and Suthep Thaugsuban in connection with deaths and injuries in the 2010 political mayhem. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Opposition keeps up the pressure on range of corruption allegations Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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However, document will not specify precise amount Beijing will buy, despite earlier proposal for 5m tonnes a year Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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We have been following the attempts by the Sports Authority of Thailand to bring the Formula 1 World Championship to Thailand  in 2014 and even possibly to the streets of the capital Bangkok. From the first concrete declaration to bid for a race in March and the estimated costs in July and motorsports’ exhibition equivalent to All-Star Weekend, [...]

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The Sports Authority of Thailand may be very close to striking a deal to host a Formula One race in Bangkok in 2014. Several news sources including the Associated Press and Fox Sports have picked up on a report, allegedly in the Nation, that quoted Kanokphand Chulakasem, governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand, as [...]

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The recent successful acquisition of a major stake in Singapore-based Fraser and Neave Limited (F&N) represents a shortcut for Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev) to become a top player in Asia’s huge beverage market, a status it would otherwise take years to achieve. Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, president and CEO of ThaiBev, the flagship of a business empire [...]

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As political and security chiefs play ‘musical chairs’, the decisions of leaders do not reflect ground reality Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Last year, a red shirt supporter threatened a journalist as blogged at the time: Then thongk on August 22 at the pro-red Internet Freedom posted (website banned in Thailand, but you can see the initial post here) stating the person who asked Yingluck the question was a Ch 7 reporter and then gives her name and [...]

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Thailand and Myanmar yesterday agreed to set up a ministerial-level working group to implement comprehensive economic cooperation, particulary on achieving concrete progress in the Thai-invested Dawei seaport and economic zone. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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