EDUCATION
Teens tune in to ethics
Samut Prakan monk wins award for his TV-style approach to teaching Buddhism
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Apai focuses on workplace
Occupational hazards killed 808 workers and injured about 200,000 others last year, according to Labour Minister Apai Chandanachulaka.
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More than 100 police agree to move south
More than 100 officers have responded to new police chief Seripisut Temiyavej's call for 1,000 volunteers to transfer to the troubled deep South.
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Sa-nguan gets 2nd term as health boss
National Health Security Office (NHSO) secretary-general Dr Sa-nguan Nittayarumphong has been appointed to a second term.
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Locals group together against elephant park
About 200 residents living near Doi Kham Preservation Forest in the foothills of Suthep-Pui National Park in Chiang Mai have formed a group to reject the proposed construction of an Elephant Park at Doi Pao Temple.
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'Safe farms' in the pipeline
The Livestock Development Department is set to group 65,600 small farmers into local communes or livestock cooperatives not only to strengthen their bargaining power but also to attain international standards, particularly for food safety.
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Best Western lands deal near Suvarnabhumi
Best Western International will manage a new hotel worth Bt1 billion near Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Siam City Cement lops 5% off capital
Siam City Cement's board of directors has approved a capital reduction of 5 per cent, the company said in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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Amway pledges to double revenues in next 5 years
Amway (Thailand) plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary in the multilevel-marketing/direct-sales business in Thailand five years from now by doubling revenues from last year's Bt9.71 billion.
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Company reports
GLOBLEX HOLDING MANAGEMENT posted a consolidated audited first-quarter net loss of Bt3.85 million. It lost Bt17.68 million in the same period last year.
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In brief :Debt plan revised
Natural Park has submitted a revised debt-repayment plan to Siam City Bank, following the bank's refusal of its original proposals.
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MSCI cuts seven from index
MSCI Barra is deleting Delta Electronics, Italian-Thai Development, Kiatnakin Bank, Kim Eng Securities (Thailand), Sahaviriya Steel Industries, Thai Union Frozen Products and Tisco Bank from the MSCI Standard Index Series for Thailand.
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Bt10-billion bond issue from PTTEP
PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) plans to sell Bt10-billion worth of bonds this quarter, its president Maroot Mrigadat said yesterday.
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Heavy industries asked for pollution plans
Private companies operating in Rayong's Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate have been asked to fill in a form detailing their investment plans to stem toxic emissions in return for Board of Investment (BoI) tax privileges.
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Luxury goods feel the squeeze as Q1 sales fall
Economic difficulties caused a sharp decline in sales of luxury and brand-name products in the first quarter, despite falling prices due to the appreciation of the baht.
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Late news :Bank offers help for ailing firms
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) is allocating Bt1 billion to help indebted private companies revive businesses that have been affected by the slowing economy.
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