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JAPAN CARMAKERS’ OUTPUT HIT BY THAILAND FLOODS TOKYO: Toyota last week said production at its three Thailand plants was halted, with the operations of many Japanese firms crippled by the country’s worst flooding in decades.
Thailand pushes for more ethanol exports
Energy Minister Arak Chonlatanon seeks discussion with the ministries of Finance and Industry, to boost ethanol exports and promote alternative energy development.
Wind Energy Plans $550 Million of Projects in Thailand by 2016
Wind Energy Holding Co., a Bangkok- based developer, plans to add 270 megawatts of wind-power plants in Thailand costing as much as $550 million as the nation seeks to boost its clean-energy production.
Research and Markets: Butadiene Industry Outlook in Thailand to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends ...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Butadiene Industry Outlook in Tha
Thailand lifts GDP forecast on post-flood spending
BANGKOK: Thailand's central bank nudged up its 2012 economic growth forecast to 4.9 per cent from 4.8 per cent yesterday because of post-flood spending and government economic policies plus a low base effect, suggesting policy accommodation could be temporary if inflation picks up. The central bank said the current interest rates, after two cuts in the past two meetings, were appropriate for ...
Thailand in hurry to put flood defences in place
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is racing to implement water management schemes costing 300 billion baht (6.0 billion pounds) to prevent a repeat of last year's flood disaster, but companies want to see even more haste while some experts say things shouldn't be rushed.
Honda to resume production in Thailand in March
Japanese automaker Honda says production will resume at the end of March at an assembly plant in central Thailand that was inundated by flooding last year.A company statement Tuesday quoted an executive ...
ANALYSIS: Thai gov't cannot afford to falter
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - As feared, last year's flood crisis has led to the hasty passing of laws to help support post-flood reconstruction. Though this speediness might satisfy some people, it could derail necessary preparation for the upcoming rainy season and also ruin Thailand's long-term attraction for foreign investors, many of whom have been hit by more than US$100 million in indirect ...