Issue 13: September 29, 2014

In Focus

Tradeshows
Remaining Thai in a Global Design World

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 Fashion may change but style is forever; one Thai designer decides to show the world the eternity of Thai style, albeit in an innovative and unique way. SARRAN’s first proje... More

Industry
Digging Yourself Out of a Hole

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 It was stress, not the sort of thing usually associated with the Land of Smiles, that made Paisal Wongwaikolayoot come up with a potentially world changing idea. Paisal W... More

Joining the Dots
Thailand Retains Mass Appeal for Migrant Workforce

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 Education about basic rights and the rule of law is how the Thai government and employers manage migrant workers. Migrant workers are protected by labour rights in Thailan... More

On the Table
On the Table: MahaNaga

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 Hidden in the heart of Bangkok’s busy Sukhumvit district is exotic five-star fine dining restaurant MahaNaga. Horizon Thailand talks to its owner Joe Mangkornchai. Joe Mangk... More

Q&A
Worawat Chaiyosburana

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 Horizon Thailand talks to the head of Beger Paints about the future of the Thai paint industry and how the company customises its products for the Thai market. Worawat Chai... More

Tradewinds

Thailand Supports Trade with New Zealand

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 The DITP anticipates an 8% growth in exports of Thai commodities and products to New Zealand in 2015, as trade and investment with the antipodean nationexpands. Nunthawan Sa... More

PM Awards 2014

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha attended the Prime Minister’s Business Enterprise Award 2014(or PM AWARD 2014) on September 18 at the Queen Sririkit Nati... More

Thai Road Shows in Kazakhstan

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 The DITP teamed up with Thai entrepreneurs from the auto-parts, food, gems &jewellery, clothes, fabric, fashion products and household furniture industries to attend a r... More

Princess and Thai Silk

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha, Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of Austria attended the sixth MQ Fashion Week in Vienna from September 10 to 14. The prin... More

Thai Lifestyle Products Boom in Japan

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 The DITP’s roadshow to Japan from September 2 to 3 proved a great success, according to Nunthawan Sakuntanaga, the Director General of the DITP. Sakuntanaga said that Thai ... More

Jewellery Trade Sparkles in China

Issue 13th: 29 Sept 2014 DITP Director General, Nunthawan Sakuntanaga, explained this month that the current boom in the gem and jewellery business in China is a consequence of the rising middle-clas... More

Issue 13: 29 Sept 2014

In Focus

Tradewinds