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Thai company buys canned seafood brands in Europe
Newsday
| July 28, 2010   | (AP) — Thailand's biggest canned seafood company said Wednesday it agreed to buy John West tuna and other seafood brands in Europe from a private equity firm for euros 680 million ($885 million). | The acquisition by Thai Union Frozen Products PCL of a business formerly ow...
Century Tuna canned goods - Grocery - Canned Goods
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Thai TUF pays $884 mln for European seafood firm MW
The Guardian
* Sales from European units will now make up third of total * Funding for the acquisition comes from euro and baht loans (Adds details) BANGKOK, July 28 (Reuters) - Thai Union Frozen Products PCL (TUF), the world's largest canned tuna maker, said on Wednesday it was buying MW Brands Holdings SAS, a ...
Thai court issues warrant for Thaksin over asset case
Zeenews
Bangkok: Thailand's Supreme Court on Thursday issued a new arrest warrant for fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in connection with allegations of false declaration of assets. | "Thaksin failed to appear without notifying the court. His actio...
Top Asian firms interested in Thai 3G - regulator
DNA India
| Bangkok: Thailand's long-awaited auction for third-generation mobile phone network licences attracted interest from leading Asian telecoms firms during recent roadshows, an industry regulator said today. | "Several operators showed interes...
Thai TUF shares hit record high after MW Brands buy
The Guardian
* Shares hit record high on long-term benefits of MW buy * These outweigh concerns over increased debt (Adds details, analyst comment) BANGKOK, July 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) hit an all-time high on Thursday as investo...
Thai-based fund investigated over alleged fictitious investment+
Breitbart
TOKYO, July 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has raided locations related to Thai-based investment fund Asia Partnership Fund Group over its unit's alleged fictitious investment in a listed Japanese company, ...
A Thai soldier walks by a poster of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left behind by anti-government protesters Friday, May 21, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand.
AP / Sakchai Lalit
US slips, China glides in Thai crisis
Asia Times
|      Jul 20, 2010 ASIA HAND | US slips, China glides in Thai crisis | By Shawn W Crispin | BANGKOK - When United States Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Camp...
Infosys
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Infosys closes down Bangkok BPO
The Times Of India
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies has closed down its BPO centre in Bangkok due to inability to scale up operations. | "It was sub-scale. It had around 50 employees and most of the w...
Elephant
WN / Rubielyn Bunag
Don't feed the elephants: Bangkok introduces fines
Post-Bulletin
7/12/2010 12:30:26 PM | Associated Press | BANGKOK — You can still feed elephants in Thailand's bustling capital — but it could cost you. | Bangkok authorities said Monday anyone c...
Bangkok to stay under emergency rule after blast: PM
Zeenews
Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday that the authorities would maintain emergency rule in the capital following a deadly bombing over the weekend. | "I think Bangkok will remain under the state of emergency while the govern...
Basil fungus threatens favorite herb of Italian and Thai food connoisseurs, costly for farmers
KDVR
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A fungus spreading among the nation's basil crop may leave lovers of Italian and Thai food feeling a bit bland. | Basil downy mildew first surfaced in the U.S. around 2007 and is slowly but surely ruining the herb at spo...
Basil fungus threatens favorite herb of Italian and Thai food connoisseurs, costly for farmers
Star Tribune
| DES MOINES, Iowa - A fungus spreading among the nation's basil crop may leave lovers of Italian and Thai food feeling a bit bland. | Basil downy mildew first surfaced in the U.S. around 2007 and is slowly but surely ruining the herb at spots across...
Business
Century Tuna canned goods - Grocery - Canned Goods
(photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Thai TUF pays $884 mln for European seafood firm MW
The Guardian
* Sales from European units will now make up third of total * Funding for the acquisition comes from euro and baht loans (Adds details) BANGKOK, July 28 (Reuters) - Thai Union Frozen Products PCL (TUF), the world's largest canned tuna maker, said on Wednesday it was buying MW Brands Holdings SAS, a French-based seafood business, for 680 million eur...



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