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Boonsithi Chokwatana is chairman of Saha Group, Thailand's leading consumer products conglomerate. This is part 2 of a 30-part series. At age 17, Boonsithi Chokwatana’s father married his mother, who was two years older. [1]

TOKYO -- Toshiba on Tuesday said that a 712.5 billion yen ($6.3 billion) impairment charge on its nuclear operations will lead to a 499.9 billion yen net loss for the nine months through December. [2]

TOKYO -- Bridgestone, the world's largest tire maker, is boosting production of aircraft tires at a Japanese plant as more planes take to the sky, lifting demand, the company's chairman and CEO said at a briefing Monday. [3]

TOKYO -- Scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors, with Carlos Ghosn set to take the position of chairman, faces a bumpy journey to recovery in an increasingly competitive landscape. [4]

This is the eighth installment in the The Dictators series by The Irrawaddy that delves into the lives and careers of Burma’s two most infamous military chiefs and the cohorts that surrounded them. [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-20 · 100% match

An overseas Chinese family takes root in Bangkok: Saha Group chairman's story (2)

Boonsithi Chokwatana is chairman of Saha Group, Thailand's leading consumer products conglomerate. This is part 2 of a 30-part series. At age 17, Boonsithi Chokwatana’s father married his mother, who was two years older.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-02-14 · 100% match

Toshiba announces $6.3bn write-down on nuclear unit

TOKYO -- Toshiba on Tuesday said that a 712.5 billion yen ($6.3 billion) impairment charge on its nuclear operations will lead to a 499.9 billion yen net loss for the nine months through December.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-17 · 73% match

Bridgestone to boost output as aircraft market takes flight

TOKYO -- Bridgestone, the world's largest tire maker, is boosting production of aircraft tires at a Japanese plant as more planes take to the sky, lifting demand, the company's chairman and CEO said at a briefing Monday.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-20 · 69% match

Mitsubishi Motors embarks on reform ahead of Ghosn arrival

TOKYO -- Scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors, with Carlos Ghosn set to take the position of chairman, faces a bumpy journey to recovery in an increasingly competitive landscape.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-04-25 · 66% match

The Dictators: Part 8—Khin Nyunt Overplays his Hand

This is the eighth installment in the The Dictators series by The Irrawaddy that delves into the lives and careers of Burma’s two most infamous military chiefs and the cohorts that surrounded them.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-05-24 · 66% match

Proton delisted from Malaysia’s Stock Exchange

The local Automotive Focus Group (AFG) reports that Proton has been delisted from Bursa Malaysia, almost eight years since joining the local stock exchange, after new owners DRB-Hicom succeeded in securing 98.6 percent (as at April 26) of Proton shar

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2015-06-18 · 63% match

Votes of confidence at Pattaya Sports Club AGM

Pratheep Malhotra re-elected to serve 2nd term as president The Pattaya Sports Club held its Annual General Meeting on the morning of Saturday June 13 at the Town in Town Hotel.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-19 · 56% match

Samsung's younger executives are ready to fill the vacuum

SEOUL The shock resignation of Samsung Electronics Chief Executive Officer Kwon Oh-hyun signals a generational shift at the tech conglomerate, opening the way for younger executives to take charge in the absence of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-12-21 · 50% match

Yangon Power Cut as Failed Minister Takes Charge; Dictator’s Mantra: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb; and More

Lights go out as energy panel switched on The military regime formed the Electricity and Energy Development Commission on Wednesday, vowing to accelerate efforts to develop the energy sector in Myanmar. However, it ran into tro

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-16 · 48% match

Three younger presidents seen filling Samsung power vacuum

SEOUL - The shock resignation of Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun last week signals a generation shift at the tech conglomerate, paving the way for younger executives to take the helm in the absence of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

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