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Push to promote SME, community products abroad
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/05/2024
» Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai provided a policy briefing this week for overseas commercial counsellors to work with provincial commerce officers to promote Thai SMEs' (small and medium-sized enterprises) products and soft power -- including the food and content industries -- amid geopolitical tensions and changing consumer behaviour.
Hazy geopolitics means Sudan conflict rages unseen
News, Peter Apps, Published on 28/05/2024
» Video released by Sudan's rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday shows the last few vehicles of aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres evacuating al-Fashir, the largest city in North Darfur, watched by the gunmen who have besieged the city and appear intent to overrun it altogether.
Global crises demand unified action
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/05/2024
» The world is facing unprecedented crises. Without revitalising the collective spirit backed by action, the survival of humanity could be at risk.
Exports rebound to record 6.8% growth in April
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/05/2024
» Thai exports rebounded to growth in April, following a sharp 10.9% decline in March, driven by the improving global economy and an easing of the average inflation rate worldwide.
Securing Thailand's energy future
Oped, Published on 22/05/2024
» Since the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, foreign governments -- in particular the European Union and the United States, have issued travel bans and frozen the financial assets of corporate entities and individuals involved with the military regime. The most recent US financial sanction on the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (Moge), a major source of foreign currency revenue for the military government, which took effect in November 2023, is a potential risk to Thailand as it is reliant on gas from Myanmar for electricity generation.
Food Industry Innovation and Opportunity at THAIFEX - Anuga Asia 2024: Global Reach, Regional Expertise, Local Partnership
Published on 17/05/2024
» THAIFEX - Anuga Asia returns to Thailand this May 28th to June 1st at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok. The 2024 edition of Asia Pacific’s premier food and beverage (F&B) trade exhibition promises visitors a sweeping array of flavors, cutting-edge technology and indispensable solutions on display by more than 3,000 suppliers from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, providing F&B businesses with a one-stop resource to help meet ever-growing and rapidly evolving consumer demand for foods with added benefits.
Dry betel nut traders face new barriers
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/05/2024
» Thai betel nut exporters are struggling with tariff barriers from India as well as the impact of the armed conflict between the Myanmar military and rebel forces.
Time for Myanmar aid, trade rethink?
Oped, Published on 11/05/2024
» The Myanmar military's recent defeats in and around the border town of Myawaddy at the hands of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and pro-democracy resistance forces should serve as a wake-up call for Thailand.
Keep quiet on Myanmar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/05/2024
» Reports that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra held talks with Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups in Chiang Mai last month are causing an innumerable number of jaws to drop.
Why EU Day matters for Thailand
Oped, Published on 09/05/2024
» The European Union was born out of war to prevent war in the future between historic enemies. After World War II many European leaders wanted to try a new form of international cooperation to break out of the cycle of war which had dogged Europe every 50 years or so, going back through the centuries. Following the declaration by French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, on May 9, 1950, six countries agreed henceforth to manage jointly between them the industries needed to wage war -- coal, iron, steel -- instead of continuing to manage them purely nationally.