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Tie-up with e-commerce to curb inferior imports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry and relevant agencies plan to sign a memorandum of understanding with e-commerce platforms by early next year to prevent substandard imported products.
Central bank head decries influx of Chinese goods
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/12/2024
» The influx of Chinese goods has significantly affected Thailand's manufacturing growth and constrained loan expansion in the banking sector, says the Bank of Thailand's chief.
Are Trump's tariffs going to be worth it?
Oped, Published on 03/12/2024
» US President-elect Donald Trump's promise to impose a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10-20% tariff on all other imports has triggered a public debate about whether such policies are really so bad. After all, a tariff is a consumption tax, and most economists favour taxes on consumption over income taxes.
Border alert for palm oil smuggling from Malaysia
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2024
» Trade officials along the border with Malaysia have been instructed to closely monitor the movement of cooking palm oil from Malaysia as high prices in Thailand attract smugglers.
Juice sales plunge amid Shine Muscat grape fears
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 29/10/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Grape and fruit juice vendors are reporting plunging sales amid consumer concerns over the contamination found in imported Shine Muscat grapes.
Thai FDA urged to act on contaminated grapes
Published on 27/10/2024
» Thailand Consumers Council is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take legal action against importers of Shine Muscat grape after lab tests showed some samples were contaminated with chemicals which are banned in Thailand.
Contraband seized from stores in Samut Sakhon
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2024
» SAMUT SAKHON - Officials raided two shops in Muang district and seized more than 16,000 smuggled, unregistered Myanmar-made products, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
Inspectors to ramp up screening of imports
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2024
» The Industry Ministry has ordered the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) to work closely with the Customs Department to intensify screening of imported goods to prevent the smuggling of substandard products.
Panel blames ‘sole importer’ for invasive fish
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/09/2024
» A House of Representatives sub-committee looking at the spread of invasive blackchin tilapia fish and ways to resolve the problem has pointed the finger at an unnamed company that it said was the sole importer of the fish.