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New online sales tax: 5% to 15% of price
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2017
» Online shoppers may abandon online shopping & return to stores. How to enforce online tax payment, no one is sure.
Thai rice: Future brightens after over-supply crisis passes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/06/2017
» With rice stockpiles finally sold off & supply reduced from drought & crop-switching, rice prices rising again so future brighter for Thai rice.
Electric motorcycles: Honda EV scooter in 2019
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/06/2017
» Honda's electric motorcycles of the future slated to be sold in Thailand in 2019 with plans to produce all parts in Thailand also.
To fingerprint all Thais: One man's dream
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/05/2017
» Every phone owner must be fingerprinted, Mr. Takorn says, but authority to issue order and spend huge amounts of money not clear.
Thai shopping online from foreign outlets: To surge 84%
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/02/2017
» Thai shoppers buying things they can't find in Thailand online but customs taxes big uncertainty that must be cleared up.
Thai rice exports falling on greater Vietnam competition
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2017
» Oversupply of rice in global markets & competition from Vietnam means sluggish rice prices this year, but premium Jasmine rice may be a bright spot.
Oil prices fall: Iran exports surge, US adds oil rigs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/01/2017
» After oil producers reduced oil exports, Iran increased exports so oil prices fell instead of increasing.
Alibaba vs. Lazada: Asean e-commerce fight looming
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/12/2016
» As world shifts to borderless e-commerce system, Amazon & China-backed Lazada set for intense Asean competition.
Old rice stocks: Farmers ask govt to take old grain
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/11/2016
» Last's rice left unsold due to oversupply leaves no space for farmers to store this year's harvest.
Lottery prices creeping upwards: Military crackdown
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/11/2016
» 1,500 vendors arrested for selling tickets for over 80 baht. Military & plainclothes police to monitor lottery ticket sales.