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Too much dazzle
Postbag, Published on 05/07/2025
» Re: "New rules to tone down too-bright Bangkok billboards", (BP, July 4).
Explainer: What is Japan's trade policy on rice?
Published on 04/07/2025
» TOKYO - US President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles to seal a trade deal before so-called "reciprocal" tariffs are set to kick in on July 9.
Committee endorses 4 rice projects worth over B50bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/07/2025
» The National Rice Policy and Management Committee has approved four projects worth more than 50 billion baht to maintain price stability and strengthen security for rice farmers.
TCMA Turns Disused Mines into Water Resources
Published on 16/06/2025
» The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) is advancing its initiative in support of government policy to address flooding and drought by maximising water use in mining areas—so-called ‘Water-Mining for Community’. The goal is to create shared value through sustainable water management and deliver innovative water resource solutions that benefit local communities and support long-term economic growth.
Rice prices a hot political issue in Japan
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» SANJO, Japan - All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box.
Equities steady a day after big US bond sell-off
Business, Published on 24/05/2025
» RECAP: Asian equities stabilised on Friday, a day after a sell-off in Treasuries that reflected concerns about US fiscal stability and rattled markets around the globe.
Trump tariffs sow divisions in Asean
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/05/2025
» President Donald Trump's unilateral imposition of tariffs across the United States' economic chessboard poses a critical test for Asean. As the regional organisation of Southeast Asia, Asean has weathered many geopolitical and geoeconomic storms in its 58-year existence, but no adversity like the Trump tariffs. Unless Asean reorganises and regroups, the ten-member body risks further divisions and increasing irrelevance.
Pundit says China to gain from tariff move
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump's tariff policy is likely to make China even stronger and clarify the trend of manufacturing base relocation from China to other countries, including Thailand, says Sompop Manarungsan, president of the Panyapiwat Institute of Management.
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» PEKON, Myanmar - Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.
Winnowing the truth on rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/02/2025
» Crop price declines remain a persistent challenge for Thailand, with rice a concern this year given its prominence in the agricultural economy.