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Plan to bring down airfares
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Transport Ministry to proceed with a plan to tackle the soaring prices of air tickets.
Japanese electric car factory this year
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/05/2017
» Battery powered electric vehicle factory producing cars for 300,000-400,000 baht with exports by 2018.
UPDATE: Foreign investment in Thailand plunges 78%, Vietnam sets record
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/01/2016
» While Vietnam saw record investment with fastest growth in 5-years in 2015, Japanese investment in Thailand fell 81%. Temporary glitch from policy change says Board of Investment (BoI).
Household debt makes economy fragile
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/11/2015
» Govt stimulus programs to get economy going again, that create more household debt, may make the economy worse in the long-run.
US-led trade agreement TPP could hurt Thailand's auto industry
Dominique Lam, Published on 21/09/2015
» Japan wants to continue getting auto parts from Thailand, but TPP was forcing Japan to shift to TPP countries such as Canada and Mexico. Lucky for Thailand, negotiations failed.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Rice problems: Big list
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/07/2013
» Global reputation at risk. First report in series exploring Thai rice production strengths & weaknesses.
Thailand's new healthcare policy a threat to the poor?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2013
» Healthcare policy has changed to favour private hospitals, drug companies & medical tourism. Not made public, favours business, threat to universal healthcare.
SMEs adapt or die
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/06/2013
» Continual change (strong baht, minimum wage hike, AEC in 2016) forces SMEs to change way they do business. Some survive, others don't.
Foreign investment policy: New focus on industries
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2013
» By mid-year rewards & incentives to foreign companies will change but Japan says go slowly so existing investors can adjust.