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Government urged to focus on water
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/10/2023
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is calling on the government to use part of the estimated budget of 560 billion baht for its digital wallet scheme to instead support water management plans.
Thailand Industry Sentiment Index reaches lowest level in 10 months
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/08/2023
» The Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) dropped to 92.3 points in July from 94.1 points in June, reaching the lowest level in 10 months, as businesses struggled to deal with the impact of high household debt, higher interest rates and political uncertainty.
Industry urges drought measures
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/05/2023
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) plans to ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to brace for drought and possible water shortages that will affect businesses, causing them to increase the prices of goods again.
KTB expects total of 1m EVs by 2028
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/06/2021
» The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand is expected to reach 1 million in 2028 -- an increase of 24% per year -- with Japanese-made plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to drive the next generation of cars, says Krungthai Compass, a research house under Krungthai Bank (KTB).
KBS delays plant, but still keen on IPO
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/07/2020
» SET-listed Khonburi Sugar (KBS) is delaying the commercial operation of its new biomass-fired power plant in Nakhon Ratchasima because of the impact of the pandemic, but plans to launch a 2.8-billion-baht infrastructure fund early next month to fuel investment expansion plans.
Call for truck limits to be eased
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/03/2020
» Retailers are calling for the government to ease the limits on trucks entering the city to allow manufacturers to keep supermarket shelves full, as panic buying in recent days disrupted the supply chain for basic necessities.
IPPs being brought on board for CPGC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/02/2020
» Thai-Chinese joint venture CG Corporation is in talks with independent power producers (IPPs) to form a business partnership for a power generation system in the CPGC industrial estate.
Ministries to discuss sugar cane farmers' debt payment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/08/2019
» The Industry Ministry plans to talk with the Finance Ministry on Tuesday to extend the debt payment period for sugar cane farmers by another 4-5 years for debts coming due this year.
A riveting drama and a new beginning
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/08/2019
» The Horungruang family was a big name in Thai steel before losing its business empire in the financial crisis of 1997. A 200-billion-baht fortune shrank suddenly after the government of the time dropped the currency peg and introduced a floating exchange rate.
Partners sought for bio complex
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/03/2019
» Two SET-listed companies, Kaset Thai International Sugar Corporation Plc (KTIS) and Global Green Chemicals Plc (GGC), are seeking partners to join the second phase of development for the 40-billion-baht Nakorn Sawan Bio Complex (NBC).