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Campaign to reduce Thai fruit glut
Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2025
» The ministries of Agriculture and Commerce have been tasked with expediting the distribution of an oversupply of seasonal Thai fruit.
UHG to sink B1.5bn into hotel expansion
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 09/05/2025
» Commercial property developer UHG plans to invest 1.5 billion baht to expand its hotel portfolio in fringe areas of Bangkok and convert office space on Lat Phrao Soi 4 into hotel rooms, capitalising on tourism and escaping the oversupplied office market.
Supply glut hits petrochemicals
Business, Published on 02/05/2025
» This year is likely to be another tough one for downstream petrochemical businesses, which serve various industries ranging from automotive and textiles to medical equipment and toys.
Call for new instant VAT refund scheme
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 22/04/2025
» The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) wants the government to introduce an instant VAT refund scheme for tourists and set up a free-trade-zone sandbox in tourist destinations such as Phuket, with the aim of positioning Thailand as an Asean shopping hub.
Cat lovers eager to adopt small feline found alive in collapsed highrise
Published on 07/04/2025
» Cat lovers have flocked to a pet clinic's Facebook page, all hoping to adopt a small cat found alive by a sniffer dog amid the devastation of the collapsed State Audit Office building.
Why China's marriage crisis really matters
Oped, Published on 04/04/2025
» New marriages in China reportedly plummeted by one-fifth last year, implying that the official number of births will likely fall from 9.54 million in 2024 to 7.3- 7.8 million in 2025. Thus, while China represents 17.2% of the global population, it will account for less than 6% of births -- comparable to Nigeria.
High-rise condo transfers set to plunge
Published on 03/04/2025
» Transfers of high-rise condominiums in Greater Bangkok are expected to decline by 50%, while total condo transfers in the region may dip by 0.8% from 2024 in the aftermath of last week's earthquake, according to research and securities firms.
Bangkok's condo oversupply problem may worsen over quake fears
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/04/2025
» A condominium glut in Bangkok is set to worsen after a deadly earthquake in neighbouring Myanmar damaged thousands of skyscrapers in the Thai capital, spooking prospective buyers.
Survival strategy of developers
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/03/2025
» SET-listed developers are exploring ways to diversify risks and increase revenue as the residential slowdown lingers, with projections indicating it will persist for a few more years.
Thai rice prices hit over 2-year low, Indian rates steady at 21-month low
Published on 20/03/2025
» Thai rice export prices fell to a more than two-year low this week, weighed down by weak demand and rising supplies, while India's rice export prices held steady near a 21-month low.