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Call for labour registration
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/12/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) supports the state plan to register all migrant workers and better manage their data records in response to the surge of Covid-19 infections among foreign workers.
EV trade-in scheme being considered
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/11/2020
» Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit is stepping up efforts to make a car trade-in proposal a New Year gift to Thais as part of measures to increase car sales, which turned sluggish during the pandemic.
Suriya: Protests not derailing FDI
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/10/2020
» The student-led protests against the government will not seriously affect the domestic economy as foreign investors view them as a short-term event, less frightening than the pandemic, says Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
FTI advises charter amendment for peace
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/10/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) wants authorities to step up efforts to amend the controversial charter to find a way out of political turbulence threatening plans to restore the economy.
WHA wants laxer buyer quarantine
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/10/2020
» SET-listed WHA Corporation, Thailand's biggest developer of built-to-suit logistics facilities, wants the government to relax its mandatory 14-day quarantine for foreign business people after at least 30 overseas companies interested in investment in the country were deterred by the policy.
BoI readies job retention scheme for board approval
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/09/2020
» The Board of Investment (BoI) is preparing to propose its job retention scheme to the government to help authorities cope with a high unemployment rate from Covid-19 impact.
Budget funds requested for Akara case
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/09/2020
» The Industry Ministry says Thailand needs a budget to finance its legal fight with an Australian gold mining company after a House committee vetting the budget bill in fiscal 2021 slashed its 111-million-baht request.
Panel jittery over delay in stimulus
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/08/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has expressed fresh concern over the delay in disbursement of the 400-billion-baht stimulus package as the government has yet to announce new economic ministers to fill the political vacuum.
JSCCIB: Politics could hurt rehabilitation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/07/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is worried political infighting could hinder the roll-out of economic rehabilitation plans, especially if there are major reshuffles in ministries overseeing the economy.
FTI taking SME rehab plan to PM
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/06/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will submit its economic rehabilitation plan to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today, urging the government to speed up issuance of soft loans and technological help for farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).