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Win Metawin: Passion-driven actor, entrepreneur and fashion icon
Khanaphot Saengchai, Published on 22/05/2025
» Key Information Name: Metawin Opas-iamkajorn Nickname: Win Born: Bangkok, Thailand Birth date: February 21, 1999 Height: 185cm Known for: Actor, model and entrepreneur Instagram: @winmetawin
Magnolia, HERSHEY’S Unveil Decadent Ice Cream Collaboration
Published on 21/05/2025
» Bangkok, May 2025 – Magnolia, one of Thailand’s top five ice cream brands and a proud member of the F&N Group, has partnered with global chocolate giant HERSHEY’S to launch the new “Magnolia HERSHEY’S” premium ice cream series. This indulgent collaboration blends Magnolia’s signature creamy flavours—Premium Chocolate and Creamy & Crunchy Cookies N’ Cream—with HERSHEY’S rich, aromatic chocolate, offering ice cream lovers a next-level taste experience.
EU plans two-euro flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU said Tuesday that it was preparing to impose a two-euro ($2.25) flat fee on the billions of low-value packages that flood into the bloc each year, the great majority from China.
THAIFEX 2025 Returns with Global Food Innovation
Published on 21/05/2025
» At the end of May, one of the region’s most important events for food industry professionals—ranging from business owners and retailers to supermarkets, restaurants, and more—makes its highly anticipated return: THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2025. Organised by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Koelnmesse, Germany, the event stands as a premier platform for discovering business opportunities and forging top-tier international partnerships.
Trade talk and domestic politics drive sentiment
Business, Published on 20/05/2025
» Thai shares rebounded in line with global bourses last week, shortly before falling back closer to 1,200 points. Early in the week, the market was driven by euphoria over the prospects for a US-China trade deal. Washington cut tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% while China trimmed its rates to 10% for 90 days.
Trump's tariffs are not simply about dolls
Oped, Published on 20/05/2025
» In a famous scene from the hit American television series Succession, the savvy patriarch of a family-owned media empire is infuriated to learn that none of his children knows the price of a gallon of milk. He understands that such a disconnect between decision-makers and ordinary people is a recipe for failed leadership. Now, the same tension is playing out not on our screens, but in the White House.
Call for national e-marketplace
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/05/2025
» E-commerce leaders are proposing the government establish a national e-marketplace as an alternative for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote their products and services.
Warning over new VAT threat
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 14/05/2025
» The proposal to lower the value-added tax (VAT) registration threshold to include businesses with annual revenue of less than 1.8 million baht could increase the burden on small retailers already grappling with weak consumer spending and intense competition, according to the Thai Wholesale and Retail Trade Association.
Commerce Ministry focuses on fruit
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/05/2025
» The Commerce Ministry is addressing falling fruit prices, expediting the distribution of 950,000 tonnes of produce both domestically and internationally.
Pushback on VAT scheme for Thai SMEs
Business, Published on 09/05/2025
» Even though Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has decided not to impose the value-added tax (VAT) on businesses earning less than 1.8 million baht annually to increase state revenue and reduce the budget deficit, the business community and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are concerned that any expansion of VAT would exacerbate their struggles.