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Asian equities rise amid expected rate relief
Business, Published on 04/11/2023
» RECAP: Stocks and currencies in Asia gained in line with a weakening of the US dollar, as traders embraced riskier assets on prospects the Federal Reserve's tightening cycle is nearing an end.
Ministry to set up panel to allay concerns over sugar prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/11/2023
» The Commerce Ministry has agreed to set up a working committee to manage a balance between the sugar cane and sugar industries, aiming to placate angry cane farmers following the government's decision to regulate domestic sugar prices.
Price controls complicate Thai sugar outlook
Published on 01/11/2023
» Prospects for Thailand’s sugar crop are deteriorating just as the country’s millers are struggling to come to grips with the implications of new export regulations announced this week.
Farmers must stop the fires
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2023
» Last week, the National Environment Board (NEB) approved an environment policy that, if implemented, can tackle PM2.5 at a fundamental level.
Farmers demand meeting with minister
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/11/2023
» Sugar cane farmers are requesting an urgent meeting with Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai following the government's decision to regulate rising sugar prices, a move that may cause farmers to stage a fierce protest.
Manufacturing index set to fall by 4.5%
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/11/2023
» Thailand's Manufacturing Production Index (MPI), which indicates the health of domestic industries, is expected to contract by 4% to 4.5% this year as tourism growth is lower than expected and geopolitical conflicts are weighing on the global economy, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
New PM2.5 standard will alarm public
Oped, Published on 01/11/2023
» PM2.5 has become a major environmental and health problem in Southeast Asia. To deal with the issue, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have put in place PM2.5 standards to measure air quality. These countries usually use the World Health Organization's guidelines on PM2.5.
Cabinet agrees to regulate prices as costs increase
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/11/2023
» The cabinet yesterday approved the regulation of sugar prices to mitigate the impact on consumers, while Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai insisted these measures are unlikely to provoke objections from Brazil.
Price cuts for petrol, sugar
Post Reporters, Published on 31/10/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday resolved to cut retail petrol and sugar prices, to help keep down the cost of living.
Price cut promotes shift to gasohol 91
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/10/2023
» The state push to reduce the price of gasohol 91 by 2.5 baht per litre for three months is expected to cause motorists using a variety of gasohol to shift to gasohol 91, which is projected to be phased out.