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Gourmet Market and DIT join hands to support farmers
Life, Published on 25/09/2025
» Over 80 premium products by Thai farmers and small-scale producers are presented at special prices during "DIT x Gourmet Market Farmers Grow Together" at Gourmet Market, ground floor of Paragon, Rama I Road, until Sept 29.
CP AXTRA, Ayala Partner to Operate Makro Philippines
Published on 24/09/2025
» CP AXTRA Public Company Limited, Asia’s leading operator of wholesale and retail businesses Makro and Lotus’s, has executed definitive agreements with Ayala Corporation, one of the Philippines’s largest conglomerates with interests in real estate, banking, telecommunications, and renewable energy. The venture will focus on operating Makro stores in the Philippines, offering a modern shopping experience with a wide range of food and non-food products at accessible prices for consumers and small businesses.
Scrap bridge plan
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/09/2025
» Re: "Setting a short-term target", (Business, Sept 15) & "Govt's ambitious land bridge project puts residents at risk", (BP, Aug 29). The Kra Canal or Land Bridge project is in the spotlight once again. No matter what critics and proponents of the project may say, the fact of the matter is that the project is neither appealing to businesses nor financially feasible.
Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation expands scope of credit services
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/09/2025
» The Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) can now offer its guarantees to entrepreneurs seeking loans from non-bank lenders that are not subsidiaries of financial institutions, covering auto leasing loans.
Thai rice prices hit 3-week high on strong baht; Vietnam rates fall on weak demand
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Thai rice export prices rose to a three-week high this week, supported by the baht’s appreciation, while thin demand pushed Vietnamese offers lower.
Why cattle matter in the Thai economy
Oped, Khanitha Pakinamhang, Published on 10/09/2025
» The milk in your morning coffee. The beef in your favourite menu. Both come from small Thai farms now struggling to survive.
Recipe for change
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/09/2025
» When Weerapon Wongtawan, founder of Lukyang Studio, was selected by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture to work with a community enterprise in Phetchaburi, he redesigned the packaging of their traditional rice crackers and suggested they be made in smaller sizes.
Invest, not spend
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/09/2025
» Re: "BJT to revive co-payment scheme for daily buys", (BP, Sept 7). Prime Minister Anutin Chanvirakul should subsidise investment, not consumption. A key reason for Paetongtarn's downfall was her blind insistence on her B10K/person handout to subsidise consumption, forecasting a fiscal multiplier of 3 to 4.
Little faith in politicians
Published on 06/09/2025
» National security is now on the election agenda for political parties at a time when public trust in them has nosedived v The PP backing Bhumjaithai's bid to form a new government does not bode well for Pheu Thai, observers say.
Thailand to Host Enactus World Cup 2025
Published on 03/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 3, 2025 — Thailand is preparing to take the global stage as it hosts the Enactus World Cup 2025 Presented by ThaiBev for the very first time. From 26–28 September at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), in conjunction with the Sustainability Expo 2025 (SX2025), the country will welcome the world’s brightest young innovators to present bold ideas and social enterprises that aim to reshape the future.