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Remax strategy aims to turn the tables
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/08/2024
» Remax Thailand, a mobile accessory vendor, has shared a lesson on how to adapt and survive the flood of cheap products from China.
Thai PM Srettha allays concerns over Chinese retailer Temu
Post Reporters, Published on 04/08/2024
» The Revenue Department and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) have been instructed to ensure the new Chinese online retailer Temu complies with Thai laws and pays taxes, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Look for strong earnings growth stories
Business, Published on 03/08/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand exhibited a sideways trend during July, with the SET Index fluctuating within a narrow range of 1,286 to 1,330 points. Despite the limited upside, the index held above the prior low of 1,281.
South Korean drug suspect arrested in Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 01/08/2024
» A major South Korean drug suspect, alleged to have masterminded the smuggling of illicit drugs from Thailand, has been arrested in Pattaya, Chon Buri.
Chinese influx puts factories at risk
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/08/2024
» Thai manufacturers may succumb to a new flood of cheap products from China if the government fails to launch measures to deal with the entry of Chinese online retailer Temu, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Get free entry to Phu Phra Bat Historical Park
Life, Published on 01/08/2024
» After being added to the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites last week, Phu Phra Bat Historical Park is offering visitors a free admission until Aug 12. Located in the northeastern town of Udon Thani, the fifth cultural World Heritage Site in Thailand is a testament to the Sima stone tradition of the Dvaravati period.
Subcontractor Workers is being dumped. Wages from the UJV joint venture, which is a construction company for clean fuel project
Published on 31/07/2024
» Update and clarification on the gathering of a group of unpaid subcontractor workers of the Unincorporated Joint Venture of Petrofac South East Asia Pte. Ltd. (Petrofac), Saipem Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Saipem) and Samsung E&A (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (formerly, Samsung Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) along Sukhumvit Road, in front of Thai Oil’s Refinery in Si Racha District, Chonburi Province
Unpaid Subcontractors Gather Again at Thai Oil Refinery
Published on 31/07/2024
» Following the continuous gathering of workers along Sukhumvit Road in front of Thai Oil’s Refinery in Si Racha District, Chonburi Province from 24 – 26 July 2024, due to non-payment from contractors, an inquiry by Thai Oil Public Company Limited (the “Company”) revealed that the workers are employees of One Turn Ten Company Limited (“One Turn Ten”), EMCO LTD (Thailand) Company Limited (“EMCO”), and Thai Fong Engineering and Construction Company Limited (“Thai Fong”). These three companies are subcontractors of Sinopec Engineering Group (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (“Sinopec”), which in turn is a subcontractor of the Unincorporated Joint Venture of Petrofac South East Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Petrofac”), Saipem Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Saipem”), and Samsung E&A (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (formerly Samsung Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) (“Samsung”) (collectively, the “UJV”). The UJV is the main contractor for the construction of the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) for the Company, and the workers have gathered to demand payment for their services from the three companies (One Turn Ten, EMCO, Thai Fong), as well as from Sinopec and the UJV. The three companies did not receive payment from Sinopec, and Sinopec itself has not received payment as per the relevant subcontract from the UJV, leading to Sinopec’s inability to pay the subcontractors, including the aforementioned three companies.
Temu disrupts Thai online retailers
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/07/2024
» The flood of cheap Chinese products into Thailand is expected to grow even larger following the entry of the Chinese online retailer Temu to the local e-commerce market on Monday.
Five cultural sites across Thailand placed on Unesco ‘tentative list’
Published on 28/07/2024
» A total of five cultural places across Thailand have been added to a tentative Unesco list of potential new world heritage sites, a government spokesman said Sunday.