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Ministry gets behind shallots
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/01/2025
» The Commerce Ministry is working to boost consumption, add value and explore export opportunities for Thai shallots.
Department of Business Development bolsters SME shift to e-commerce
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/09/2024
» The Department of Business Development is stepping up efforts to support e-commerce adoption by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with growth of e-commerce expected to reach 750 billion baht in 2025.
Floods in northern Thailand worry business chiefs
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) expressed serious concern over the economic impact of the recent floods in several northern provinces, saying if the situation continued for a further month, the financial damage could exceed 10 billion baht.
Drive to reopen border checkpoints with Laos
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/04/2024
» Thailand is holding talks with Laos to expedite the reopening of border checkpoints to facilitate border trade and tourism between the two countries.
Govt flashes cash in North
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/03/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a 300-million-baht funding splash on 13 projects to be implemented in Phayao, Chiang Rai, Phrae and Nan to facilitate these northern provinces' tourism development.
Thailand to ban maize from field-burning countries
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/03/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a ban on maize imports from areas where farmers burn-off their fields, with enabling legislation to take effect this year.
Phayao airport plans unfold
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/03/2024
» The government is planning to construct a new airport in Phayao, costing around two billion baht, as part of a wider plan to turn the northern province into a main tourist destination.
Longan harvest down
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/08/2023
» Thailand's longan production in eight northern provinces is expected to see a drop of 40-50% this year due to severe hot weather and a reduction in the growing areas by farmers after prices dropped significantly over the past 2-3 years during the pandemic, which discouraged them from planting the crop.
Price controls get one-year extension
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/06/2023
» The Ministry of Commerce has extended price controls on 51 products and services for another year. The extension will expire on June 30, 2024.