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Thailand finally gets serious about climate action
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/02/2026
» Thailand is preparing to enforce its first climate change law, a landmark step that could reshape the country's economy and environmental policy for decades to come.
OR beefs up health and beauty venture
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/04/2025
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) is scaling up its health and beauty business, aiming to serve growing demand by offering customers experiences they cannot find shopping online.
A subtle dance on energy talks
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/02/2024
» The meeting between Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet last week revived hope for joint petroleum exploration and production between the two countries in the Gulf of Thailand.
Authorities to discuss Oil Fuel Fund management
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/02/2024
» Authorities will meet within this week to discuss the state Oil Fuel Fund's huge loss incurred by oil and gas subsidy programmes though its financial status remains manageable, says a source at the Energy Ministry.
Fuel subsidies may exhaust oil fund
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/02/2024
» New measures to better support and manage the Oil Fuel Fund are needed amid growing concerns oil and gas subsidies from the fund will drain it empty, says the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo).
Power bills set to stay put amid Egat losses
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/04/2023
» State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) says it is unable to shoulder more financial burdens until 2025 as it needs funds from electricity bills to help it deal with current losses of 136 billion baht.
Small power tariff cut gets preliminary approval
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/04/2023
» Energy regulators on Monday will review a recommended adjustment that would reduce household electricity bills by 1.5%, to 4.70 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) from 4.77 baht planned earlier, from May to August.
Scheme slotted for November
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/11/2019
» The Energy Ministry expects to conclude the business model and details of the Energy for All scheme for community-owned power projects by mid-November.
Sontirat revives long-shelved grass-growing biofuel project
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/08/2019
» The Energy Ministry plans to promote biomethane-gas power projects from Napier grass to encourage local agricultural communities to grow this giant grass for power generation.
Sontirat cools firms' wage hike fears
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/07/2019
» Businesses should not panic about a hike in the daily minimum wage, from 300 baht to 400-425 baht, because it is not an urgent priority for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), says Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong.