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Oil refineries in the spotlight
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/04/2026
» A proposal for the government to intervene in oil refinery costs and profits was not included as one of the seven measures recently unveiled to ease the consumer impact of surging global crude oil prices.
Calls grow to control oil refinery pricing
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/03/2026
» Democrat list-MP Korn Chatikavanij has called on the government to step in and regulate the gross refinery margin (GRM) set by oil refinery operators, arguing that intervention is necessary to ease financial pressure on households and businesses as global crude oil prices soar.
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.
Carbon rules reshape Thai business as CBAM looms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2026
» The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is sending ripples of concern throughout global trade, unsettling exporters of certain products while raising broader questions about its long‑term impact on industries not yet covered by the measure.
Banpu to take advantage of rising US electricity demand
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/08/2025
» SET-listed Banpu Power Plc is taking advantage of the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology-driven power demand in the US to strengthen its electricity retail business.
OR eyes move into quick meal business
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/05/2025
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) is planning to venture into the quick meal business if ongoing talks with partners are successful.
Authorities reject party's assertion about power pacts
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/04/2025
» Energy authorities have insisted more power purchase agreements (PPAs) made under the state's 5.2-gigawatt renewables scheme will not lead to expensive power bills, as claimed by the People's Party.
PTT invests in technologies that can produce protein from flies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/09/2022
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc continues to widen its food business by injecting money into Singapore-based startup, Nutrition Technologies (NT), which can produce protein from flies, in a move to fund its new production facilities in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
MP G11 awarded Nong Nooch rights
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/01/2020
» The Mineral Fuels Department has granted a licence for petroleum exploration and production (E&P) activity for MP G11 Thailand to operate the Nong Nooch oilfield in the Gulf of Thailand.
Key parties push renewable power
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/03/2019
» Encouraging and promoting the development of renewable energy in the industrial sector should be a top priority to improve the economy over the next decade amid increasingly sophisticated disruptive technology, according to major political parties.