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Bangkok Motor Show took orders for 135,000 vehicles
Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 06/04/2026
» Orders were placed for 132,951 automobiles and 2,056 motorcycles during the 12-day Bangkok International Motor Show that concluded on Sunday, with BYD taking the most bookings.
Manufacturing production index up for 2 months in a row y/y
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 01/07/2025
» The political risk that threatens to undermine the government should become clearer this month, indicative of whether the manufacturing sector will decelerate after the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) rose by 1.8% year-on-year in May for a second consecutive month to 100.79 points, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
PM in talks with committee on how to handle Trump
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 13/03/2025
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking will meet the prime minister on Thursday to discuss measures to deal with the new US trade policy, which is concerning entrepreneurs.
Industrial confidence hits two-year low
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 18/07/2024
» The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) fell to 87.2 points in June, hitting the lowest level in 24 months as the nation struggles to restore the economy amid a risk of higher operating costs for reeling small and medium-sized enterprises, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Songkran drives up industrial sentiment
Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 11/04/2024
» The Thai Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) rose to 92.4 points in March, driven by more goods production ahead of the Songkran festival and growing domestic demand for durable goods, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Western slowdown to weigh on Thai production
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 30/03/2023
» Thai exports are likely to be indirectly affected by banking problems in the US and Europe, slowing an already sluggish sector and causing a drop in the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI), according to the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
FTI foresees opportunities in Saudi Arabian mega-city
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 14/09/2022
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) sees a new business opportunity for Thai companies under the newly-forged Thai-Saudi trade cooperation that could lead them to earn revenue in Riyadh's ambitious plan to build the US$500-billion mega-city of Neom.
FTI urges caution in carrying out new emergency decree
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 16/10/2020
» The use of an emergency decree is aimed at crowd control and averting economic losses, says the newly appointed finance minister, but a business group is urging caution over how the measure is carried out.
EA studies recycling EV batteries
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 25/08/2020
» SET-listed Energy Absolute (EA) aims to be the first country in Asean to operate a battery business by co-launching a new study on lithium-ion battery recycling for electric vehicles (EVs) with Chulalongkorn University engineers.