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Panel weighs new minimum wage hike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/02/2024
» The tripartite wage committee is considering the factors used to calculate the daily minimum wage, following the government proposal to increase the rate for a second time this year, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
FTI says wage hike will hit small firms
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/01/2024
» Businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are likely to suffer from a daily minimum wage increase amid high loan interest rates as the government continues to push for the wage hike, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Ministry touts Asean halal hub
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/01/2024
» The Industry Ministry is pushing ahead with a plan to make Thailand a halal hub in Asean, with Industry Minister Pimphattra Wichaikul scheduled to discuss the issue with officials in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest halal markets.
Steel demand to drop for a few months
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/07/2021
» The one-month shutdown of construction worker camps to contain the spread of Covid-19 is expected to decrease demand for steel in the construction sector by 30-40% as Tata Steel Thailand (TSTH) has already seen sales drop by 20-30% during the shutdown.
FTI puts lockdown price tag at roughly B60bn
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/07/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects the government's 14-day lockdown measures in 10 provinces to cost the economy 50-60 billion baht amid concerns over further damage if the government fails to curb the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.
Ministry to deliver 1m masks in capital
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/04/2020
» The Industry Ministry announced the first batch of free washable face masks, 1 million of 10 million in total, will be sent via Thailand Post to households in Bangkok on April 8 as part of the government's strategy to stem a shortage of masks.
FTI warns wage hike hurts SMEs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/03/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has strongly opposed a sharp minimum wage hike, a campaign promise of many political parties, saying small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will suffer the most from the policy as it will alter the market.
BoI gives nod to projects in Deep South
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/11/2018
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved two projects -- a hospitality business and coconut oil production -- in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, with a combined value of 620 million baht.
BGE readies international expansion for renewables
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/11/2018
» BG Energy Solution Co (BGE), the energy arm of Bangkok Glass Plc, plans to spend 4-5 billion baht to expand its renewable power business in Asia-Pacific countries to 100 megawatts during 2019-23.
Sadao SEZ to connect rubber city value chain
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/09/2018
» The Industry Ministry is upbeat about the unpopular rubber city project in Hat Yai district as it expects to connect with a new special economic zone (SEZ) in Sadao district in the future.