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Committee expects exports to slow in Q4
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/10/2025
» Exports are expected to slow in the final quarter due to global trade uncertainties and the baht's appreciation, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB).
How WHA uses practices to manage risk
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/09/2025
» While more foreign investment in Thailand drives up revenue for WHA Corporation Plc each year, its increased investment and spending on eco-friendly projects and inclusive workplace approaches are crucial for the company's business sustainability.
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand focuses on South Korean investors
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/08/2025
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is encouraging investors from South Korea to expand their businesses into Thailand, as a proposal to build a new complex to serve only South Korean entrepreneurs is being considered.
Businesses call for delay in minimum wage hike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/06/2025
» The government needs to reconsider its plan to increase the daily minimum wage in Bangkok to 400 baht from July 1 as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cannot bear additional costs in such a weak economy, which is expected to slow further in the second half of this year, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
BoI looks to South Korea to beef up high tech sector
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/05/2025
» The Board of Investment (BoI) aims to encourage more South Korean business people to invest in Thailand to help the country boost high technology development, notably artificial intelligence (AI).
SMEs lag behind in using AI, robotics
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/04/2025
» With modern technologies such as robotic systems and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly becoming an essential part of business, entrepreneurs are being encouraged to seriously consider a shift to newer, technology-driven operations to increase their competitiveness.
New economic zones being considered
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is expected to consider a plan to set up new economic zones in the North and Northeast to lift regional economies far from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), which has been heavily promoted.
Arms deals with US ‘could cut Thai trade surplus’
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/04/2025
» Thailand should consider buying more military technology and weapons from the United States to narrow the trade imbalance that led President Donald Trump to slap a 36% tariff on Thai exports, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Japanese keen to step up investment amid trade war
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/02/2025
» Japanese businesses have shown interest in expanding investments in Thailand amid concerns over the impact of the US-China trade war, which has caused some companies to consider a production facility relocation plan, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
Call for Thai team to handle Trump
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/02/2025
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is calling on the government to have representatives from the business sector jointly form a "Team Thailand" to deal with the impact of new US policies under the Donald Trump administration.