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Thai industry jittery over US tariff rules
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/10/2025
» Thailand's manufacturing sector is struggling to deal with challenges raised by US tariff rules on Thai imports, even as the rate was cut significantly in early August.
FTI urges help for herb industry
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/02/2024
» The government should offer better support for herbal development and production among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve their global competitiveness, part of a move to push Thailand into the top 10 for herbal medicine exports, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Bio strategy targets B190bn investment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/07/2023
» Industry officials are formulating new measures under a bioindustry plan to generate investment worth 190 billion baht and put Thailand on track to become a bio hub of Asean within 2027.
GTG unveils hemp-based applications
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/05/2022
» Golden Triangle Group (GTG) has launched several hemp-based balms to serve consumers who are interested in the medical benefits of hemp and the firm plans to develop more new products for the market later this year.
Institute to underpin Smart Farmer push
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/12/2021
» High value-added products have not only gained interest among manufacturers as a way to generate more revenue, but also farmers keen on a higher income.
Plans see country as a 'hemp hub'
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/10/2021
» The Industry Ministry is planning to make Thailand a hub of hemp businesses to produce new products in the medical sector and support tourism.
Industry clusters set to generate B1.2bn
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/09/2021
» The Department of Industry Promotion (DIP) expects to generate 1.2 billion baht in economic value for Thailand with its plan to help entrepreneurs modernise their businesses through industrial cluster development.
Export outlook remains bright
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 13/09/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has placed 10 export sectors in four groups based on the advantages they will gain from different stages of the pandemic, ranging from disease transmission to lockdown and slowdown periods.
Cannabis to be a cash crop in the EEC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/08/2021
» The government plans to turn 10,000 rai of Sor Por Kor land in three provinces that form the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) into herb plantations growing cannabis, hemp and fa talai jone, under a project to develop and add value to Thai agricultural products.
FTI touts herb to treat workers
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/07/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is preparing to give 100,000 seeds of fa thalai jone herbs to factories for planting under a plan to treat workers infected with Covid-19.