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Employment trends fuel motorbike sales
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/03/2026
» Domestic motorcycle sales in Thailand are expected to climb this year, driven in part by new job seekers who are increasingly turning to motorcycles to earn income as part-time food delivery and motorcycle taxi drivers, according to Thai Yamaha Motor.
Call for regulation as cheap imports hit Thai factories
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 22/10/2024
» The government needs to have foreign e-commerce platform operators registered as legal entities, as well as better control the influx of low-cost products into Thailand which is reducing sales among local manufacturers, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
EVme Plus, partner to push switch to EV taxis
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/12/2023
» EVme Plus Co, an electric vehicle (EV) solutions provider under oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, plans to benefit from the increasing popularity of EVs in Thailand by working with a Chinese EV manufacturer to encourage taxi drivers to use battery-powered vehicles.
Duo team up for EV sharing scheme
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/02/2023
» EV Primus Co, a distributor of multiple brands of electric vehicles (EVs), has diversified its EV business by teaming up with Haupcar Co to offer an EV sharing service through a digital platform, aiming to serve the travel lifestyles of urban dwellers.
New app lets villagers track emissions
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/05/2021
» The Industry Ministry is encouraging villagers to monitor factories for toxic emissions and wastewater discharge as it launches a new mobile application that allows people to conduct real-time inspections at their fingertips.
IEAT, state agencies prep SEMs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/03/2021
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is working with state agencies to develop the Smart EIA Management System, or SEMs, in a bid to improve the process to make mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) among factories and reduce their conflicts with nearby villagers over the adverse impact of industrial projects.
Budget funds requested for Akara case
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/09/2020
» The Industry Ministry says Thailand needs a budget to finance its legal fight with an Australian gold mining company after a House committee vetting the budget bill in fiscal 2021 slashed its 111-million-baht request.
FTI: Tyre probe stems from spat
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/07/2020
» The US Department of Commerce's new anti-dumping investigation on tyres exported from Thailand to the American market is believed to result from the US-China trade war, as some exporters are Chinese factories relocated to Thailand, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Roadmap sees Asean EV hub by 2025
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/03/2020
» The government has announced plans to transform the country into the electric vehicle and motorcycle hub of Asean within five years via state measures to boost demand, though some critics continue to doubt Thailand’s ability to create a full-fledged EV ecosystem.
Textile firms step up mask output
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/03/2020
» The government has ordered textile firms to speedily produce 30 million pieces of washable cloth face masks in the next month to give away in Bangkok metropolitan areas to combat chronic shortages.