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Paper imports hit recyclers
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/12/2019
» The Department of Foreign Trade has called urgent talks with paper-recycling stakeholders after a rise in waste-paper imports sparked a price collapse that has hit domestic operators.
Countdown to used car import seizures
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/11/2019
» The government insists the import of used personal cars will only be allowed until Dec 9, then they will be subject to seizure, demolition and a fine equivalent to five times the car's price.
Rice exporters back ban on three toxic chemicals
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/11/2019
» Rice exporters have thrown their full support behind the ban on three toxic farm chemicals, saying importer countries have tightened their order of crops based on food safety.
US move 'a retaliation' for toxin ban
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/10/2019
» US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend $1.3 billion (39.2 billion baht) in trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) has raised suspicion it is in retaliation for Thailand's ban on the use of herbicide glyphosate.
TDRI wants waste on agenda
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/08/2019
» Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has urged the government to include waste management as part of the national agenda and proposed the government ban foam usage and make consumers pay for plastic shopping bags.
War room to tackle several trade issues
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/08/2019
» The government is setting up a war room to deal with the impact of the ongoing trade war, hoping to boost exports and border trade as proposed by the private sector.
Department has IP violators in sights
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/07/2019
» The Intellectual Property Department is teaming up with leading online platforms and related parties to tackle counterfeit goods sold online.
Ban on used car imports from Dec 10
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/07/2019
» Thailand is set to ban the import of personal used cars, effective from Dec 10, in a bid to stop smuggling and curb pollution.
Complaints spur IUU assessment
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/06/2019
» The Commerce Ministry has scheduled a joint meeting with the Fisheries Department next week to evaluate the impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices on domestic fishing operators after mounting complaints about a flood of imported fishery products from neighbouring countries.
A step in the right direction
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/04/2019
» Sumpan Kiatsommart, president of Basini Enterprise, which makes shoes for export, decided 15 years ago to set up a second factory near the Three Pagodas Pass in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi, to avoid a labour shortage.