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Ministry touts New Year sale
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is launching the New Year Mega Sale 2025, offering discounts of up to 80% on more than 40,000 products and services from over 300 different vendors, including manufacturers, department stores, convenience stores and online marketplaces.
Excise review to focus on low retail prices
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/12/2024
» The Excise Department is preparing to review recommended retail prices, which are used as the basis for calculating excise taxes, as the current prices for many products are 5-10% lower than their actual prices.
Tie-up with e-commerce to curb inferior imports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry and relevant agencies plan to sign a memorandum of understanding with e-commerce platforms by early next year to prevent substandard imported products.
River tug towing barges crashes into moored boats
Online Reporters, Published on 04/12/2024
» A tugboat pulling heavily loaded barges hit six moored tour boats, sinking one and injuring a woman, on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Central bank head decries influx of Chinese goods
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/12/2024
» The influx of Chinese goods has significantly affected Thailand's manufacturing growth and constrained loan expansion in the banking sector, says the Bank of Thailand's chief.
Are Trump's tariffs going to be worth it?
Oped, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Published on 03/12/2024
» US President-elect Donald Trump's promise to impose a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10-20% tariff on all other imports has triggered a public debate about whether such policies are really so bad. After all, a tariff is a consumption tax, and most economists favour taxes on consumption over income taxes.
Crackdown on cheap foreign goods planned
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has drafted a plan to deal with an influx of cheap substandard goods from abroad.
Over 94,000 illegal Chinese products seized in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration has seized more than 94,000 illegal Chinese products from dozens of shops in Bangkok over the past three months.
Over 94,000 illegal Chinese products seized in Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/11/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration has seized more than 94,000 illegal Chinese products from dozens of shops in Bangkok over the past three months.
Ministry seeks crackdown on substandard products
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/11/2024
» The Industry Ministry has vowed to push for stricter enforcement of laws controlling substandard products that falsely claim compliance with the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI).