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Farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» By the light of a head torch, Wanida Hityim deftly strips bark from a rubber tree, collecting the milky latex as she explains why she is among a small number of Thai farmers trying to work more sustainably.
Ministry to probe executives' BCP shares
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/02/2023
» The Finance Ministry will investigate whether it was unethical for two of its senior executives to receive shares offered to them by SET-listed Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) under the company's employee stock ownership plan (Esop), said a ministry source who requested anonymity.
War economy
Business, Published on 20/02/2023
» The world's economy and businesses have suffered from the Russia-Ukraine war over the past year, hamstrung by high energy prices, inflationary pressure and logistics disruptions.
Floating trade views amid balloon snafu
Business, Published on 15/02/2023
» Geopolitical tensions are expected to ratchet up after American jets downed four flying objects in the past 10 days, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on Feb 4.
The lowdown on the high-end scheme
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/02/2023
» The Thailand Elite Card is in the public spotlight again after Jirayu Huangsap, an MP from the Pheu Thai Party, said in parliament last week that shady Chinese business operators had become members of this privilege programme.
Regional CEOs on edge
Business, Published on 27/01/2023
» As macroeconomic conditions deteriorate, uncertainty rises and inflation hits levels not seen in decades, chief executives of companies in Asia-Pacific have more to worry about than usual.
The struggle in harnessing power prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2023
» Following protests from the business community, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reduced its planned hike to the power tariff for companies to 13%, down from 20.5%, but entrepreneurs say they cannot maintain product prices at these rates.
Macau ponders future even as tourists and gamblers return
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» MACAU: Macau's streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted but it is far from business as usual as the Chinese casino hub wrestles with questions about its future.
Executives gloomy about global outlook
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 20/01/2023
» Chief executives of companies around the world are planning to cut operating costs as nearly three-quarters of them anticipate a decline in global economic growth over the next 12 months, according to a recent survey by PwC.
Gulf gas talks could restart in months
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2023
» A date for talks between Thailand and Cambodia to explore a new petroleum source in the Gulf of Thailand's overlapping claim area (OCA) should emerge in two months, says the Department of Mineral Fuels.