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Fears over Fukushima seafood rise
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2023
» The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Fisheries to tighten measures on imported seafood from Japan after several countries banned the products following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Fukushima fish still safe to eat: govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/08/2023
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is maintaining a wait and see stance after Japan's release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Aug 24, according to FDA deputy secretary-general Lertchai Lertvut.
Rising costs seen as final straw
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2022
» Soaring food prices are taking a bigger bite of people's income and are believed to be intensifying political pressure on -- and even shaking the stability of -- the coalition government, which has a little over one year left in office.
LAO suffers as tax profit dwindles
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/08/2020
» Yala: A local administrative organisation (LAO) is facing a cash crunch due to dwindling tax revenue and insufficient funding from the government.
Farm tour to allay abuse claim
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/07/2020
» The Thai Food Processors Association recently led foreign diplomats and journalists to observe the coconut milk production process to counter animal abuse claims levelled by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).
B3.5bn virus budget sought
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/03/2020
» The board of National Health Security Office (NHSO) will ask the cabinet to approve a central budget of 3.5 billion baht to treat Covid-19 patients under the Universal Health Coverage scheme, NHSO secretary-general Sakchai Kanchanawattana said on Monday.
Outcry at refusal to ban toxic chemicals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/02/2019
» Consumer groups have vowed to ramp up their campaign to force the national committee on hazardous substances to ban three hazardous farm chemicals immediately, not in another two years.
Big business buoyant on EU free trade deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/12/2017
» Business operators see a promising trade outlook following a decision by foreign ministers of the European Union to resume political contacts with Thailand including free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Blast impact 'could cost B33 billion'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2016
» The spate of arson and bomb attacks in the seven southern provinces last week may have cost as much as 33.4 billion baht in economic losses, according to an estimation by Anusorn Tamajai, dean of Rangsit University's Faculty of Economics.
Department wants VAT kept at 7% for another year
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/07/2016
» The Revenue Department plans to propose that the Finance Ministry maintains value-added tax (VAT) at 7% for another year.