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  • BUSINESS

    More viral pain in store

    Business, Published on 09/04/2020

    » Thailand's consumer and retail sector will be adversely affected by the social distancing measures the country has adopted to slow the spread of Covid-19, although these measures do not yet equal the full lockdowns seen in Malaysia, the Philippines and China.

  • BUSINESS

    New Zealand draws nearer

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/10/2019

    » New Zealand is making a major effort to forge closer ties with Asean and the rest Asia, pinning its hopes on a conclusion to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as world trade is being disrupted by US-China tensions, the country's trade minister says.

  • THAILAND

    Covid-19 pushes plastic waste rise

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2020

    » Over the past year, Thais have become more aware of the impact of single-use plastics on the environment and joined hands to reduce its consumption. But as the country has been hit by the spread of Covid-19, forcing people to spend more time at home, the amount of plastic waste generated has surged by 15%.

  • THAILAND

    String of bombs rocks South

    Published on 12/08/2016

    » The country is on high alert following a total of 13 bombing incidents that killed four people and injured 35 others in five southern provinces between Wednesday and Friday morning.

  • THAILAND

    Businesses gauge hit from bombings and arson

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/08/2016

    » Businesses in Thailand are likely to be affected by the series of attacks in seven southern provinces on Thursday and Friday. Investments and tourism bookings look poised to see many knee-jerk cancellations though authorities feel the country's tourism sector should recover soon.

  • BUSINESS

    Visa going touch-free at tollbooths

    Business, Nop Tephaval, Published on 18/12/2014

    » Visa International (Asia-Pacific) plans to increase contactless transactions or wave cards in this country and is cooperating with the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to introduce the payment system at tollbooths.

  • OPINION

    Put Thais before THAI

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/06/2020

    » I fully agree with Chartchai Parasuk in his June 18 article that "Thai Airways will require 100 billion baht to make up for past and future losses. Without an initial cash bailout, it is almost pointless to discuss business restructuring.

  • WORLD

    Spain, Germany cases rise; UK PM remains in ICU: Virus update

    Published on 08/04/2020

    » Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the start of a turnaround in the fight against the virus could come after this week.

  • BUSINESS

    CPF vows to rid supply chain of slave labour

    Business, Published on 15/07/2014

    » Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the country’s major food and shrimp exporter, is pushing its traceability system at full speed with the aim of ensuring its entire supply chain is slave-free while pledging to terminate the use of fishmeal as its feed ingredient by 2021.

  • BUSINESS

    Clearing the air

    Asia focus, Published on 03/08/2020

    » The months-long Covid-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll on economies and the wellbeing of people worldwide, but it's certainly not the only threat humanity faces.

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