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G Steel to invest 3 billion baht to upgrade production capability
Published on 09/08/2024
» G Steel Public Company Limited (G Steel) has made a decision to invest in capital project for a total of 3 billion baht over the next 3 years, to upgrade its production facility for improving its quality capabilities, cost competitiveness and revamp outdated facilities.
Vitafoods Asia 2024: Leading Nutraceutical Innovation in Asia
Published on 09/08/2024
» "Vitafoods Asia 2024," Asia's leading nutraceutical event, is set to bring new excitement to the nutraceutical industry, which is expanding rapidly worldwide thanks to the healthcare trend. Informa Markets (Thailand), the organiser of the event, promises to bring exciting innovations, technology, ingredients, and health products to showcase at the event. Vitafoods Asia 2024, scheduled for 18-20 September 2024 at Hall 1-3, Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, is expected to support the rapidly growing Thai nutraceutical market, which has strong potential to reach a value of 239 billion baht by 2026. The event is expected to welcome over 10,000 participants this year.
PM tells Thais in Japan to heed tsunami advisory
News, Published on 09/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has urged Thai nationals to closely monitor news reports and follow a tsunami advisory issued by Japanese authorities following a powerful earthquake off the coast of southern Japan yesterday.
Uncharted territory and a case of déjà vu
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 09/08/2024
» Another dissolution of another election winner should feel old in Thai politics. But what happened to Move Forward Party is not just déjà vu but uncharted territory. Its dissolution fits a recurrent pattern of systematic subversion of democratic institutions in favour of autocratic preferences in disregard of the will of the majority. The Constitutional Court's breakup of Move Forward also breaks new ground that is increasingly taking centre stage in Thailand's political landscape.
Low-quality imports in the crosshairs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/08/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has joined forces with 10 government agencies to establish measures to reduce the volume of low-priced, substandard imported goods, noting that they pose a safety risk to consumers buying from both online and offline vendors.
No happy ending after Sheikh Hasina's downfall
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 09/08/2024
» It might look like the replacement of Bangladesh's long-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is a happy ending for a country that seemed to be inexorably sliding towards authoritarianism. After all, Ms Hasina's rule had become so paranoid that she even burned political capital on persecuting Dr Yunus, widely feted for his role in rural development in Bangladesh and beyond. But, although Ms Hasina's exit was overdue, what comes after might wind up being worse.
Bangladesh, Venezuela and democracy
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/08/2024
» If all that mattered was economic growth, then prime minister Shaikh Hasina would still be in power. She ruled Bangladesh for 15 continuous years during which the country's income per capita more than tripled. Yet she has been overthrown by the very same students who stood to benefit most from her remarkable economic achievements.
Court deals blow to progressivism
Oped, Published on 09/08/2024
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday finally ordered the Move Forward Party (MFP), the winning party of last year's general election, to be dissolved. Eleven executive members face a ten-year ban from politics. The charges and penalty relate to accusations against the MFP's activities and public campaigns to amend Section 112, known as the lese majeste law.
Airport project gets Phumtham review
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/08/2024
» RAYONG: A government delegation visited the delayed U-Tapao Airport and Eastern Aviation City development project sites on Wednesday to monitor progress.
Condo launches set to fall below projections
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 09/08/2024
» New condo launches in Greater Bangkok this year are expected to fall short of projections, primarily attributed to weak demand amid an economic slowdown, according to consultant Colliers Thailand.