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Department clamps down on protected wood shipments
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/06/2023
» The Commerce Ministry has issued two regulations prohibiting the importation of timber, processed wood and wooden artefacts, unless traders hold a certificate of import, in addition to barring phayung (Siamese rosewood) exports.
Rubber farm subsidy plan greenlighted
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2023
» The cabinet yesterday approved the rubber income guarantee scheme for the 2022-23 season, pledging to spend 7.6 billion baht for the initiative's fourth consecutive year.
Oil palm subsidy approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/02/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a 7.66-billion-baht budget to finance the state-sponsored price guarantee scheme for oil palm in the 2021/2022 season.
Mini-FTA with Indian state set up
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/12/2020
» Thailand is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form deeper trade partners through a so-called "mini-FTA" with Telangana state in India next month.
Panel okays rubber price initiative
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/06/2020
» The National Rubber Policy Committee yesterday agreed in principle to the second phase of the rubber price guarantee scheme, but told the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to lower its budget to 30 billion baht from 43 billion.
Shippers see exports sinking through first half
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/03/2020
» A key shippers group expects Thai exports to fall by 3.3% year-on-year in the first half of 2020 but is holding out hope for a second-half turnaround that would bring full-year results to 0-1% growth.
Shippers see exports sinking through first half
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/03/2020
» A key shippers group expects Thai exports to fall by 3.3% year-on-year in the first half of 2020 but is holding out hope for a second-half turnaround that would bring full-year results to 0-1% growth.
Worst week in years as virus fear grips investors
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 29/02/2020
» Recap: Stock markets plunged further yesterday, with equities on course for the largest weekly drop since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, amid fears that the coronavirus could devastate the world economy.
Rubberwood burnt the most by virus
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/02/2020
» The Thai rubberwood industry is among the hardest hit by the impact of the recent coronavirus epidemic, as exports to China have been halted because of the risk of exposure.
Shippers see 1% hit to Q1 China exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/02/2020
» The coronavirus outbreak is likely to trim Thai exports to China by 1% in the first quarter of 2020 to about US$2.5 billion, according to joint estimates of the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) and the Commerce Ministry.