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Millions in Myanmar struggle to buy food as coup price hike bites
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» YANGON: Aye Mar sits with her seven children in their Rangoon kitchen and worries whether their meal of rice and stringy vegetables -- all she can afford in coup-stricken Myanmar -- will satisfy their hunger.
Exports to Myanmar expected to drop by up to B96.5bn
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/05/2021
» Exports to Myanmar are forecast to fall by 60-96.5 billion baht this year because of Myanmar's political chaos, according to the latest study by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
Renewables are the future
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2021
» A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered oil giant Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) to slash its greenhouse gas emissions in a landmark victory with good implications for energy production and consumption worldwide.
Firms eye EEC energy ventures
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/05/2021
» Five Japanese companies have shown interest in investing in renewable energy businesses at Smart Park industrial estate in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) zone under a Thai-Japanese move to promote clean energy.
CPN set to develop four plots
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 28/05/2021
» SET-listed Central Pattana Plc (CPN), a property and retail developer, is looking to develop several mixed-use projects and residential projects on four land plots formerly owned by Grand Canal Land after acquiring them three years ago.
BoI gives Natureworks tax privileges for PLA project
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/05/2021
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has granted tax privileges to polylactic acid (PLA) manufacturer Natureworks Asia Pacific Co for its 15-billion-baht investment in a biodegradable polymer production project in line with the state bio-economy scheme.
DTAC puts megatrends in spotlight
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/05/2021
» Economies of scale, digital divide and climate change are key megatrends that could potentially put businesses under challenges in the post-pandemic period, says Total Access Communication (DTAC), Thailand's third largest mobile operator by subscriber base.
Robust daily trading volume on TFEX
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 28/05/2021
» The average daily trading volume of precious metals on the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) climbed to 51,004 contracts per day in May, from 48,397 contracts in March and 42,318 in January, thanks to the bullish gold trends and corrections in the cryptocurrency market.
Shifting climate costs to the world's poor
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 28/05/2021
» To tackle climate change, rich nations are promising to end fossil fuel use in 29 years. As this becomes excruciatingly costly, the G7 is now thinking about making the world's poor pay for it. That will go badly.
PTT preparing to debut in EV assembly
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/05/2021
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is preparing to make its debut in the electric vehicle (EV) assembly industry in the third quarter after the launch of battery businesses last year.