Industries

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has forecast tourism levels during Songkran to drop by 10 per cent, partly due to the northern haze problems. Meanwhile, the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) expects the strong baht to encourage Thais to travel abroad during the Songkran ...

All sectors are preparing to take care of and facilitate everyone who will return to their hometown to celebrate the Songkran festival while the cabinet has acknowledged three measures to promote the Thai traditional Songkran festival.Keep reading ...

The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has planned to increase a combined value of Geographical Indicator (GI) products to 30 billion baht.DIP Director General Thosapone Dansuputra revealed the agency is raising the combined value of Thai GI products from three billion to 30 billion baht.Keep ...

Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) in January hit the highest level in 10 months with a 0.2% year-on-year rise to 107.99 points, driven by higher production volume in the automotive, air-conditioning and sugar industries. Keep reading ...

Thailand is one of top three countries in region at a stage of development to incorporate 4th industrial revolution (4IR) technologies. Oil and gas, chemicals and utilities are the top three industries adopting 4IR in the country.Naveen Menon, Cisco’s president for Asean, said that manufacturing is ...

Thailand’s ban on artificial trans fats came into effect Wednesday (Jan, 9), making the country the first in Asean to ban the production, import and sale of partially hydrogenated oils, as well as any food that contains them, said the Public Health Ministry. Derived from ...

Bangkok has placed second on the list of Asian destinations in the latest Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index. The rating, which measured social and environmental sustainability strategies, industry supplier support, and Convention Bureau strategy and initiatives.Keep reading ...

Thailand’s military junta, also known as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) came into power after a coup in 2014. Since then, it – under the leadership of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha – has received both criticism and praise from people inside and ...

Last month Thailand officially launched its e-Visa on Arrival (E-VOA) application. The system will cut processing times to minutes and is seen as key to halting the recent decline in Chinese visitors. The service is run by Thai Immigration in cooperation with the SAMART Group, ...

The upheaval in global supply chains triggered by the trade dispute between the U.S. and China is benefiting the largest developer of industrial estates in Thailand.Keep reading ...