Bangkok Post
Commerce Ministry commits to container solutions
The Commerce Ministry has pledged to speed up tackling the container shortage and open more border checkpoints to increase trade, aiming to reach the ministry’s goal of export growth of 4% this year.Speaking after the year’s first meeting of Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Ruling sought on legality of early-stage abortions
Activist Srisuwan Janya on Thursday asked the Office of the Ombudsman to forward a petition seeking a Constitutional Court ruling on whether a bill which would legalise early-stage abortions is constitutional.The Association for the Protection of the Thai Constitution secretary-general handed a petition to Pol ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Firms eye jabs as national agenda
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) suggests the government make Covid-19 vaccination a national agenda, with the tourism sector the first to receive vaccines as soon as July.People working in the tourism industry should be receive in the first priority grouping ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Panel told tap water 'too salty' to be safe
Thailand is urgently tackling a saltwater intrusion problem after the amount of sodium in tap water exceeded the standard level.The president of a subcommittee in charge of managing the Chao Phraya, Ping, Wang, Yom and Nan water basins, Weerakorn Khamprakob, said sodium in tap water ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Consumer mood hits 9-month low
Consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in January, hitting a nine-month low, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce reported on Thursday.The UTTC consumer index fell to 47.8 in January from 50.1 in December.The report attributed the drop to concerns about the ...
Five trends and actions to lead Thai companies post-COVID-19
Thailand’s economy, hit hard by the pandemic, is predicted by the World Bank to take approximately two years to recover. Living through periods of great uncertainty and rapid change is unnerving for us. But, around the world, leading companies are using pandemic-driven changes to position ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Fuel consumption dives 12.5% in 2020
Fuel consumption in Thailand contracted by 12.5% last year because of strict state measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including a lockdown order, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).The government did not enforce a nationwide lockdown for the fresh outbreak starting last ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Eligibility extension under consideration
People registered in the social security system are in the pipeline to be eligible to receive the 7,000-baht money transfer under the Rao Chana (We Win) scheme, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.Some of the 11 million employees, who are covered under Section 33 of the ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Exports seen up 3-4% this year, but strong baht weighs -shippers
Thailand’s exports are expected to grow by 3% to 4% this year as the global economy recovers, but a stubbornly strong baht currency remains a worry, the shippers’ council said on Tuesday.Exports, a key driver of growth, could perform better than expected on vaccine developments ...
Investor confidence improves but new Covid wave drags
Investor confidence in Thai financial markets over the next three months has improved slightly on optimism over vaccines and capital inflows, but has been capped by a new wave of coronavirus cases, a capital market association said on Tuesday.A survey in January by the Thai ...
