CHIANG RAI: Protests against the Myanmar military takeover in the border town of Tachileik have left many people stranded and stalled trade in farm products. Pagaimas Viera, deputy chairwoman of the Chiang Rai chamber of commerce, said it was hard to predict whether the protests in Tachileik, which is adjacent to Chiang Saen on the […]
Read MoreThailand has dropped to the 13th place globally in food exports owing to dropping demand due to the pandemic, appreciation of the baht, shortage of shipping containers and rising cost of logistics. Anong Paijitprapapon, president of the National Food Institute, said on Thursday that Thailand’s food manufacturing sector contracted 6.5 per cent in 2020 due […]
Read MoreFood exports are forecast to recover to growth of 7.1% this year, fetching 1.05 trillion baht, driven by growing demand in the world market. The anticipated rise in farm and food prices, especially for chicken, sugar, tapioca products and pineapples, as well as Thailand’s strict safety and supervisory measures to prevent the spread of the […]
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is putting cryptocurrencies and digital assets on the top of its agenda this year, urgently seeking a concrete direction for the regulation of emerging assets in an effort to support skyrocketing trade volume and to protect lawful users and the public. The SEC plans to raise these issues at […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – SCGP joins hands with partners to expand packaging businesses to cope with growing demands in Vietnam. SCG Packaging (SCGP), a Thai group, announced to acquire 70% stake in Duy Tan Plastics Manufacturing Corporation (Duy Tan), a producer of rigid plastic packaging in Vietnam, as part of its plan to invest more US$334 million […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to establish Thailand as the first country to welcome cryptocurrency holders by targeting Japanese tourists in the initial phase. Though the agency downgraded its target for foreign tourist arrivals this year, it sees tourism during the post-pandemic era as emphasising quality and creativity, leading to its plan to […]
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