Commerce officials have vowed to work harder on intellectual property protection after Thailand remained stuck on a US watch list despite years-long efforts to tackle rampant piracy. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) officially announced on Wednesday it would keep Thailand on its Watch List (WL) for a fourth consecutive year after taking the country […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine exporters are pushing for the revival of the local textile industry to enable the country to address the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and face masks brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 outbreak. During an e-forum, Robert Young, trustee for the textiles sector of the Philippine Exporters […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today requested that financial institutions consider abolishing the accrued interest on hire purchase (HP) loans, as well as profit from their fixed-rate Islamic financing, during the six-month moratorium period on loan repayments. Taking to his Facebook page today, Zafrul said that though […]
Read MoreCharoen Laothammatas doesn’t aim too high in life. He lives simply and never had dreams of becoming a trader, especially in rice, a highly political crop with a tendency towards price volatility. “When I was young I wanted to be a doctor, but I didn’t have a chance to pursue studies in that field,” says […]
Read MoreThe financial leasing sector reported strong growth in 2019, but it has now been affected severely by the outbreak of Coronavirus with some financial leasing service providers suffering up to an 80 percent drop in custom. By the end of 2019, the central bank reported that the total value in the leasing industry was recorded […]
Read MoreFour airlines resumed domestic flights on Friday with unprecedented public hygiene measures to reduce the possibility of Covid-19 transmission. Nok Air, AirAsia, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet Air were allowed to reinstate flights between 14 provinces after a month-long suspension now that the number of Covid-19 infections was falling. The 14 provincial airports are […]
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