The government looks set to accelerate the export of eggs in a move to tackle a domestic oversupply. According to Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, with a drastic fall in foreign tourist arrivals and more students learning online as part of pandemic protocols, domestic egg consumption has sharply dropped to about 38 […]
Read MoreA huge flock of fund inflows and new traders moving into the cryptocurrency market has drawn a watchful eye from the regulator, eager to inform young, wide-eyed investors about their risky behaviour amid skyrocketing returns, but also limiting those who can partake in the digital asset market. Thailand’s cryptocurrency market has boomed during the past […]
Read MoreInvesting for income in today’s markets is like slogging across the Sahara looking for a cold drink. With bank savings accounts yielding around 0.04% annually, based on the national average, it would take more than a millennium for your money to double. No wonder so many investors are desperately searching for yield. Some are even […]
Read MoreChiang Mai hoteliers have slashed their room rates by up to 90% during the off-peak season to attract more guests with weaker purchasing power. La-Iad Bungsrithong, president of the Thai Hotels Association’s northern chapter, said tourists mostly flock to beach destinations in the South in March, prompting operators in the province to prepare for the […]
Read MoreA proposal to allow foreign visitors to leave their hotel rooms after the first three days of their mandatory 14-day quarantine period will be submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). If approved, visitors next month would only be required to spend three days in their hotel rooms. Visitors could leave their rooms […]
Read MoreThe Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has resolved to maintain the fuel tariff (Ft) at an average of -0.1532 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) to control monthly power bills this year as the global oil price is on an uptrend. This Ft rate puts the power tariff, which is used to calculate electricity prices, at 3.61 baht […]
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