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Trade department to push for RCEP signing in October
The Department of Trade Negotiations will urge the Cabinet in October to consider signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact, the department’s director general Auramon Supthaweethum said.She added that the vetting of all 20 chapters of the accord had been completed and that it ...
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No plans to open Thai skies yet: Aviation authority
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has yet to consider allowing international commercial flights to enter Thailand but was monitoring the improving Covid-19 situation in many countries, said director-general Chula Sukmanop.It will need to consult with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) before ...
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Three factors hammering Thai stock exchange: analyst
Uncertainty over weak profit forecasts, political issues, and the global economic freeze are hammering the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index, said an expert at Tisco Securities.Senior Tisco Securities strategist Apichat Poobunjirdkul said the Thai stock market is currently facing a correction and is likely ...
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Pandemic gives impetus to online banking
Commercial bank have said that the Covid-19 outbreak will make more customers opt for online services.Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) saw 900,000 customers opt for online banking, while the number of online accounts jumped by 83 per cent, with the number of online customers expected to ...
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Thai e-vehicle industry set for rapid growth
The Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) says the EV market in Thailand is the most advanced among Asean countries and will grow quickly during 2025 to 2030.EVAT chairman Yossapong Laoonual said several of the association’s requirements for the EV industry have been adopted by ...
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Thai embassies in 30 nations urged to woo investors for EEC
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office of Thailand has recently called on Thai embassies in 30 countries to approach foreign firms to invest in the EEC, the office’s secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan said.He said the EEC’s main targets are firms in technology, logistics, medical and health ...
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Law change to light up Thai medical cannabis market
The Public Health Ministry will propose an amendment to the Narcotic Act to the Cabinet on Tuesday (August 4), seeking to maximise the benefits of medical cannabis.The move comes after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced urgent projects to enhance local research and development of medical ...
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Minister denies Thailand ‘importing’ plastic waste
Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit on Monday (August 3) dismissed rumours that the Department of Industrial Works had agreed to import 650,000 tonnes of plastic scrap.The minister said the rumour was untrue because since 2018, the department had not issued a licence for the import of ...
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MEA opens solar power buy-back scheme from customers
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) will let type-1 electrical users (residential customers) who have installed solar panels on their house roofs to sell electricity left over after personal use back to MEA to generate household income.The MEA announced on its Facebook on Thursday (July 30) ...
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Baht strengthens slightly
The baht opened at 31.41 to the US dollar this morning (July 30), strengthening from yesterday’s close of 31.44.The Thai currency is expected to move between 31.35 and 31.55, said Jitipol Puksamatanan, head of Markets Strategy at SCB Securities.Yesterday night (Thailand time), the US stock ...
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