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Thailand calls for businesses’ cooperation to stabilise product prices
The Thai Commerce Ministry has called for continued cooperation from manufacturers to maintain product prices as long as possible in order to curb the negative impact on consumers.This move came after manufacturers proposed to increase the prices of their products to cope with higher production ...
Thailand’s food exports poised for 7.1 percent growth in 2021
Thailand’s food exports are forecast to recover to 7.1 percent growth this year, fetching 1.05 trillion THB (35 billion USD), driven by growing demand in the global market.The anticipated rise in farm and food prices, especially for chicken, sugar, tapioca products and pineapples, as well ...
Thai economy to expand 4 percent next year: ADB
Thailand’s economy will grow 4 percent in 2021, more than 1 percentage point lower than Southeast Asia’s average, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).In its latest forecast, ABD downgraded the ASEAN region’s outlook for 2021, with Southeast Asia now expected to grow 5.2 percent ...
Thai PM proposes four Mekong-Lancang cooperation areas
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha proposed four major cooperation agenda in the virtual 3rd Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting, chaired by Laos on August 24.According to Thai Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri, PM Prayut said the four areas of cooperation that Thailand attaches importance to include ...
Thailand to build desalination plant to serve industrial production
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is planning to invest in a water desalination plant to supply the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in response to ongoing and future droughts.The plant, capable of desalinating 300,000 cubic metres of seawater per day, will be set up ...
Thailand pushes biodegradable plastic bag research commercialization
Thailand’s National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC) has joined forces with private companies and SMEs in Thailand to develop bags made from tapioca starch which completely degrade in four months.Commercialization of this innovation can help with the farming sector in keeping with the Bio-Circular-Green ...
Thailand-Laos forest planting activity held
Thung Chang district in Nan province of Thailand has held an ASEAN forest planting activity as part of the campaign promoting security and strength in villages along Thailand-Laos border, enhancing both countries’ relations.Keep reading ...
