Economy and industry

The Nuclear Society of Thailand and the Science Society of Thailand have organized a forum to provide information and hear suggestions from the public on the energy 4.0 policy.Keep watching ...

Three state enterprises have signed an agreement to provide financial support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in dealing with export markets.Keep watching ...

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) policy committee is now focusing on improving educational measures to help curb the skilled labour shortages in Rayong, Chon Buri, and Chachoengsao — the three eastern provinces where the EEC project is located. According to a recent survey carried out by ...

Thailand could take a few lessons from South Korea on how to make further inroads into the global e-commerce market. The Seoul government aims to incubate as many as 15,000 e-commerce exporters over the next three years. Multiple South Korean government agencies have joined forces ...

Thailand’s economic growth is expected to slow in 2019 because of rising global trade tensions and domestic political uncertainty, with local business operators suffering from negative momentum from the US-China dispute, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. Keep reading ...

The Labour Ministry is stepping up measures to curb the growing number of Thai nationals intending to live and work illegally in South Korea, as the number of illegal Thai immigrants in South Korea has soared to 140,000. The ministry’s Department of Employment has told ...

Migrant workers in Thailand are pivotal to the country’s economic development. According to the United Nations, approximately 4.9 million migrant workers are in Thailand, making up more than 10% of the country’s workforce.An estimated 4.3% to 6.6% of Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) can be ...

Suphachai Chearavanont, CEO of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to investing in the 225-billion-baht high-speed railway linking three major airports, despite it being considered a high-risk investment. The company will keep pushing for the project to materialise for the benefit of ...

The cabinet on Tuesday passed resolutions on several issues, ranging from the transfers of high-ranking government officials and measures for oil palm growers to measures for business operators.The cabinet approved extension to the registration period for a reduction in corporate income tax for Special Economic ...

With a budget of Bt1.28 billion, the Ministry of Industry’s Department of Industrial Promotion (DIP) aims to generate a business value of Bt13 billion in 2019 through bringing traditional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) onto e-commerce platforms and boosting the country’s startup ecosystem through Thailand ...