Fishing boats may stop operating at month’s end: Industry leaders warn
THE OIL crisis has so badly hit the fishing industry that leaders of this sector in Samut Sakhon province, better known as Mahachai, today (March 23) warned that fishing boats may cease operation nationwide at the end of this month leading to hundreds of thousands of job losses unless the government reins in soaring […]
Read MoreScam centres in Southeast Asia are on the rise despite crackdowns
By Huizhong Wu, AP, and published by Yahoo!News IT OFTEN starts with a text message asking if you are available on weekends, looking for a part-time job or you get a simple “hello” from an unknown number. Halfway across the world, a labourer is usually pulling in 12-16 hour days, sending non-stop messages, hoping […]
Read MoreThailand offers guarantee for pickup truck loans to boost flagging auto sector
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND is offering a guarantee for loans for pickup trucks, a key segment of its car manufacturing industry, as it seeks to boost a flagging auto sector that saw production slump to a four-year low last year. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest autos production centre and an export […]
Read MoreUnions file complaints over Myanmar garment production
By AFP and published by CNA Geneva – A global union announced yesterday (Nov. 13) that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from junta-run Myanmar. The Switzerland-based IndustriALL Global Union said that it and the two banned […]
Read MoreTravel & Tourism pays the price of not investing in peace
THE global Travel & Tourism industry is waiting with bated breath to see what happens next in the Middle East. After ignoring the rising geopolitical tension for months, the industry was jolted out of its comfort zones by a sharp escalation which threatened to again bring the entire house crashing down. Climate change and […]
Read MoreSuthin vows to promote domestic defence industry starting with building a frigate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEFENCE MINISTER SUTHIN Khlangsang today (Apr 4) pledged to promote defence industry beginning with the planned construction of a frigate by a domestic shipbuilder. During the second day of censure debate without a subsequent vote of confidence at parliament, the defence minister confirmed domestic defence industry involving the shipbuilding and […]
Read MorePita pushes fair competition in alcohol industry during Chai Nat visit
MOVE Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat attended a local brew event at Chai Nat province today (July 30) to help push fair competition in the alcohol industry, TV Channel 7 said. Pita said he came to this central region province to taste its famous liquor made from palm sugar and use this opportunity to make […]
Read MoreAfter Titanic sub disaster, industry faces scrutiny
By Reuters and published by CNA THE FIRST fatal accident aboard a deep-sea tourist submersible is certain to raise calls for additional safety regulations, but industry experts say that any new measures may be impossible to enforce given the international nature of the business. Moreover, they say that the tragedy of the Titan submersible […]
Read MoreChalermchai vows to promote ‘Sex toys Made in Thailand’ campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has pledged to promote a novel rubber industry campaign called “Sex toys Made in Thailand.” Chalermchai today (Feb.23) posted on his Facebook page to pledge solid support for the “Sex toys Made in Thailand” campaign under which sex toys will be made of natural […]
Read MoreThailand heading for a bustling high season
THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a busy high season this year with both Thais and foreigners travelling extensively after Covid control measures were relaxed from April onwards with the country fully opened to tourism in July, INN News said this evening (Sept. 3). Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT’s governor, said a large number […]
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