Consumers hit as prices of papayas too rise sharply
HOT ON heels of pork prices having risen are complaints from vendors that papayas too are now more expensive with the variety suitable for making the Thai salad som tum currently being sold at 18 a kilogramme from seven baht earlier, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 17) This TV channel’s reporters visited a plantation […]
Read MoreEx-minister: Whole economic structure needs adjusting due to rising food prices
FORMER commerce minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said in a Facebook post today (Jan. 15) that with prices of daily necessities having jumped amid low wages it is now necessary to adjust the whole economic structure, Matichon newspaper said. He warned that the entire economy could collapse and if this happened it would take a long […]
Read MorePrayut orders military units to grow parsley to curb soaring prices
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Nov. 4) ordered military units across the country to grow parsley plants in their premises to help contain the soaring prices of the popular vegetable. Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on quoted Prayut as saying during today’s cabinet meeting that various military units are being tasked […]
Read MoreUS home prices climb to record in pandemic as buyers seek space
By Associated Press, published by Fox Business New York — A renter most of his adult life, Clarence Swann became fearful that landlords would use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to gouge their tenants. So, with a desire to move near family, the retired veteran bought his first home last month at the age […]
Read MorePattaya slashes prices to draw Thai tourists
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOTELS, RESTAURANTS and spa parlours in Pattaya will offer a 50% price cut for Thai visitors as part of a concerted plan to promote the beach resort city’s tourist industry. Pinnart Charoenphon, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya branch office, confirmed today (June 19) more than 100 hotels, restaurants […]
Read MoreGold heading for ‘never really imagined’ price levels amid volatility
By Anna Golubova, Kitco News THERE is a lot of volatility ahead for gold, whether it be this year or this decade, with new investors embracing the precious metal in its traditional or digital forms, according to Digix co-founder and COO Shaun Djie. Gold’s investor-base is already widening as many new type of traders have […]
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