Severe shortage of microchips while steel prices rise
THAI manufacturers have been further hit with a double whammy as a severe shortage of microchips has thrown this market into turmoil while prices of all types of steel products are initially rising by 10-15 percent this month, Naewna newspaper said this morning (April 6). Mr. Nawa Chantanasurakorn, vice president of the Federation of […]
Read MoreLarge amount of fuel seized in raid on secret warehouse at border
UPON being alerted by residents of Mae Sot district, just opposite Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, that a large fuel truck had parked at a secret location on the bank of Moei river, authorities quickly went there to investigate and were surprised to find that aside from the truck carrying 20,000 litres of diesel more fuel […]
Read MoreDSI raids Phra Khanong oil depot to check distribution
A DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation police team inspected PTT’s oil storage depot at Phra Khanong today (March 21) to ensure its distribution to petrol pumps is in accordance with market mechanism following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s order that all oil storage facilities nationwide be checked, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Chatchai Khunlohit, deputy director-general of […]
Read MoreFishermen bringing small boats to petrol pumps to fill up amid jerrycan ban
FISHERMEN in southern Satun province have resorted to transporting small boats on motorcycle sidecars to fill up at petrol pumps amid a ban on selling oil in jerrycans, TV Channel 7 and Workpoint News said today (Mar. 14). Many filling stations have limited cars to a maximum of 1,000 baht worth of oil and […]
Read MoreLabour shortage at longan plants, orchards as over 300,000 Cambodians have left
WITH OVER 300,000 Cambodian migrant workers having returned to their homeland due to the five-day clashes along the border that ended on July 28 longan farmers plus owners of plants processing this fruit are facing a labour shortage and while Myanmar workers have been brought in work in their stead at these plants, it […]
Read MoreFriendship Bridge packed as price petrol in Myawaddy soars to 135 baht a litre
THE 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge linking Myawaddy township to Thai Mae Sot town was packed this evening (Feb. 13) as residents drove across the border to the Thai side to fill their tanks with what fuel still available there now costing 135 baht a litre, Naewna newspaper said. Since Feb. 5 when the Thai […]
Read MoreCoconut crisis leads to prices soaring to 40-year high
WHILE a shortage of coconuts has severely affected small traders nationwide the crisis is worse in the South where prices have soared to a 40-year high with the fruit now being sold at 36-40 baht each, up from 14-17 baht, and coconut milk going for 150-160 baht a kilogramme, Amarin TV said last evening […]
Read MoreFreshwater crisis in Krabi with no tap water at Phi Phi islands
AMIDST high summer temperatures Krabi is struggling with a freshwater crisis as there is now no tap water available on Phi Phi islands while this only flows on alternate days in some other areas of this southern province, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 25). The Royal Rainmaking Unit at Krabi Airport started […]
Read MoreUrgent course being launched to train 5,000 nurses in 2 years amid severe shortage
AMID a critical shortage of 50,000 nurses nationwide, the Public Health Ministry is now launching an urgent course to train 2,500 of them a year over two years for a total of 5,000 starting next year, TV Channel 7 said late afternoon today (Feb. 21). Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew said senior officials had […]
Read MoreKoh Samui struggles as water shortage drags on
DESPITE being a renowned tourist destination Koh Samui continues to suffer from water shortage with tap water either not flowing or doing so weakly and this affecting the daily life of local people as well as hotel and tourism operators, Naewna newspaper said today (June 30). Both ordinary people and entrepreneurs have installed tanks […]
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