Tag: Prasert Boonchaisuk
Farmers ask that govt build cold storage to cushion fruit surplus
BANGKOK, 21 May 2013 – Thai farmers are requesting that the government build cold storage to preserve fruits, particularly rambutan which is facing...
Thailand & UK enter official pact to promote SMEs
BANGKOK, 20 May 2013 – Thailand and the United Kingdom have signed an official agreement to promote small- and medium-sized enterprises ahead of...
Anti-flood walls for Thai industrial estates almost completed
BANGKOK, May 15 – Thailand’s Industry Ministry will earmark a Bt1.754 billion (US$60 million) subsidy for the construction of flood-prevention walls at four...
Industry Ministry mulls industrial estates in Thailand’s four regions
BANGKOK, March 26 –The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has been assigned to set up industrial estates in four regions of the...
Local SMEs affected by new daily minimum wage to receive more...
BANGKOK, 14 February 2013 The Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Committee has agreed to implement special measures to help SME operators, who have been...
Smaller businesses, textile industry feel most severe impact from wage hike
Thailand’s minimum wage hike to Bt300 has increased the capital costs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by almost six percent, with the...
More cushion measures for SMEs expected in next few months when...
BANGKOK, 10 January 2013 The Industry Ministry will find solutions to break the impact of the 300-baht minimum wage for SME businesses across...
Bids for investment incentives hits record high last year
BANGKOK, Jan 10 - Applications for investment privileges in Thailand reached a historic level of Bt1.46 trillion -- nearly US$48 billion -- in...
Bids for investment incentives rocket to Bt1 trillion
BANGKOK, Dec 27 – Applications for investment privileges in Thailand jumped to a historic volume of Bt1 trillion during Jan 1-Dec 20 this...
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Beach operators alert Pattaya officials over suspicious fuel smell from sand barge
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya were alerted on June 30 after beach operators reported a strong fuel-like smell drifting ashore, raising concerns among...
Chinese investment expands in Sriracha with massive 100-rai mixed-use development
SRIRACHA, Thailand – A large-scale Chinese-invested mixed-use development has emerged in Sriracha, Chonburi, featuring a fully integrated commercial hub with shops, restaurants, and construction...
Two foreigners arrested in Pattaya barber shop raids
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police in Chonburi conducted coordinated inspections of businesses in Pattaya after receiving social media intelligence regarding suspected illegal foreign labor,...
Police detain armed man with knives and suspected drugs in Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Jomtien coordinated with local police to detain a man found carrying two knives and suspected illegal substances...
Mercedes rams 8 vehicles in Bangkok crash as rider recounts horror moment
BANGKOK, Thailand – A food delivery rider has described the terrifying moment a red-plated Mercedes-Benz went on a rampage along Srinakarin Road in Wang...