Industry

Households, businesses to pay more for electricity from September as FT rate raised

Thailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has decided to raise the FT (fuel tariff) for electricity for September through December by 68.66 satang per unit, which will bring the average rate for electricity to 4.72 baht per unit, to help ease the f…

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China’s 5G achievements contribute to global development

In a restaurant in Phuket, Thailand, 5G cloud-based multi-task robots lead guests to their tables to order, and then serve the dishes to them, Trend reports citing Xinhua.These robots are made by CloudMinds Robotics, a Shanghai-based tech company which…

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Thailand did not import contaminated Häagen-Dazs ice cream products – FDA

BANGKOK, Thailand has not imported Häagen-Dazs ice cream products which were reported to have high levels of carcinogenic element Ethylene Oxide (ETO), its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.In a statement, Deputy secretary-general of Food and Dru…

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Thailand, Malaysia Strengthened Collaboration On Trade, Digital Economy

BANGKOK, Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, and his Malaysian counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah, yesterday announced to strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade and digital economy.Both sides agreed, at a joint press conference, to work c…

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Electricity rate for August frozen to ease burden on low-income households

The Ministry of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission agreed, at their joint meeting yesterday (Monday), to freeze the electricity rate for August after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed concern that the increase in the fuel tariff (FT),…

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Tensions with U.S. spur Chinese buying of chipmaking stocks

SHANGHAI, Chinese chipmakers’ shares jumped by the most in two years this week as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan heightened tensions with the U.S., driving patriotic bets on a sector Beijing sees as key to its rivalry w…

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Indonesian Company Delivered NC212i Aircraft To Thailand

JAKARTA, Indonesian state-owned aircraft manufacturer, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI), said yesterday that, the company delivered an NC212i aircraft, ordered by Thailand Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (DRRAA).The aircraft took a…

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House panel cuts ?7.4 billion for two F-35A combat jets, Thai air force defends plan

A House subcommittee scrutinising procurement projects of state agencies decided yesterday (Monday) to cut the 7.4-billion-baht budget for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to procure two US-made F-35A combat jets, on the grounds that the US Congress has…

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Thailand’s Auto Production Up 6.53 Percent In June

BANGKOK, Thailand’s auto producers churned out 143,016 vehicles in June, up 6.53 percent year on year, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said yesterday.In the first half of this year, the country’s auto production totalled 870,109 units, an incre…

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Lacklustre trade as ex-farm egg prices increase

Trade at chicken farms in Bangkok’s Rom Sai-Bang Bon area was lacklustre today (Wednesday), the first day that the price of ex-farm chicken eggs increased by 20 satang to 3.40 baht per egg, or a six baht increase for a pack of 30.The price increase, th…

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