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),…
Read MoreSHANGHAI, 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…
Read MoreJAKARTA, 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…
Read MoreBANGKOK, 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…
Read MoreTrade 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…
Read MoreBAKU, Azerbaijan, Ukraine became an Association country of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Trend reports.The signing ceremony took place in Warsaw, Poland. The IEA-Ukraine Joint Association Agreement was signed by German Galushchenko, Ukraine’s …
Read MoreThailand’s trade deficit for the month of June was over 40 billion baht, partly due to a 19% increase in the value of imports, especially energy. The figure includes a 10% increase in the value of exports. The Thai baht also weakened against the US dol…
Read MoreRetail prices of one-litre bottles of palm oil at department stores and super markets have reduced from 69-70 baht to 64-65 baht, in response to a request from the Internal Trade Department.The department’s deputy director-general, Udom Srisomsong, sai…
Read MorePTT Public Company and Bangchak Corporation have agreed to reduce the prices of benzine products at their gas stations by three baht per litre, in line with a drop in global fuel prices, effective from 5am on Friday.Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August …
Read MoreChinese businesses investing in Laos are quickly buying up land for factories, hotels and other development projects, as China’s influence continues to grow in the impoverished, landlocked country to its south.“A lot of Chinese are buying land for futu…
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