New campaign encourages farmers to sell online BANGKOK (NNT) – A new campaign by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has made it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to customers online, with a logistic provider now offering discounted transport fees for a fast and safe delivery to customer’s hands. The Department of…
Business Department Aims to Promote SME Listings BANGKOK (NNT) – The Business Development Department has vowed to step up support for medium-sized wholesale and retail operators listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to raise funds to finance business expansion, in addition to ensuring their good corporate governance. Deputy director-general Poonpong Naiyanapakorn said the department…
Demand for wellness accommodation in Thailand continues into 2021 An international real estate and hospitality consultant sees hotel developers continuing to shift their preference towards developing products and services that cater to the rising wellness tourism demand. CBRE, an international real estate and hospitality consultant, says an increased focus on local guests is important as international tourist arrivals remain…
Thailand develops marijuana for health industry leading to avenues for tourism The Ministry of Public Health has brought together 29 pharmaceutical and supplement producers with marijuana growing community enterprises in a major step to develop the plant into a new segment of the health industry, leading to new medicinal products and avenues for tourism. Minister of Public Health…
High-end consumers to sustain Alist’s ambitions Alist Private Co, an importer and distributor of German cameras and equipment, is gearing up to expand its presence in Thailand despite unfavourable global and domestic economic conditions. The company opened a new 70-square-metre branch at Emporium shopping complex in Bangkok and is targeting 30% sales growth this year…
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Thai and US companies sign contract for medical gloves BANGKOK(NNT) – The contract signing ceremony for the purchase of Medical gloves branded SINGHA GLOVE between Singhaseni Group Co., Ltd, The RARE Group LLC and the Quick Aid LLC was held this afternoon at the Rosewood Hotels, Ploenchit Road, Patumwan District, Bangkok. Signing of behalf of Singhaseni Group…
SET trading rose 43% in February, signals recovery Trading value on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in February rose 43% from the same period last year, with stocks in the food, banking and industrial sectors outperforming and providing a strong sign of a global economic recovery. Soraphol Tulayasathien, the SET’s senior executive vice-president, said…
Slow return of foreign tourism makes more redundancies inevitable – Airlines Association of Thailand The president of the Airlines Association of Thailand says further layoffs in the sector are inevitable, due to the slow return of international tourism. In a Bangkok Post report, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth says the sluggish revival of foreign tourism, now not expected…
Economic think-tank says the future of tourism in Thailand hangs on vaccination The research division of Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank says everything hangs on vaccination strategies, both here and abroad. Kevalin Wangpichayasuk from the Kasikorn Research Centre says the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines globally will have a significant impact on the recovery of tourism in the…