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Businesses urged to intensify push to tackle climate change

Businesses need to accelerate their existing adoption of digitisation, electrification and automation in an effort to curb climate change and gear towards sustainability. All these processes would prove that they would be able to compensate businesses and even generate profits, according to France-based industrial technology company Schneider Electric.

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Thai Credit banks $105m IFC loan

International Finance Corp (IFC), a unit of the World Bank Group, is providing a US$105-million loan to Thai Credit Retail Bank Plc (Thai Credit) to support female entrepreneurs in Thailand.

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Roojai boosts portfolio with FWD deal

Roojai, Thailand's leading online insurance provider, has agreed to acquire FWD General Insurance Plc in Thailand for an undisclosed amount.

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New online commerce surges in Thailand

So-called "shoppertainment", where content and commerce converge on a platform, has become the next era of online commerce, expected to be worth US$1 trillion across Asia-Pacific by 2025, says Sirinit Virayasiri, head of business marketing for Thailand TikTok.

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Care sought for other jumbos

Thailand is seeking to strike deals with several veterinarian organisations in Sri Lanka to ensure proper care for Thai ambassador elephants, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said on Wednesday.

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Drivers warned of obscure road rules in holiday hotspots including Spain, France and Thailand

Driving abroad can be pretty terrifying, especially if you’re doing it for the first time - so we've listed the most obscure road rules on holiday.

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Sugar Rallies on Drought Conditions in Thailand

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed +0.21 (+0.90%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed up +7.70 (+1.18%). Sugar prices Wednesday climbed to a 1-week high and closed moderately higher. Excessive dryness in Thailand, the world's third-largest sugar producer, may curb sugar production and...

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Four Thai hotels among ‘world’s top 10’

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has welcomed the news that four hotels in Thailand have received top-10 scores by La Liste, an authoritative French hotel and restaurant rating guide, a government spokesman says.

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GPO signs vaccine pact with Korean biotech giant

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has bolstered its partnership with SK bioscience of South Korea to enhance regional vaccine security, starting with the production of influenza vaccines scheduled for availability next year.

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Student fighting for life thousands of miles from home after balcony fall

Jack Heathcock was enjoying his 'dream summer holiday' when he fell from the third floor balcony

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Brit student fighting for life after falling from balcony while backpacking in Thailand

Jack Heathcock, 21, a nursing student originally from Redcar, Teesside had been on a 'dream summer holiday' backpacking around Thailand with a couple of pals when the horrific accident happened

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GDP growth outlook remains at 3.0-3.5%

Thailand's economy is expected to grow 3.0% to 3.5% this year, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) said on Wednesday, unchanged from its previous forecast, as tourism gathers momentum but exports soften.

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Inflation unexpectedly up in June but at slower pace

Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.23% in June from a year earlier, slowing from a 0.53% year-on-year rise in the previous month, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Ex-minister plays down unrest

A former tourism and sports minister said even if Thailand experiences political demonstrations, foreign tourists would not be affected unless protesters disrupted airport operations as happened in 2008.

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Politics, sports don't mix

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT), which oversees football, futsal and beach football, has made national headlines over the past few days, but not in a good way.

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Tackling vague laws, for public safety

In Bangkok's construction industry, demands for kickbacks from city authorities are nothing new. But when it was the Bangkok governor who exposed the corruption himself, change may be on the way.

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BoI pins hopes for growth on new Chinese investors

The Board of Investment (BoI) expects two Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers to fuel growth of the Thai EV industry through their planned investments here.

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Drones with thermal cameras help in effort to save sea turtles from extinction

Teams in Thailand are using the DJI Mavic 3T to identify nesting sites from above, helping protect the endangered Leatherback turtle

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Thailand chooses a House speaker as the Move Forward Party tries to secure the prime minister job

Thailand’s new government is a step closer to forming with the speaker of the House of Representative chosen on Tuesday

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Hua Lamphong train station among new historical sites

The Department of Fine Arts has declared five facilities owned by the State Railway of Thailand to be historical sites, including Bangkok's renowned Hua Lamphong railway station.

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2023 exports seen between 0.5% fall and 1% growth

Thailand's exports are expected to show between a 0.5% drop and a 1.0% rise this year as global demand remains soft but a weak baht is supportive, the Thai National Shippers' Council said on Tuesday.

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Stocks to rebound on government optimism - analysts

Thailand’s stocks may rebound in the fourth quarter as the appointment of a new government will likely bolster optimism about the prospects of fiscal stimulus spurring sluggish economic growth, according to a survey of analysts.

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Lotus's unveils smart unmanned store

Lotus's hypermarket, in collaboration with True Digital, on Monday officially launched Lotus's Pick & Go by True Digital -- Thailand's first smart unmanned store -- at Lotus's North Ratchapruek community centre flagship store, reflecting their adoption of the latest technology to transform the retail industry.

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Thailand tipped to be a leading EV market

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain market share globally, with Thailand and Indonesia being key markets within Asean, says a research agency.

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Volunteers wanted for vaccine study

Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine is recruiting volunteers to take part in a new study aimed at assessing the efficacy of the Moderna bivalent Covid-19 vaccine in protecting against new sub-variants of the Omicron virus and whether or not it should be recommended as an alternative booster shot in Thailand.

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