The Ministry of Public Health is accelerating the setting up of at least a model flea market in each province in order to promote food safety standards. Deputy Public Health Minister Surawit Khonsomboon said that the project would be completed by the end of 2012, in response to the Government’s policy to develop Thailand as the “Kitchen of the World.”
Thai private companies have been urged to invest more in foreign countries, in preparation for the ASEAN Economic Community, which is less than three years away. Thai outbound investment was the topic of discussion at the Fiscal Policy Office’s Symposium 2012, held at the Amari Watergate Hotel in Bangkok on 13 September 2012.
Specifically, purpose of TEBA is to promote cooperation in various industrial, technological and scientific spheres between enterprises, companies, universities from Thailand and Europe. TEBA’s activities is mostly concentrate on investment promotion and technology transfer rendering assistance industrial areas through capacity building programmes
The government has called a meeting of nine ministries related to the economy today to discuss measures to deal with the looming impact of the eurozone debt crisis on the Thai economy.
Thai-German Products Plc (TGPRO) hopes to quadruple its annual revenue to about 4.5 billion baht after regional integration under the Asean Economic Community from 2015 paves the way for the SET-listed stainless steel pipe maker to make full use of its monthly production capacity of 4,000 tonnes.
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, launched its 7th annual Schneider Electric Challenge 2011.
Thai-European Business Association and its corporate partners had a meeting on the 5th April 2012 with Dr. Atchaka Sibunruang, Deputy Secretary General of BoI to follow up from previous meeting with Minister Pongsavas Svasti to setup the structure to the joint committee and officially appoint industrial sub-committee from the Ministry of Industry.
The Education Ministry – faced for years with steadily dropping scores by top international assessors -plans a project of educational improvement among Thai students in an attempt to upgrade their quality standards.
Thai-European Business Association (TEBA) and its partners had a meeting with Mister of Industry H.E. Pongsvas Svasti on 13th March 2012, a proposed joint working committee was established with intention to follow up with actions to be taken according to industrial specific recommendations. Dr. Atchaka Sibunruang, Secretary General, Thailand Board of Investment has been appointed to chaired the Joint Committee collaborating with Thai-European Business Association (TEBA), 5 industrial sectors have been set as priorities are: Food, Pharmaceuticals, Automotive/Autoparts, Aerospace and Green Technology.
304 Industrial Park in Prachin Buri has welcomed the relocation of 10 factories so far this year, following the disastrous floods that severely hit the Central region of Thailand and caused severe supply-chain disruptions.
Small cars emitting low levels of carbon dioxide may be granted excise tax reductions, but large cars with similarly low levels of gas output may not receive same benefit.
Michelin Siam decorates its pavilion to show innovation of tire under the concept “Michelin A Touch of Tire.” Learn about Michelin’s development path starting from the plantation of rubber to its high-technology tire production process through exhibition in rubber plantation zone, Michelin laboratory as well as 4-dimension technology in the 4D theatre.