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The incoming government should review its policy to raise the daily minimum wage to 300 baht because manufacturers would not be able to carry the added labour cost, the chairman of Khon Kaen Federation of Industries said on Wednesday.

According to the Deputy Director, the Thailand Ministry of Education is warning all schools who offer Education Visas to foreigners to be legitimate and make sure students adhere to attendance and testing requirements.

Bank of Thailand expects a mild impact on inflation if the minimum wage hike is raised to Bt300 as campaigned by the Pheu Thai government, on anticipation that the increase would be gradual.

Association of Thai Travel Agents' members handled 216,257 international travellers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in May representing a remarkable growth of 212.93% from 69,107 visits during the same month last year, according to the association's latest data.

Google is introducing free websites to help 50,000 small Thai businesses get online over the next 12 months, says Julian Persaud, managing director of Google Southeast Asia.

The Thailand Futures Exchange yesterday kicked off its silver futures trading with 555 contracts in the first two sessions, which is seen an encouraging sign as it also hopes to introduce oil and exchange-rate products later this year.

CAT Telecom and TOT Plc plan to merge their third generation (3G) networks to provide blanket high-speed wireless broadband coverage nationwide through a roaming agreement.

As the world's biggest shrimp exporter, Thailand employs advanced shrimp-farming technology such as bio-security farming, a system that increases yield and ensures high quality.

Saha Farms plans expansion to meet soaring demand for Thai chicken

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