The Latest Breaking News from Jurin Laksanawisit

Jurin stands firm on noodle prices

Despite mounting calls for a hike in instant noodle retail prices by producers, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit remains adamant the price will remain frozen.

Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2022

Overseas turmoil hits Thai export expansion

Thai exports grew for a 14th consecutive month in April, albeit at a slower pace than a month earlier, despite pressure from a host of factors.

Bangkok Post · May 27, 2022

Thailand may join with Vietnam to control rice trade

Thailand and Vietnam should jointly raise rice prices to boost their bargaining power in the global market, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a move that threatens higher food costs for consumers worldwide.

Bangkok Post · May 27, 2022

Russia eager to see trade top $10bn with Thailand

Russia is adamant about its push for bilateral trade with Thailand reaching US$10 billion (330 billion baht) a year after showing strong interest in investing in the kingdom, says Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.

Bangkok Post · May 21, 2022

Thais willing to join talks on US Indo-Pacific regional pact

The government has asked the Foreign Ministry to announce Thailand's intention to join talks on the US' newly proposed multilateral trade agreement, known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

Bangkok Post · May 21, 2022

Nation asks US to cut it from trade watch list

Thailand has asked the United States to remove the country from its trade watch list this year, a request made during bilateral talks on the sidelines of this year's Apec Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2022

Trade ministers pledge to promote BCG model

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) trade ministers have vowed to promote the bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic model to help rehabilitate their economies, ravaged by more than two years of dealing with the pandemic.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2022

Apec looks to pact to revive growth

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) trade ministers have high hopes for the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), believing that the long-delayed pact can help revitalise their economies battered by the pandemic.

Bangkok Post · May 19, 2022

'World's biggest free trade area' to be meeting's focus

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit will chair four days of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings that have as part of their agenda the ambitious goal of creating the world's biggest free trade area.

Bangkok Post · May 18, 2022

Child safety seat price-fixing probed

The Commerce Ministry has ordered an investigation into complaints that some vendors have marked up prices of child booster seats for cars following an announcement of a new regulation that will make them mandatory.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2022