THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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NO DAMAGE YET FROM EU 'YELLOW CARD'

Seafood exports have not yet suffered from the European Union’s recent “yellow card” imposed on Thailand over illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the Commerce Ministry says.
Deputy Commerce Minister Apiradee Tantraporn said her ministry and seafood exporters would soon hold a roadshow to bolster the confidence of Thailand’s trading partners in the Kingdom’s seafood products.
In the roadshow, the government will reassure foreign importers of her determination to solve the IUU issue within three months, well before the six-month deadline imposed by the EU.
Apiradee estimated that the roadshow would kick off in the middle of this month, with initial destinations including Germany, Britain and France.

TUITION FEES TO RISE
A recent survey by Kasikorn Research Centre indicates that tuition and cram-school fees during the upcoming school term are likely to circulate Bt25 billion in Bangkok, an increase of 4.6 per cent from the same period last year. KResearch said that these tuition fees accounted for 70 per cent of all school-related expenses.
The survey found that on average, parents in the capital spent 30 per cent of their income on food and transport and 17 per cent on their children’s schooling, while saving 15 per cent.The poll also found that 12 per cent of Bangkok parents relied on pawnshops and 11 per cent on various financial institutes.
KResearch claimed that the political stability under a military junta had a positive effect on parents, leading to an increase in education-related spending.

 

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