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Bill to beef up state firm efficiency passes cabinet
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/08/2017
» A draft bill that is instrumental to state enterprises' efficiency and transparency enhancement gained cabinet approval yesterday. Enforcement is expected to start late this year upon getting final approval from the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
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Optimism about a new pact
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/08/2017
» The government expects a free-trade pact between Asean and Hong Kong to be signed by the end of this year, a move that will enhance trade and investment in the region.
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Raft of aid measures for affected farmers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/08/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a cash handout worth a combined 1.69 billion baht to help ease the plight of farmers in the North and Northeast hit by tropical floods in 36 provinces.
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Plan seeks to lower costs of logistics
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/07/2017
» Thailand is expected to invest extensively in transport infrastructure ranging from rail and marine to airports over the next five years as the 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan aims to cut the country's logistics costs to 12% of GDP by 2021.
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B1.3bn for repurposing farmland
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/07/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a 1.296-billion-baht combined budget to persuade rice farmers to grow others crops and raise livestock instead of off-season rice farming, aiming to cut rice farmland by 700,000 rai in the second crop of 2017-18.
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Shepherding the evolving NESDB
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/07/2017
» Porametee Vimolsiri, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), is equal parts enthusiastic and nervous after the prestigious government planning unit was directed to transform itself into a real think-tank, shaping the country's long-term vision and mission.
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PM urges 27 universities to form clusters
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/07/2017
» Twenty-seven universities are being urged to unite into five clusters for research and development and focus more on market demand to optimise the use of government funding.
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Skills matrix screening for new directors
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/07/2017
» The ground rules for the use of skills matrix, a tool to ascertain applicants' competency and skill level, for appointing new board of directors of the state enterprises go to the cabinet for approval today.
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B619m to go to human development
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/07/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a five-year human development plan worth 619 million baht to accommodate the government's much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the Thailand 4.0 initiative focused on added value, high technology and innovation.
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Hopes high for ease of doing business
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/07/2017
» The government is hoping for a better ranking for Thailand in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index this year, saying it has made a lot of progress on that front, from new business registrations to amended bankruptcy regulations.
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