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Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/06/2021
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the allocation of 2.25 billion baht from a central budget reserved for emergency purposes in fiscal 2021 to hire 10,000 new university graduates for one year, in a move to help people financially suffering from the coronavirus outbreak.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/06/2021
» The government is set to roll out a fresh 50% co-payment subsidy for the monthly salary of employees of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), its latest move to deter mass layoffs in the country.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/05/2021
» Thailand is in dire need of a great overhaul in the post-Covid-19 period with a focus on narrowing economic disparity and investing in advanced technology and environmental conservation, says the state planning unit's chief.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/05/2021
» The Board of Investment (BoI) is being urged to implement more proactive approaches to promote investment, especially in targeted industries.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/05/2021
» Unemployment is likely to soar this year because of the severe impact being felt by the third wave of Covid-19, warned a government planning unit.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/05/2021
» The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year -- an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter -- after it was boosted by a continued increase in agricultural production, recovery of non-agricultural production, acceleration in domestic investments, rise in government consumption expenditure and improvement in exports of goods.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/05/2021
» Thailand should try its best to curb a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, especially preventing the spread of the Indian variant which might enter the country via the Myanmar border. Otherwise, additional borrowing to fight the new outbreak and rehabilitate the economy will be inevitable, warned Kobsak Pootrakool, former minister to the Prime Minister's Office.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/04/2021
» The Thai economy faces a spate of challenges with the latest outbreak compounding the difficulty of recovery efforts.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/04/2021
» Thailand risks lagging behind Malaysia, Vietnam and even Indonesia for investment competitiveness if obstacles are not smoothed over, warns the former senior country officer and managing director for JPMorgan Thailand.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/04/2021
» Provincial governors and administrative organisations are being urged to play a more proactive part to help boost investments in their provinces.