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Co-op seeks urgent B10bn rehab loan
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 22/04/2016
» A group of people affected by the multi-billion-baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal has urged the cabinet to approve an urgent 10-billion-baht loan request to fund a debt rehabilitation plan for the stricken cooperative.
Water office warns drought is spreading
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 10/04/2016
» More than half of the country outside of irrigation zones is close to a drought crisis, according to the Royal Irrigation Department.
PM gets new armoured cars worth B39m
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 29/03/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's two armoured Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard sedans, worth a hefty 19.5 million baht each, are ready to hit the road.
Former Wat Sa Ket abbot found dead
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 26/01/2016
» Phra Phromsuthi, the 58-year-old former abbot of Wat Sa Ket in Bangkok, was found dead in his room at the temple yesterday morning.
Government denies 'slave' claims in AP report
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 22/12/2015
» The government has dismissed a recent report by the Associated Press that Thai authorities turned a blind eye to slave-like labour conditions in the shrimp industry.
Govt denies AP report on shrimp-peeling 'slaves'
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 21/12/2015
» A recent report by AP news agency that slave-like labour conditions in the shrimp industry were tolerated by Thai authorities was not true, the government declared on Monday, insisting serious efforts were being made to end labour abuse and asking for fair reporting by the media.
Government wants 10,000 new SMEs in 3 years
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 25/11/2015
» The government plans to foster the launch of 10,000 new small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2018 to help develop the national economy.
Klong Dan firm to get B10bn
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 18/11/2015
» The cabinet yesterday approved a budget of 9.8 billion baht to pay the NVPSKG consortium, the contractor of the canned multi-billion-baht Klong Dan waste water treatment in Samut Prakan province, government spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said.
Locals wary of rural aid scheme
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 16/11/2015
» As the government vaunts its "tambon fund" scheme to boost the local economy, residents in the Northeast say they back the idea but worry about how well it will tackle the ailing economy in rural areas.
Thailand, Sri Lanka target $1bn in trade
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 03/11/2015
» Thailand and Sri Lanka have pledged to boost the volume of bilateral trade to US$1 billion (around 35.5 billion baht) by next year.