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B6.5bn in new assistance funds approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/08/2015
» The cabinet has approved urgent aid worth 6.5 billion baht to help poor people and drought-stricken farmers.
Agriculture: El Nino to erode Thai output by 2%
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/07/2015
» The government expects drought from the El Nino weather phenomenon to shave Thai rice production for this year's main crop by 2% to 26 million tonnes, though this could mean a rise in prices.
Employment hit by farm slowdown
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/05/2015
» Thailand's unemployment edged up in the first quarter due largely to a slowdown of employment in the agriculture sector caused by drought and reduced rice farming in the absence of a government rice-pledging scheme.
Subsidies on the way to help rice farmers
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/05/2015
» The government plans to distribute coupons, instead of cash handouts, to ease farming hardships as the new planting season approaches, said government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp.
Rice insurance scheme gets B476m for main 2015 crop
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/04/2015
» The cabinet yesterday approved 476 million baht to finance the rice insurance scheme for the main 2015 crop, effective early next month.
NESDB chief has rosy outlook
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/04/2015
» Though exports are a concern, the government's planning agency is bullish that Thailand's economy is set up to rebound, fuelled by recovering private and public investment and household consumption.
NESDB: Thai economy to grow by 3% in Q1
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/04/2015
» Thai economy likely will grow 3% in the first quarter of 2015, bolstered by tourism, private consumption and government spending, according to the National Economic and Social Development Board.
Government turns focus to spending
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/03/2015
» With export prospects looking dim, the government is now pinning its hopes on state spending and private consumption to shore up the economy.
BAAC will write off debts
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/02/2015
» The government has agreed in principle to a guideline to help alleviate farmers' debt burden to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
VAT revenue points to revival
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2015
» The economy is showing signs of recovery, as indicated by higher value-added tax (VAT) collection last month, says Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula.