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Govt to spend B35bn on Covid vaccines
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/12/2021
» A budget of 35 billion baht will be spent on purchasing 90 million doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, according deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.
Firms want govt to give jab tax relief
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/08/2021
» The government is being encouraged to allow companies to have the cost of providing Covid-19 vaccines to their employees deducted from their corporate tax, as an indirect economic stimulus.
B700bn loan gets govt nod
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/05/2021
» The cabinet has approved the draft of an executive decree authorising the government to borrow an additional 700 billion baht to revitalise the economy battered by the latest wave of Covid-19 infections, a government source said.
PM agrees to bail out 7 airlines
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/08/2020
» The government has promised to inject 24 billion baht in soft loans to help bail out seven domestic low-cost airlines, while demanding in return that the airlines retain their 20,000 staff throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
Plan 'last chance' for THAI, warns Prayut
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/05/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said the financially-ailing Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) will be given one last chance to turn itself around.
Cabinet gives green light to B1.9tn stimulus
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved 1.9-trillion-baht spending to help people and businesses affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including 600 billion baht for six-month cash giveaways and 500-billion-baht soft loans for small and medium-sized businesses.
9 million fit for B5,000 relief
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/04/2020
» Nine million people out of 21.7 million who registered will be eligible for the 5,000-baht financial aid granted by the government to ease the impact of Covid-19, says government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat.
Somkid tells public not to panic
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has asked the public not to panic about the coronavirus outbreak or economic problems by giving assurances that Thailand will be steered through difficult times.
New rule makes it legal to grow hemp
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/01/2020
» The cabinet has pushed through a ministerial regulation allowing hemp to be produced, imported and exported after the Public Health Ministry sought to remove the plant from the list of narcotics last year.
Somkid backing for embattled Lam
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/10/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Thursday voiced moral support for Hong Kong's embattled chief executive Carrie Lam, saying the semi-autonomous region of China remains full of potential despite ongoing protests.