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Pork smugglers facing crackdown
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2023
» Over the past three years, there has been a 20-fold increase in the number of arrests made for the smuggling of pig products.
PM meets central bank chief
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday he would hold more talks with Bank of Thailand governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput to fine-tune their views on the country's economic, financial and monetary affairs.
BoT cracks down on lending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/06/2023
» The Bank of Thailand plans to implement new lending guidelines to prevent over-indebtedness of household borrowers, says Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya, assistant governor of payment systems policy and financial consumer protection group.
SMEs urged to look beyond Thailand
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/11/2022
» The courage to venture to overseas frontiers and easier access to loans are the key factors to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) becoming exporters, according to lenders and industry leaders.
Exim Bank chief offers advice to exporters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/10/2022
» The depreciation of the baht will not continue to benefit local exporters in the long term because of the currency's volatility, according to Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) president Rak Vorrakitpokatorn.
Export checks raised to curb drug trafficking
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/12/2021
» Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat has instructed the Customs Department to beef up its inspections of international freight using Thailand as a transit point following the seizure of 446 kilogrammes of heroin in Taiwan worth around 6 billion baht.
Customs launches digital tax coupon for traders
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/08/2021
» The Customs Department's online payment system has been completed and the digital tax compensation system is slated to begin on Sept 21, says director-general Patchara Anuntasilpa.
Coins in circulation poised to decline by up to 40%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/09/2020
» The amount of coins in circulation is expected to decline by 30-40% in five years because of the increase in cashless transactions, says the Treasury Department.
Bridging the generation gap in public service
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/05/2019
» Job advertisements that showed senior and junior public servants working together at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), later circulated through social media to entice millennial talent to the Finance Ministry's think tank, provide a window into the modern-day management practices under Lavaron Sangsnit's leadership.
B1m platinum coin to commemorate King's coronation
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/02/2019
» The Treasury Department will debut a platinum coin to commemorate King Rama X's coronation day, with a precedent-setting price of 1 million baht.