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Cabinet approves B42bn aid
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/07/2021
» The cabinet has approved a 42-billion-baht package of financial assistance for people and businesses affected by the government's partial Covid-19 lockdown, currently implemented in Bangkok and nine other provinces to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Southern corridor under consideration
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2021
» The government is mulling the establishment of a Southern Border Economic Corridor (SBEC), spanning the southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, along with four districts of Songkhla province -- Chana, Na Thawi, Saba Yoi and Thepha -- to ensure greater efficacy in terms of development plans for the region.
State agencies drive HM King Rama IX's projects, ensuring legacy lives on
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/12/2020
» His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great has been gone four years already. Yet Thais continue expressing their love and loyalty to the revered monarch.
Artificial reef revives poor fishing village
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/08/2020
» An artificial reef project initiated by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother has helped to revive marine resources and boost the economy of a once-poor fishing village in Narathiwat.
Minimum wage waiver floated to sustain SMEs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/04/2020
» The government is being advised to waive the daily minimum wage requirement for six months to help entrepreneurs maintain employment during the pandemic.
Seeing the (mangrove) forest for the trees
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2019
» Wit and intelligence were vital to the man's development, but for Sanit Aksornkoae, chairman of the government's planning unit, what's more important is a man's good heart and good spirits.
Durian quality scheme gets growth boost
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/11/2018
» A project to improve the quality of durian will be expanded to cover Pattani and Narathiwat as well as Yala in the far South, with a projected yield of 3,000 tonnes for export to China next year.
4 more areas to try sufficiency economy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/02/2017
» The Pid Thong Lang Phra royal programme has teamed up with four state agencies to promote the application of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's sufficiency economy philosophy in Khon Kaen and the restive southernmost provinces.
Fresh bid to woo investors to deep South
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/07/2016
» The government is likely to wrap up a new package of privileges this month to entice investment in the deep South.
Deep South in line for economic aid measures
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/06/2016
» The government is considering additional measures to attract investment to the three southernmost provinces in order to boost people's income, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.