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Cabinet okays EEC smart city deal
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/03/2022
» The cabinet approved a smart city development on Tuesday, the fifth flagship infrastructure project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with investment worth a combined 1.34 trillion baht over 10 years.
Unemployment rate reaches 2.25% in Q3
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/11/2021
» Thailand's labour market has been severely affected by the strict measures to control the spread of Covid-19, with the unemployment rate jumping to 2.25% in the third quarter from 1.89% in the previous three months, while household debt continued to grow.
Govt boosts Covid war chest
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/12/2020
» The cabinet yesterday approved an 11.3-billion-baht budget to deal with the re-emerging of Covid-19.
Tambon university scheme gets green light
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/10/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday gave the nod to a 10-billion-baht budget for the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation to implement the so-called One Tambon One University scheme.
Debt steady from weak housing sales
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/12/2019
» Thailand's household debt in the second half this year has slowed from the first half thanks to weak housing demand, excess supply in the property market and tighter lending from financial institutions.
OECD outlines transition keys
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/02/2019
» Regional development, multi-level governance and water security are the keys to Thailand becoming a high-income economy, says the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
EEC head: Target sectors need 1m-plus workers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/02/2019
» Demand for human resources in the government’s 12 targeted industries is estimated at more than 1 million over the next 12 years (2019-2030), according to the latest study by the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office.
Giving wings to the elusive aerotropolis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/08/2018
» John D Kasarda is the director of the Center of Air Commerce at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, president and chief executive of Aerotropolis Business Concepts LLC, president of the Aerotropolis Institute of China and editor-in-chief of Logistics, an international scholarly journal. He has also published more than 100 articles and 10 books on airport cities, aviation infrastructure, urban economic development and competitiveness.
A golden opportunity for at-risk kids
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/07/2018
» Golden Hill Village in Krok Phra district, Nakhon Sawan is not only a rest area and restaurant, but also the site of Phutong Learning Centre, where juveniles on probation, the disabled and regular folks can get trained for a better future.
Japan offers loans for high-tech HR
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/04/2018
» The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has offered 2.7 billion baht in soft loans to the Thai government to fund human resource development projects for industries handling high technology and innovation.