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Anti-poverty action projects demanded
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/09/2021
» The government has ordered each province and all 50 Bangkok districts to design projects to assist low-income earners and address poverty in the country in fiscal 2022 and 2023.
5-stage plan to upgrade city airport
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/05/2021
» The government yesterday received an Airports of Thailand (AoT) plan to expand Suvarnabhumi airport involving five stages.
Anti-poverty projects set for FY2021
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/10/2020
» The government is set to launch a number of projects in fiscal 2021, starting this month, to narrow income disparity in all provinces based on the Thai People Map and Analytics Platform (TPMAP), a data analytics tool.
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.
Steel industry petitions for state help
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/12/2019
» Four steel associations have called on the government to help promote the use of locally made steel products in infrastructure development projects.
ABN AMRO hints at EEC hub potential
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2018
» The government aims to attract European finance companies eager to use Thailand as a springboard to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor's (EEC's) financial centre.
Somkid to prod budget use
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/07/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak plans to call a meeting next week with related state agencies to prod them to speed up disbursement of the fiscal 2018 budget, as the budget period ends in two months.
Retailers urge duty free up for main airport shopping
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/03/2018
» Three retail associations on Wednesday submitted an open letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, calling on the government to revise the terms of reference (ToR) for the duty-free shop concession at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, which are due to expire in 2020, allowing greater competition.
ICO and cryptocurrency rules to debut in March
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/02/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to introduce new regulations to supervise initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency in March, while reiterating that investment in such financial instruments carries hefty risks, especially for small investors.
Somkid, Bishop discuss TAFTA revision
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/08/2017
» The Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which came into being in January 2005, is to be revised to broaden the partnership and include the service sector.