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NESDB sounds alarm on unemployment
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/02/2012
» Unemployment may rise in the first half of this year due to the floods and higher wages, the National Economic and Social Development Board warned yesterday.
Fifth bridge to Laos to be proposed at Udon meeting
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/02/2012
» A fifth bridge between Thailand and Laos will be proposed at the mobile cabinet meeting in Udon Thani this Wednesday.
Highway, industrial zone proposed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/01/2012
» Experts are proposing a new highway linking Ratchaburi and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, western and eastern floodways, a new economic zone and an outer ring road for eastern Bangkok as solutions to flooding problems.
Balanced budget pledge to be kept
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/01/2012
» Kittiratt Na-Ranong, deputy prime minister and newly appointed finance minister, vowed to maintain a target set by the government's economic agencies to reach a balanced budget within the next four years.
Development plan keys road, rail links
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/01/2012
» Thailand needs to accelerate developing transport connecting neighbouring countries to create trade and investment opportunities for Thai entrepreneurs in the Mekong sub-region.
Projects key to growth
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/01/2012
» Investment and exports will be the main factors driving the Thai economy this year, while risks include the shaky European economies and the government's water management capability, says a government think tank.
2 trillion urged for infrastructure
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/01/2012
» Thailand must invest 2.27 trillion baht in new infrastructure over the next 10 years, including new inter-city road links, high-speed train networks and urban mass transit systems, a government committee in charge of future development strategy says.