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Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/09/2014
» Thailand and China on Thursday agreed to revive a forum aimed at boosting mutual trade and investment as Beijing continues to court the kingdom.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/08/2014
» The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has been tasked with conducting a feasibility study for the development of three additional dual-track rail routes using 1.435-metre standard gauge at a top speed of 160 km/h.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/06/2014
» The planned high-cost high-speed trains will most certainly be shelved by the National Council for Peace and Order, which is due to meet this week to discuss the sources to fund the new infrastructure development projects.
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/05/2014
» Japanese investors have asked the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to carry on building flood prevention projects initiated by the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/05/2014
» There is a dearth of skilled labour in the eastern seaboard, the centre of export-oriented industries, despite a climb in the country’s overall unemployment rate.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/04/2014
» Thailand’s lofty plan to cut logistics costs as a share of GDP by two percentage points by the end of 2016 is unlikely to bear fruit now that the 2-trillion-baht infrastructure bill has been frozen.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/03/2014
» The next government is likely to bank on its fiscal budget, borrowing and private investment to finance infrastructure projects, but the outlay might be cut back to only about 1.1 trillion baht against 2 trillion planned earlier.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/03/2014
» With the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure plans frozen by the Constitution Court's ruling, the private sector is urging the new government to make dual-track rail development a top priority.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/03/2014
» The government is poised to resort back to financial institutions’ loans or the fiscal budget deficit to finance the infrastructure development if the planned 2-trillion-baht infrastructure loan bill falls through.
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/12/2013
» A feasibility study and environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Dawei infrastructure projects worth a combined 50.2 billion baht will continue despite the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure plan being stalled.