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Economic tools can cut carbon
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/01/2024
» Thailand should consider using a variety of economic tools to curb carbon dioxide emissions in the long term, says Deloitte Thailand.
Minister eyes quick aid for small firms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/09/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow has stressed the need to speed up help for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are still reeling from the impact of Covid-19, as the move can stimulate efforts to restore the pandemic-ravaged economy.
Epac to extend assistance schemes through year-end
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/08/2022
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has resolved to extend subsidy programmes to relieve the impact of high cooking gas prices and electricity bills on households until the end of this year.
Discounts on cooking gas and power tariff
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/08/2022
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) on Monday agreed to extend a subsidy for cooking gas for social welfare beneficiaries and assistance for household electricity bills until the end of this year.
Electricity bills to surge as power tariff hits all-time high
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/06/2022
» Thais face pricier electricity bills, with the power tariff increasing to a record high of 4.4 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) between September and December, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Oil refineries face state price cap
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/06/2022
» Energy authorities are considering imposing a price cap on oil sold by Thai refineries to better control energy inflation, with ongoing measures to tackle the problem scheduled to end this month.
Call for radical fuel subsidy reform
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/11/2021
» Oil experts have called on the government to find new ways to subsidise diesel prices, target only specific groups of customers for help, and end the current blanket subsidy for all motorists.
PTT on verge of hotel venture
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/09/2017
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, is expected to find a partner by November to invest in new budget hotels located near its petrol stations.
Soft loans aid conservation
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/06/2016
» Some 21 businesses have received soft loans either for modifying machines and electrical equipment or energy-saving renovations, said the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE).
Implanting ecological concerns
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/03/2012
» Klaeng municipality in Rayong rarely makes the headlines, but a decade of determined effort to go green has given it a certain status. It has quietly attracted more than 7,000 visitors from 100 municipalities in Thailand and abroad to study its waste-management successes.