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Adapt to new tax policy
News, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2024
» Thailand is now faced with the inevitable task of imposing a top-up tax on transnational firms operating within its borders, in compliance with the global requirements of the Global Minimum Tax (GMT). This tax policy imposes a formidable challenge for the government as it seeks to maintain the nation's competitiveness and continue attracting vital foreign direct investment (FDI).
Long road ahead for EV industry
Editorial, Published on 14/07/2024
» The ongoing price wars and uncertainty surrounding insurance coverage for electric vehicles serve as reminders that Thailand's EV industry is still in a transitional stage. However, these challenges should not deter the nation from its path towards an electric future.
Selling the family silver?
News, Editorial, Published on 27/09/2021
» The cabinet's plan to launch a scheme to attract wealthy foreigners for long-term stays in the country by offering them the right to own property is controversial as many critics brand it as a khai chart [traitorous] idea.
PM, a plan and a canal
News, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has taken the right steps over the latest resurrection of the Kra Canal. But that doesn't mean he's going to get much support or win over public opinion on the matter. By ordering two new studies into updated proposals for building the canal, he will get criticism from both sides. Proponents of what they want to call the "Thai Canal" think he is taking too long and opponents of the proposal believe he should do nothing.
Time for BMA to get on its bike
News, Editorial, Published on 03/06/2018
» At a glance, today would seem like a big day for cyclists taking part in the inaugural World Bicycle Day. More than 1,000 bicyclists will form a procession, which will start at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's lan khon muang and then proceed to the United Nations office on Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
Centre deal doubts irk
News, Editorial, Published on 27/01/2017
» The Finance Ministry's Treasury Department must give a clear explanation for why it proposed that the cabinet extend the contract to manage the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) to the same company to 50 years without calling a new bid.