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More stimulus measures in store to drive spending
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/10/2020
» The government looks set to introduce fresh stimulus measures, particularly aiming to spur spending by middle- and high-income earners and boost private investment.
High-speed rail project gets B12bn budget boost
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/09/2020
» The cabinet yesterday gave permission for the Transport Ministry to increase its budget by 12 billion baht for the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project that is planned to run from Bangkok to Nong Khai province in the North.
Centre orders agencies to hasten projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/09/2020
» The Center for Economic Situation Administration has ordered responsible agencies to rev up infrastructure projects worth a total 1.22 trillion baht as planned, in part to boost the economy in the medium and long terms.
Govt plans B51bn cash handout
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/09/2020
» The government will hand out a total of 51 billion baht to 24 million people, mostly those with low incomes, to boost domestic consumption and support the economy which is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
PM dusts off South Land Bridge plan
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/09/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday ordered a new feasibility study into a proposal to build a land bridge between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, seen as a potential key part of a new major economic development plan in the South.
Govt to subsidise graduates' wages
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/09/2020
» The cabinet yesterday approved a new measure to create jobs as the government tries to revive an economy devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Daunting double portfolio
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2020
» Supattanapong Punmeechaow is doubling up as deputy prime minister and energy minister in the cabinet reshuffle published in the Royal Gazette on Aug 6.
New centre to rehabilitate economy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/08/2020
» The cabinet yesterday gave the green light to establish a centre to handle the country's economic rehabilitation from the coronavirus crisis.
Thai Airways to nominate board members to execute rehab
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/08/2020
» Six members of Thai Airways International Plc's (THAI) board of directors will be nominated to execute the airline's debt rehabilitation plan and their names will be submitted to the Central Bankruptcy Court on Aug 17, according to THAI's acting president, Chansin Treenuchagron.
Cabinet exodus shakes faith in EEC
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/07/2020
» The recent resignations of economic tsar Somkid Jatusripitak, the former deputy prime minister, and four economic ministers including former Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana, have ignited concerns about planned big-ticket infrastructure development projects such as the government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).