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Srettha accuses foe of sour grapes over deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2023
» Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin posted a video message on his Facebook account on Friday claiming that whistleblower and former parlour tycoon Chuvit Kamolvisit made allegations of improper business dealings against him because Mr Srettha declined to buy some of his land on Soi Sukhumvit 24 last year worth 2 billion baht.
Democrats eyeing B1tn in 'unspent funds'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/04/2023
» The Democrat Party has proposed financing its economic policy using one trillion baht drawn from unspent funds kept by various state agencies.
Big four banks cut lending rates
Business, Published on 16/05/2017
» The four largest commercial lenders have cut their prime lending rates, with a focus on the minimum retail rate (MRR), in a range of 25-50 basis points. The move is intended to alleviate pressure after Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong asked banks to narrow the wide interest gap between large and small borrowers.
Rice tumbles on stock sale call
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2014
» Rice farmer Pakasit Jamjaras usually spends his days tilling soil, just like his forefathers. Now he’s been harvesting signatures instead of grain, with a petition to King Bhumibol Adulyadej because the government hasn’t paid for his crop in five months.
NACC targets PM in rice probe
News, Published on 17/01/2014
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will launch a full inquiry into caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's role in the rice-pledging scheme, commissioner Vicha Mahakhun announced on Thursday.
Household debt hurts property sector
Published on 23/08/2013
» Real estate developers are concerned that homebuyers may not be able to pay their loan installments because economic signals indicate that purchasing power is falling due to higher household debt.
Pridiyathorn sounds public debt alarm
Online Reporters, Published on 15/03/2013
» Former Bank of Thailand governor Pridiyathorn Devakula has warned the government about excessive public debt because of its populist policies.
The power of garbage
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/01/2013
» Krungthep Thanakom Co (KT), the business arm of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), recently floated a new project to better deal with the enormous amount of rubbish in Bangkok - a power plant which generates electricity from trash.
B240bn approved for rice pledging scheme
Online Reporters, Published on 02/10/2012
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a total budget of 240 billion baht for a new round of rice price pledging, destined for the 15 million tonnes harvest due to begin this month, permanent secretary for commerce Watcharee Wimuktayon said.
Business: Govt passes the exam
Online Reporters, Published on 23/08/2012
» The Pheu Thai coalition government passed the examination after its first year in office, Issara Boonyang, chairman of the Housing Estate Business Association, said on Thursday.