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Farm income continues brisk recovery
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/08/2018
» Farm income continued to improve for a fifth straight month in July, reinforcing signs that the economic recovery has trickled down to grassroots people, says a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Ekniti: Prior income funds exempt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/09/2018
» Fixed income funds set up before a 15% withholding tax on gains from such mutual funds is enforced will remain tax-exempt, says the Revenue Department's chief.
Sontirat: Focused on rural income
Business, Published on 02/10/2018
» In the months leading up to the general election, Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong has pledged to speed up local economy development projects and promotional campaigns for the service business and high-value trees.
Income-producing property in Phuket
Business, Published on 03/10/2018
» Phuket is Thailand's leading island destination with tourist arrivals reaching 8.4 million in 2017. The ongoing growth of tourism has driven a demand for change in the condominium market, from holiday homes to income-producing properties over a period of time.
Department studies income tax cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/07/2019
» The Revenue Department is studying two options for the government's personal income tax cut campaign promise -- one an outright 10-percentage point cut across tax brackets and the other a 10% cut across brackets.
Avoiding the middle-income trap
Business, Published on 25/09/2019
» Slowing growth across emerging markets is placing some key nations at greater risk of becoming caught in the middle-income trap, which reflects stagnating gains in GDP per capita that effectively delay their convergence with higher-income economies.
Scaling the high-income ladder
Business, Published on 07/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's speech at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York was chock-full of talking points, but the one that stood out was his declaration that Thailand would become a rich country by 2036.
KBank targets middle-income clients
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/02/2019
» Kasikornbank (KBank), the country's second-largest bank by assets, plans to shift its focus in bancassurance business to the middle-income segment as it looks to diversify income sources and boost revenue.
Lower-income nations' jab lessons
Oped, Published on 24/01/2024
» There was a global sigh of relief when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared in May 2023 that Covid-19 was no longer a public-health emergency of international concern. But there is no room for complacency. The pandemic has represented an urgent warning about weak health systems and has served as an impetus to strengthen them ahead of a possible new variant or the emergence of a new pathogen.
China market dents tourism income
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/01/2024
» Slower growth of Thai tourism receipts in 2023 compared with Asian peers is attributed to the sluggish Chinese market, which flocked to other countries, as well as Thai hotels' inability to adjust their prices.