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Zinc batteries in view with plans for plant
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/04/2022
» Thailand looks set to construct a zinc-ion battery plant to support electric vehicles (EVs) and utilise its own domestic resources.
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.
BoI adjusts farm perks to promote BCG economy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/06/2020
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved adjusting investment privileges and conditions for agriculture categories to promote the bio, circular and green (BCG) economy.
Cabinet OKs deductions for land tax
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/12/2019
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a royal decree and two ministerial regulations to allow owners of many types of property to enjoy a deduction of 50-90% under the Land and Building Tax Act, due to come into force on Jan 1.
China Energy to invest $100m at U-tapao
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/02/2019
» China Energy Engineering Corporation, a state-owned conglomerate, looks set to invest $100 million in the first phase of hybrid power plants to supply U-tapao airport.
Dawei SEZ continues at a snail's pace
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/03/2018
» The long-delayed Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) project is still moving at a glacial pace, with new development unlikely to take shape until the tripartite meeting among Thailand, Myanmar and Japan in April.
Ministry downplays need for southern power plants
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/02/2018
» The government says construction of new large-scale power plants in southern Thailand is unlikely over the next five years, arguing that existing power plants are capable of meeting demand.
State affiliate bonus criteria revamped
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/12/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved new criteria for bonus payments for affiliates of state-owned enterprises that are not listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), a move intended to standardise the government's bonus payment rate.
Myanmar mulls B4.5bn loan
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/07/2017
» Myanmar's cabinet is expected to make a decision in three months on whether it will seek a 4.5-billion-baht soft loan from Thailand to build a 138km road from the Thai border to the Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone in Myanmar's southern Tanintharyi region.
B4.5bn Dawei development loan okayed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/02/2017
» Plans for the Dawei special economic zone have inched ahead after the Myanmar government agreed to borrow 4.5 billion baht from Thailand to finance the construction of a 132-kilometre road from Dawei's proposed deep-sea port to Ban Phu Nam Ron in Kanchanaburi.