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Trying to create a fairer property tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/06/2024
» The Finance Ministry is reviewing the Land and Building Tax Act. Public hearings were conducted to gather opinions from the public and stakeholders.
Sepo raises disbursement 45% on infrastructure
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/11/2018
» State enterprises managed to dole out 310 billion baht worth of investment budget for the nine months through September, up 45% from a year earlier, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
State project spend up 60%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/10/2018
» State enterprises' investment budget disbursement for the eight months through August surged 60% from a year earlier, thanks largely to accelerated investment of large projects and PTT Group, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Dawei road loan nears
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/04/2018
» The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda) is about to approve a long-awaited road construction project linking Thailand and the Dawei deep-sea port in Myanmar.
Roadblock for Dawei SEZ
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/05/2017
» The Myanmar government will have to finance the proposed 134-kilometre road from the Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi to the Dawei special economic zone as there has been no private sector interest in the project, says Thailand's Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda).
In search of a healthier puff
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/05/2017
» Thailand Tobacco Monopoly is making an unprecedented move: it is considering planting hemp and processing it for use in consumer products.
PPP scheme on fast track
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/10/2015
» The Finance Ministry has created a checklist for investment projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) programme as a way to get projects to start in nine months, says Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director-general of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Myanmar cabinet eyes Dawei-Kanchanaburi road
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/10/2015
» The proposed four-lane road linking Kanchanaburi with Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone (SEZ) is expected to go before the neighbouring country's cabinet after the Nov 8 election.
Rise of the patrician farmer
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/12/2014
» People recognise Korn Chatikavanij as a successful investment banker-turned-politician who was once the country's finance minister. Today he has a new role: owner of a non-profit packaged organic rice manufacturing company.
PPP will fund 20% of new infrastructure
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/08/2014
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) expects joint investment by the private sector and retail investors will account for 20% of the 2.4 trillion baht worth of planned infrastructure projects.