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BDMS scraps BH takeover
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/06/2020
» Healthcare tycoon Prasert Prasarttong-osoth, founder and owner of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), the country's largest hospital network, announced yesterday it scrapped a plan to take over Bumrungrad International Hospital (BH).
Defence-tied industrial estate on tap
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/06/2020
» The Defence Ministry plans to invite foreign business people to invest in Thailand's first defence industrial estate in Kanchanaburi under the public-private partnership model, as the government seeks to reduce the nation's reliance on foreign weapons imports and position Thailand as a global arms dealer.
Defence mulls estate in Kanchanaburi
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/06/2020
» The Industry and Defence ministries are jointly conducting a feasibility study on an ambitious plan to set up a Defence Industrial Estate covering 3,000 rai on military-owned land in Kanchanaburi.
Industrial group supports Thailand joining CPTPP
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/06/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) supports the move to make Thailand a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to boost the nation's international trade in the post-pandemic period.
Japanese firms ask for traveller quota
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/06/2020
» Japanese investors and companies are requesting the Thai government reopen the country to 100 Japanese business travellers per day, as they are eager to return here to make new investments and fill executive-level vacancies.
Global supply chain renovation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/05/2020
» The pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns have wreaked havoc on global supply chains, particularly in China, the world's manufacturing hub.
LTFT wants swift end to decree
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/05/2020
» The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) is opposing the government's decision to extend the emergency decree to the end of June, estimating that the order will cost the economy a further 300-400 billion baht during the one-month extension.
10% contraction seen from renewed outbreak
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 29/04/2020
» The economy could contract by as much as 10% this year in a worst-case scenario in which a second coronavirus outbreak occurs after the government lifts lockdown measures, says a financial expert.
FTI calls for power bills to be suspended
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/04/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is calling on the government to suspend electricity payments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and households for four months, charging at cost for power in order to provide relief for businesses suffering from the Covid-19 crisis.
JSCCIB: Jobless totals headed to 7m by June
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/04/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) predicts that 7 million workers will be out of a job by June because of shutdowns from the pandemic.