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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.
Somkid tells public not to panic
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has asked the public not to panic about the coronavirus outbreak or economic problems by giving assurances that Thailand will be steered through difficult times.
Somkid: Growth likely below 3.5% target
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/05/2019
» The Thai economy is likely to stay below the 3.5% growth benchmark projected earlier because of the global economic slowdown that weakened exports and ailing domestic consumption.
Somkid eyes post-election economic leap
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/03/2019
» Thailand's economy will make a big leap after the general election on March 24 and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will return as prime minister, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told 2,000 investors on Monday.
Agency OKs final Orange Line rail
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/02/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has given the nod to the Orange Line's western section, stretching from Bang Khun Non to Min Buri, as one of the last mass transit projects in Bangkok approved by this government.
SMBC taps Industry 4.0 for expansion
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2019
» Japanese multinational banking and financial services company Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is keen to expand in Thailand to cash in on the Industry 4.0 initiative set to attract more foreign investment.
Somkid says key projects on course
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/02/2019
» Osaka: Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak reaffirmed Thursday to 500 Japanese investors that the development projects initiated by this government will continue, saying it's unlikely that any political parties would be foolish enough to discontinue projects which are vital to the country's future economic growth.
Thai-Chinese high-speed rail opened up to foreign finance
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/01/2019
» The government has allowed the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway planned from Bangkok to Nong Khai to secure funding from overseas financial institutions, instead of from only domestic ones as earlier stipulated.
Cabinet endorses civil partnership bill
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/12/2018
» The cabinet has approved the civil partnership bill, paving the way for Thailand to become the first country in Asia to endorse same-sex marriage.
NESDB: Flat quarter-on-quarter growth as exports cool down
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/11/2018
» Third-quarter economic growth surprised, with a flat reading from the previous quarter, the weakest since the first quarter of 2014 when the economy shrank 0.4%, as exports and tourism cooled.