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State keen to retain border trade growth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/01/2018
» Thailand's border trade is expected to grow 10-14% this year from an estimated 1.6 trillion baht in 2017, driven by growing demand for Thai goods, underlining the importance of partnerships on trade and investment as well as working to improve trade with minor cities in neighbouring countries.
NBTC warns over unlicensed drones
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/01/2018
» All existing unregistered drones are illegal and should be grounded, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which Wednesday approved the drone licensing system, an early regulation for unmanned vehicles.
'Judgemental' Thai press comes under fire
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2018
» Judgemental news reporting and a lack of critical thinking among members of the media remain key factors hindering quality development within the Thai press, a seminar was told.
Govt 'needs plan' to cope with age of technology
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 11/01/2018
» The government needs to know how to adapt to the age of technology and innovation, former deputy prime minister and foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai told an international conference Wednesday.
Additional B150bn to swell deficit
Business, Published on 11/01/2018
» The government plans to compile a supplementary budget of 150 billion baht for this fiscal year, a move requiring it to borrow an additional 100 billion baht and bring the fiscal 2018 budget deficit to 550 billion baht.
PTT allots B4.4bn to increase LPG safety
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/01/2018
» PTT Plc, Thailand's largest seller of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), will invest 4.4 billion baht from 2018 to 2023 to increase safety measures at its gas-producing assets.
High-speed railways to rival air travel, deputy minister warns
News, Published on 11/01/2018
» Newly-appointed Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn has warned the Department of Airports (DOA) the domestic aviation industry will face stiff competition from railways in the near future, with high-speed trains due to come on line in the next few years.
Big stink seals fate of Koh Tao eyesore
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/01/2018
» A 45,000-tonne mountain of garbage that is polluting Surat Thani's Koh Tao island will be removed, Surat Thani governor Witchawut Chinto says.
Anupong chides banks for ID theft saga
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2018
» Commercial banks which fail to properly authenticate people who ask to open bank accounts are to blame for the arrest of a young woman unfairly linked to a call centre gang which allegedly opened bank accounts in her name, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda says.
Downpour triggers city chaos
Published on 10/01/2018
» A morning downpour submerged several areas in Bangkok on Wednesday, triggering traffic chaos and trapping hundreds of office workers on flooded streets during rush hour.