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Beefing up the role of SME Bank
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2017
» Is the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) undersized relative to Thailand's economic value? It's a simple question that has recently been raised by president Mongkol Leelatham, but one that nobody dared ask even a few years ago.
10m set to sign up for next round of e-welfare scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/01/2017
» Around 10 million people are expected to sign up for the next round of the government's welfare and subsidy scheme for the poor through the national e-payment database, which is scheduled to launch in April.
Government to give poor B10bn New Year gift
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2016
» The government plans to hand out 10 billion baht to the poor -- between 1,500 and 3,000 baht each -- mostly in urban areas as a New Year gift.
Regime to cut utility bills for poor
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/11/2016
» The government plans to roll out electricity and water subsidies for low income families to mark the coming New Year, according to Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
His Majesty was our bulwark in times fair or grim
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/11/2016
» Seventy years ago, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej started his long journey of working tirelessly for his people. Throughout the country, he travelled to remote and rough areas to meet and hear first-hand accounts of the plight of locals. He waded through numerous jungles and tramped down dusty and muddy roads even though he could have just spent a comfortable life in the palace.
Tobacco law loophole under review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/10/2016
» The Excise Department may ask the government to allow the legal import of electronic cigarettes and baraku, which would be taxed like cigarettes, says director-general Somchai Poolsavasdi.
Thai governments are failing our farmers
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/06/2016
» Just like its predecessors, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has over the past years injected large sums of cash into the rural economy, channelling a total of 143 billion baht through different forms of funds and soft loans. More recently, the cabinet on June 21 decided to revitalise the rural economy with another 45 billion baht in the form of aid schemes, subsidies and soft loans, in an attempt to assist farmers who are feeling the pinch of the worst drought in a decade and sagging prices of farm products.
Turning crisis into opportunity
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2016
» The Central region, where vast expanses of green paddy fields normally turn golden brown for harvest in November, has long been known as the nation's breadbasket. Facing the worst drought in a decade, however, the soil is now cracked and baked under the scorching sun.
Bid forms for SEZs set for next week
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/04/2016
» Companies interested in developing state land into special economic zones (SEZs) in Trat, Mukdahan and Nong Khai provinces can buy the bid documents between April 11 and 19, says the head of the Treasury Department.
Megaprojects vital to boosting the sluggish economy
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/03/2016
» This year is set to be the year of public investment. Huge investment by the state, accounting for 1.796 trillion baht covering 20 megaprojects, is supposed to spark the engine of growth and lift up the sluggish economy.