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Proposed B10bn sugar aid rebuffed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/04/2020
» A proposal by the Industry Ministry for government financial aid worth 10.2 billion baht to help sugar cane farmers in the 2019/2020 season has been rejected.
BoI relocation package capitalises on trade spat
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/08/2019
» The Board of Investment (BoI) looks set to propose to the economic cabinet at its meeting on Friday a relocation package for foreign investors wishing to shift from China to Thailand.
Officials see declining 2019 rice shipments
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/12/2018
» The government is confident that Thailand will end the year exporting 11 million tonnes of rice as targeted, but shipments are forecast to drop to 10 million tonnes next year amid stiff competition and a domestic drought.
Thailand slips to 30th in global competitiveness
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/05/2018
» Thailand's world competitiveness ranking slipped three spots this year, mainly due to government inefficiency and budget deficits.
AirAsia confirms US$150m investment in EEC facility
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/05/2018
» AirAsia Group has confirmed it will invest US$150 million (4.8 billion baht) in a maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) facility at the Eastern Economic Corridor's U-tapao airport.
B20bn slated for digital plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/01/2018
» The government is set to invest 20 billion baht in infrastructure projects in fiscal 2018 as part of its ambitious digital development plan.
Somkid: Full-year growth for 2017 projected at 4%
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/01/2018
» The economy is projected to grow nearly 5% in the final quarter of 2017, leading to full-year growth of 4%, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Six strategies targeted for development
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thailand's national strategy is centred on six key areas -- farming, services, tourism, entrepreneurship, logistics and digital -- to help raise the country's competitiveness and make it a developed nation in 20 years.