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SRT gets green light to build rail bridge to Laos
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/01/2022
» The cabinet has ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway.
Cabinet orders quick 2nd bridge between Nong Khai and Laos
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/01/2022
» The cabinet has ordered the State Railway of Thailand to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway.
Thai economy shrinks by 2.6% in Q1
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/05/2021
» The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year -- an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter -- after it was boosted by a continued increase in agricultural production, recovery of non-agricultural production, acceleration in domestic investments, rise in government consumption expenditure and improvement in exports of goods.
Kobsak urges govt to curb a 4th wave
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/05/2021
» Thailand should try its best to curb a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, especially preventing the spread of the Indian variant which might enter the country via the Myanmar border. Otherwise, additional borrowing to fight the new outbreak and rehabilitate the economy will be inevitable, warned Kobsak Pootrakool, former minister to the Prime Minister's Office.
Southern corridor under consideration
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2021
» The government is mulling the establishment of a Southern Border Economic Corridor (SBEC), spanning the southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, along with four districts of Songkhla province -- Chana, Na Thawi, Saba Yoi and Thepha -- to ensure greater efficacy in terms of development plans for the region.
Environmental reviews for Chana estate
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/03/2021
» The government vows to move ahead with the much-criticised Chana Industrial Estate in Songkhla, though it is requiring responsible agencies to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA), environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) as well as public hearings.
Meeting set to examine moot project
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/02/2021
» The government is scheduled to hold a joint meeting with related agencies on Monday to discuss the future of the much-criticised Chana Industrial Estate in Songkhla after it decided to put the entire project on hold earlier this week.
JCC and JHC hustle to fix Dawei fallout
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/01/2021
» The government is vowing to speed up finalising solutions as soon as possible for the cancelled Dawei contract.
Prayut set on repairing cancelled Dawei contract
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/01/2021
» Thailand remains committed to the Dawei development project, despite a recent setback on SET-listed Italian Thai Development's (ITD) concession termination, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
ITD seeks state help over Dawei issue
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/01/2021
» SET-listed Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) submitted a request for government help on Friday to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after the Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee (DSEZ MC) sent a notice of termination for seven concession agreements at Dawei special economic zone (DSEZ) to five project companies in which ITD has partial ownership.