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NESDC, private sector team up to promote SDGs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/05/2022
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), which is the state planning unit, has joined forces with private firms to help the government achieve its sustainable development goals (SDGs).
State agencies seek to boost EGDI ranking
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/03/2022
» State agencies are being urged to upgrade their digital services and expedite digital transformation to improve Thailand's ranking in the UN's E-Government Development Index (EGDI), says the chief of the Digital Government Development Agency (DGA).
Cabinet okays B41bn BCG action plan for 2022-27
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/02/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved an action plan to drive bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic development between 2022 and 2027 with a total budget of almost 41 billion baht.
Cabinet okays B3.62bn for jab projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/11/2021
» The cabinet on Thursday approved a combined 3.62 billion baht budget proposed by the National Economic and Social Development Council to finance R&D on two Covid-19 vaccine projects.
Cabinet approves B42bn aid
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/07/2021
» The cabinet has approved a 42-billion-baht package of financial assistance for people and businesses affected by the government's partial Covid-19 lockdown, currently implemented in Bangkok and nine other provinces to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Cabinet backs B2.25bn for job scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/06/2021
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the allocation of 2.25 billion baht from a central budget reserved for emergency purposes in fiscal 2021 to hire 10,000 new university graduates for one year, in a move to help people financially suffering from the coronavirus outbreak.
B700bn loan gets govt nod
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/05/2021
» The cabinet has approved the draft of an executive decree authorising the government to borrow an additional 700 billion baht to revitalise the economy battered by the latest wave of Covid-19 infections, a government source said.
Expecting a windfall
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/03/2021
» China and Hong Kong are expected to dominate foreign direct investment in Thailand over the next 5-10 years thanks to its rapidly recovering economy during the pandemic and the Chinese government's policy to encourage overseas investment amid a trade row with the US, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
B8.8bn HR fund plan promoted
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/02/2021
» The government is establishing an 8.8-billion-baht fund for human resources development in higher education, focusing on advanced technology.
B205bn health budget agreed
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/01/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved an increase in the universal healthcare budget for 2022 to 205 billion baht, 4.4% higher than this year.