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New corridors poised to draw B313bn by 2032
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/05/2022
» New regional economic corridors are estimated to draw a combined 313 billion baht worth of state and private investment between 2022 and 2032, according to a recent study.
Agency urges reworking
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/09/2021
» The government is being advised to speed up developing infrastructure for science, technology and digital as well as promote private investment in R&D next year to spur the economy and upgrade Thailand's competitiveness.
Mass transit vow reaffirmed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/01/2021
» The government has vowed to continue infrastructure and electric rail development projects in Bangkok and adjacent provinces covering a total of 559 kilometres with 336 stations by 2029.
PM leads committee on two-year emergency plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/11/2020
» The national strategy committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday approved a two-year emergency plan under the 20-year national strategy (2018-37) to keep abreast of changing social and economic trends caused by the global economic slowdown and the pandemic.
Daunting double portfolio
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2020
» Supattanapong Punmeechaow is doubling up as deputy prime minister and energy minister in the cabinet reshuffle published in the Royal Gazette on Aug 6.
Somkid readies H1 restart
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/05/2020
» Agriculture, tourism and state spending will be instrumental in rebooting the economy in the third and fourth quarters, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
NESDC ordered to rejig strategies
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/04/2020
» The state planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), has been ordered to revise the 20-year national strategy (2018-37) and the 12th national economic and social development plan (2017-21) to keep abreast of changing social and economic trends caused by the global economic slowdown and the pandemic.
Marine Department impresses with tech
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/09/2019
» Among the government agencies that use technology to improve their public services and ease of doing business, the Marine Department seems to have won the most accolades, cinching the Public Sector Excellence Award for public services conferred this month by the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC).
Seeing the (mangrove) forest for the trees
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2019
» Wit and intelligence were vital to the man's development, but for Sanit Aksornkoae, chairman of the government's planning unit, what's more important is a man's good heart and good spirits.
Master water plan given green light
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/06/2019
» The cabinet has given the go-ahead for a 20-year master plan for water management, aimed at solving Thailand's chronic drought, flood and wastewater problems.