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Cabinet extends low-income aid
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/06/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved extending the existing measures for three months devised to alleviate the hardship of low-income earners from the surge in oil prices.
Agencies instructed to rev up organic rice drive
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/05/2022
» The government has ordered responsible agencies to speed up the promotion of organic rice to raise the income of farmers and create sustainability in the farm sector.
Call for focus on key drivers as conflict takes a toll
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/04/2022
» The government is being urged to concentrate on infrastructure development, private investment and tourism to boost growth, now that exports and household consumption are unlikely to be key economic contributors due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Panel to mull wage hike proposal
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/03/2022
» Members of the tripartite national wage committee are expected to meet later this year to consider a proposal calling for the government to increase the daily minimum wage rate in response to the increase in living costs in the kingdom, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Thursday.
EEC Office says aid schemes need rejig
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/03/2022
» The government may need to rejig its financial assistance policies involving low-income earners, farmers, employees, self-employed workers, micro-businesses, and small and medium-sized enterprises, as many of them still fail to obtain the government's financial packages and other assistance, says the chief of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EEC Office).
State advised to rejig manufacturing
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/02/2022
» The government is being urged to pay more serious attention to speeding up the production sector's restructuring to create new jobs and boost economic growth.
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.
NHA scheme seeks funds for residential projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/02/2022
» The National Housing Authority (NHA) looks set to raise funds through a securitisation programme to construct 30,000 units of residential projects worth 18 billion baht this year for low-income earners and vulnerable people who require special assistance.
Chicken items added to price control list
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/01/2022
» The cabinet on Monday greenlighted a proposal to include chickens and chicken meat on the state price control list and tougher measures for chicken raisers, slaughterhouses and feed meal factories.
Provincial rail projects receive priority
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/01/2022
» The government has vowed to ramp up infrastructure projects in various regions this year to drive social and economic development throughout the country.