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Digital tech central to national upgrade
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/02/2026
» The government has pledged to leverage digital technology to upgrade agricultural supply chains.
Bridging the gap
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2022
» Cross-border trade between Thailand and neighbouring countries is thriving, thanks in part to expanded infrastructure connectivity.
Welfare card registration likely to reopen
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/03/2021
» The Finance Ministry looks set to open a new round of state welfare card registration, expecting the number of eligible recipients will outnumber the previous round due to rising numbers of jobless workers.
Ministry to reassess aid applicants
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/02/2021
» The Finance Ministry plans to reassess the eligibility of 13.8 million state welfare smartcard holders to effectively screen the status of low-income earners eligible for financial aid.
BoT, Finance Ministry wrangle baht
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/11/2020
» The Finance Ministry has discussed managing the baht's movements with the Bank of Thailand in a bid to help exporters and recoup the economy amid a tourism slump.
BoT, Finance Ministry wrangle baht
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/11/2020
» The Finance Ministry has discussed managing the baht's movements with the Bank of Thailand in a bid to help exporters and recoup the economy amid a tourism slump.
Family income joins new welfare criteria
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/12/2019
» Recipients of state welfare benefits in the new round of registration early next year must include the incomes of their family members, and the average annual income for the family cannot exceed 100,000 baht per person.
Further criteria for smartcard recipients
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/12/2019
» Car ownership, credit cards and family-based income will be added to qualification criteria for a new round of registration for state welfare smartcard holders, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Criteria for state welfare smartcards getting rejig
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2019
» Qualification criteria for a new round of registration for state welfare recipients will be tweaked after additional allowances for smartcard holders under the economic stimulus package are revealed.
Big spend coming, says Uttama
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/08/2019
» Expanding Thailand Future Fund (TFF) investment and tax reform are two priority policies that will boost development and help to reduce income inequality, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana told the Bangkok Post Forum 2019 on Monday.