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Agency raises diesel price ceiling in cost formula
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2026
» The Comptroller General's Department has raised the diesel price ceiling used in calculating reference prices for public construction projects to no more than 69.99 baht per litre, in order to reflect the rising costs of government construction works resulting from the war in the Middle East.
Office eyes B40bn via infrastructure funds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/04/2026
» Several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to raise a combined 40 billion baht through infrastructure funds, helping to ease the government's public debt burden as such liabilities are not classified as public debt, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
State to sell minority stakes in 10 firms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/01/2026
» The Finance Ministry plans to sell minority stakes in 10 companies this year as part of the government's asset management strategy.
Vayupak Fund champions governance to best benchmarks
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2026
» The Vayupak Fund 1 delivered a return of 6.09% last year, outperforming the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index, which fell by 10%.
Delinquent student loan holders targeted
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) is preparing to file lawsuits against around 100,000 SLF borrowers to enforce repayment of more than 10 billion baht in unpaid debt.
THAI prepares to formulate new strategy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/01/2026
» The board of Thai Airways International (THAI) Plc has appointed four subcommittees to drive the organisation forward and is preparing to hold a meeting to formulate the company's strategy next month.
American invasion likely to shape crude prices, baht
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/01/2026
» The US invasion of Venezuela is likely to send global oil prices lower and weaken the baht, according to a researcher, while managing economic and diplomatic policy amid geopolitical entanglements could become more complicated.
Long-term structural issues hobble Thailand's growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/01/2026
» Thailand's economy has been mired in a prolonged period of low growth.
Call for reform as growth craters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/12/2025
» Political parties are being urged to demonstrate their commitment to economic reform, as next year Thailand's GDP is expected to expand by only 1.5%.
Government hunts for revenue as debt mounts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/12/2025
» The government's growing interest burden has steadily eroded treasury reserves over the past four years, prompting the administration to urgently look for ways to increase revenue before the country's credit rating is adversely affected.