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Meeting explores impact of border spat
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/06/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira on Monday convened an urgent meeting with relevant public and private sector agencies to assess the economic impacts and prepare measures to cope with the escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
Move to employ foreign pilots riles Thai pilots
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/12/2024
» The domestic aviation industry is thriving, with the cabinet on Tuesday approving foreign pilots flying domestic routes temporarily to address the pilot shortage, while the Thai Pilots Association is preparing to submit a petition to restrain this amendment.
Ministry unlikely to extend jet fuel tax cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/07/2024
» The Finance Ministry is unlikely to extend the duration of the jet fuel excise tax reduction after providing a tax break during the pandemic, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Airlines urge excise tax cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/06/2024
» Budget airlines are calling on the Finance Ministry to help reduce the excise tax on jet fuel to lower costs for airlines, which claim to be in a fragile state.
State agencies prep new 'gifts'
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/12/2022
» Government agencies including the Finance Ministry are expected to propose measures to ease the cost of living for consumers and businesses, aiming to stimulate domestic consumption via "New Year's gifts", for cabinet consideration on Tuesday, says a ministry source who requested anonymity.
Sector could bring in B2.38tn next year
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/09/2022
» Thailand could earn up to 2.38 trillion baht in tourism revenue in 2023, an official said yesterday.
Exim Bank touts life support for airlines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/01/2022
» Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Thailand has provided financial assistance to local airlines totalling more than 6.2 billion baht to increase their liquidity and restructure their debt, says bank president Rak Vorrakitpokatorn.
Exim preps loans for local airlines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/11/2021
» Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) will continue to provide loans to the local airlines next year, said the bank's president Rak Vorrakitpokatorn.
Arkhom calls for post-Covid reforms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/10/2021
» Thailand will have to improve in three areas in order to handle key problems in the future, said Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Methods sought to ease airlines' liquidity crunch
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/09/2021
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has instructed the Fiscal Policy Office and the Bank of Thailand to jointly seek ways to relax some of the criteria for state banks to lend to domestic airlines to improve their liquidity.