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New fund may finance electric rail lines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2026
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) is studying guidelines for establishing a 200-billion-baht Thailand Future Fund to acquire all electric railway projects in Bangkok and surrounding areas, bringing them under state ownership.
State emphasises logistics projects
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the high-speed rail, double-track railway, and Land Bridge projects be expedited to position Thailand as the "logistics hub of Asia".
Digital wallet paper to be assessed by panel
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/03/2024
» The State Audit Commission appears to be preparing to establish a subcommittee to audit and provide recommendations to the government on the controversial digital wallet project.
SMEs to get B100bn of support
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/09/2021
» The government has set aside 100 billion baht to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggling with the impact of the prolonged pandemic, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Blockchain-led VAT refund app in global debut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/01/2020
» The roll-out of the world's first blockchain-powered value-added tax (VAT) refund for tourists via an app is estimated to increase foreign tourist spending by 10% in Thailand.
Web scraping a new tool in revenue hunt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2019
» The Revenue Department plans to launch a trial run of web scraping, a technique used for extracting data from websites, in order to prevent tax avoidance by pure-online vendors.
REIC: Land prices along MRT soar
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/02/2018
» Undeveloped land along the MRT network saw the biggest price increase over the past five years, among those along electric train routes, reported the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).