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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.
PM urges insurers to step up flood payouts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed insurance companies to expedite payouts for home and car insurance claims in the flood-affected areas in southern Thailand, with claimants only required to submit photos via Line or other designated channels to insurance companies as evidence.
Ministry eyes measures for smaller debts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/03/2025
» The Finance Ministry is considering measures to address household debt for loans of less than 100,000 baht, which account for 35% of total household debt.
Banks urged to ramp up lending to Thais
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/03/2025
» With household and non-performing debts unlikely to increase further, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira says now is the ideal time to encourage financial institutions to accelerate loan extensions.
Treasury Department plots land bank strategy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/02/2025
» The Treasury Department plans to transform itself, starting with its land bank of 12.5 million rai, by developing and promoting soft power in line with government policy, while also generating commercial revenue.
Time for a younger BoT chief: DPM
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/01/2025
» The next governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) should come from the younger generation with a broad vision and forward-looking perspective as the financial situation today is evolving rapidly, Deputy Prime Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Sunday.
B10,000 handouts fail to reach 44,000 recipients
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2024
» The government was unable to transfer 10,000-baht cash handouts to nearly 44,000 people as they have yet to register a PromptPay application or failed to provide a valid link to their account, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
FPO says 14.1m received handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/10/2024
» Some 14.1 million people classified as vulnerable have received the government's 10,000-baht cash handout, according to the chief of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Cash transfers reach 14m Thais
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2024
» The Finance Ministry has deemed the first round of the cash handout scheme as successful at stimulating the economy, as more than 14 million people received transfers.
Top-up tax draft heads to cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/06/2024
» Draft legislation to collect taxes from multinational enterprises (MNEs) to prevent the shifting of profit to subsidiaries located in countries with a lower tax base is scheduled to be presented to the cabinet for approval in the next two weeks, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.