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Nation urged to play to its strengths
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/12/2025
» Thailand must recalibrate its strategic positioning to remain competitive in the evolving global landscape, concentrating only on sectors where it offers true strengths, rather than spreading its efforts across many industries as in the past through the 10-cluster policy, according to an economics analyst.
State enterprises vital to OECD negotiations
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2025
» The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is requiring Thailand ensure non-discrimination in the bidding processes of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), while Thailand has requested a five-year period to implement the necessary adjustments.
Government Housing Bank offers mortgages for LGBTQ+ couples
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/02/2025
» The Government Housing (GH) Bank, a state financial institution specialising in mortgages, is committed to supporting the government's policy on gender equality, launching a loan programme tailored for LGBTQ+ couples.
Debt office lines up sustainability-linked bond for 2025
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/12/2024
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to issue a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) worth 100 billion baht next year to offset the government's budget deficit.
Retirement lottery to the rescue
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/07/2024
» It is alarming that nearly half of the country's workforce, comprising 37.5 million people, lacks a retirement savings plan.
Officials informed to use judgement in land cases
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/09/2022
» The land and building tax law lets local administrative officials decide whether landowners are managing their lands in such a way to avoid paying a higher tax rate, says finance permanent secretary Krisada Chinavicharana.
Finance Ministry scrutinising handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2020
» A measure aimed at stimulating consumption through a tax rebate for the upper-income segment will have to be scrutinised as to whether it will motivate these consumers to spend more, says a senior finance official.
PDMO keen on big data
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/06/2018
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to adopt big data technology to design savings bonds that will keep pace with the demands of investors of all ages, says a senior official.
Tax favouritism for Jack Ma disavowed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/06/2018
» The Revenue Department insists that taxation of local online vendors is proceeding in a fair manner and without discrimination after a message went viral on social media that said the government was taxing online sellers but providing a 13-year tax holiday to Alibaba's Jack Ma.