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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 govt loans to cushion blow of Trump tariffs
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/07/2025
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has been ordered to provide 200 billion baht in soft loans to support Thai entrepreneurs hit by US President Donald Trump's tariff measures.
State salaries and benefits face scrutiny
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/09/2024
» The Comptroller-General's Department, the Budget Bureau and the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC) are considering how to reform salaries and benefits in all government sectors.
Thailand begins OECD membership process
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2024
» Thailand has developed a roadmap to become a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of developed countries, aiming to elevate the country’s standards and broaden trade and investment opportunities.
TOAT diversifies amid suffocating competition
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/07/2022
» The Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) is seeking new revenue streams amid declining cigarette sales.
State firms join for cannabis push
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2021
» The Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) is teaming up with the Government Pharmaceutical Organization to produce hemp and cannabis extracts for medical purposes.
Tobacco agency pins hopes on hemp
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/03/2021
» The Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) expects lucrative businesses related to cannabis and hemp extracts will help compensate for deteriorating income from tobacco production.
Uttama nixes recession utterances
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/11/2019
» Thailand has caught a cold but is not on the verge of recession, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
Revenue revs up from supercar imports
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/10/2019
» Income from import duty on supercars, particularly Porsches and Bentleys, in the first 10 months of fiscal 2019 more than doubled from previous levels.
B30bn budget targeted for large-scale farm reforms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/01/2018
» Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong aims to take out a 30-billion-baht budget for farm sector reform, part of the 150-billion-baht supplementary budget for fiscal 2018, within the next six months.