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Cabinet preps Financial Hub Bill draft
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/07/2025
» The cabinet is preparing to propose the draft Financial Hub Bill for parliamentary deliberation in the near future.
Committee endorses 4 rice projects worth over B50bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/07/2025
» The National Rice Policy and Management Committee has approved four projects worth more than 50 billion baht to maintain price stability and strengthen security for rice farmers.
Buyback of Bangkok train lines expected next year
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/06/2025
» The Thai government’s plan to buy back the concessions of all electric train lines in an effort to make public transport more affordable is likely to be concluded by next year, officials say.
Inheritance tax collection rising sharply
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/02/2025
» The Revenue Department has collected revenue from inheritance tax worth more than 4 billion baht over the past 10 years, with more than 1.5 billion collected in the last fiscal year alone.
Cabinet approves business hub draft
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/02/2025
» The cabinet has approved the draft Financial Business Hub Act, which will establish a primary agency responsible for setting policies and require the employment of a specified proportion of Thai nationals.
Draft financial hub law heads to cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2025
» The Finance Ministry has completed drafting the financial hub legislation and expects to submit it to the cabinet in early February.
Casino legalisation bill gives government the final say
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2024
» The government will determine where casino-entertainment complexes will be located to ensure fairness among bidders in the project, if the bill legalising gambling in the country becomes law, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.
GH Bank unveils new loan
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/09/2024
» Government Housing (GH) Bank, in collaboration with the Social Security Office, has launched a low-interest housing loan at a fixed rate of 1.59% for up to five years.
Ministries eye concessions for Bangkok train lines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/09/2024
» The Finance Ministry and Transport Ministry have begun exploring the idea of acquiring the concessions for seven electric train lines, valued at roughly 500 billion baht, to bring them under state ownership.
Cabinet greenlights launch of retirement lottery project
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/07/2024
» The cabinet has approved a savings innovation for low-income individuals, known as the retirement lottery, which offers attractive prizes.