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Prime Bangkok plots on the block
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/02/2026
» The Treasury Department is preparing to put more than 40 plots of land acquired through asset seizures up for sale, in addition to opening auctions to lease another 10 prime land plots in Bangkok and other provinces.
New retirement lottery scheme slammed by critics
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2025
» Critics are arguing the new government's proposed online lottery for retirement savings is a weaker tool for building savings than the previous administration's "retirement lottery" programme.
Neda halts all new projects in Cambodia
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/08/2025
» Following the deadly Thailand-Cambodia border skirmishes, the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda), a public organisation under the Finance Ministry, has halted all new aid investment projects in Cambodia.
Corporate income tax cut to 10% in SEZs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/01/2025
» The Revenue Department has reduced the corporate income tax rate for businesses in special economic zones (SEZs) to 10% for 10 years to promote investment in the zones.
Isan area benefits from cash handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/10/2024
» Of the top five provinces in the country that received the most money in the first phase of the government's cash handout, totalling 145 billion baht, four are located in the Northeast.
Bridging the gap
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2022
» Cross-border trade between Thailand and neighbouring countries is thriving, thanks in part to expanded infrastructure connectivity.
Export checks raised to curb drug trafficking
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/12/2021
» Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat has instructed the Customs Department to beef up its inspections of international freight using Thailand as a transit point following the seizure of 446 kilogrammes of heroin in Taiwan worth around 6 billion baht.
Raised in Thailand, but courting success in Hong Kong
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2020
» Building a successful startup is the dream of every entrepreneur, but only a few are able to achieve it, with startups established outside the founder's home country being even rarer.
TCC submits business support schemes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/09/2019
» The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has proposed a raft of measures, including establishing permanent downtown value-added tax (VAT) refund points and a public-private committee tasked with solving taxation problems and regulatory obstacles, in order to facilitate business and drive the country's economic growth.
2nd round of Tak's SEZ bidding opens
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2019
» The Treasury Department has opened the second round of auctions for leasing state land to develop the special economic zone (SEZ) in Tak province after the first auction failed to attract bidder.