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Govt blames cost for new payout rules on pensions
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/08/2023
» The government has defended new requirements for the receipt of the elderly allowance, which replaces universal welfare payments. It said the universal welfare payments were too great a burden on state coffers.
'Taobao Village' model sought for poor
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/11/2018
» Thailand plans to apply the Taobao Village model to help tackle poverty and raise community income via e-commerce and digital technology.
Worker debt hits high
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/04/2018
» Thai workers are saddled with the highest debt levels in 10 years, mainly incurred from daily consumption, vehicles, investments, residential purchases, debt repayment and medical expenses.
Heavy push for rice megafarms
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/01/2017
» The government is committed to ramping up the rice megafarm scheme this year, for which it provides soft loans, machinery and agricultural equipment to farmers in order to cut production costs and raise productivity. The scheme will cover 1.05 million rai of related farmland.
Potential slowdown stirs fears
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/12/2016
» With the sluggish economy and poor export performance in the second half, the business sector is concerned that Thai economic growth may fail to reach 3.3-3.5% as forecast.
Rice exports to hit 11 million tonnes
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/10/2014
» Thailand's rice shipments are on course to hit 11 million tonnes this year thanks to price competitiveness and the government's accelerated attempt to dispose of stocks.
Politics dampens Chinese New Year
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/01/2014
» Consumer spending over Chinese New Year is expected to increase slightly from last year, but many people appear to be cautious about spending because of political uncertainties.
Rice exporters upset by bid conditions
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/07/2013
» Rice exporters complain the government's conditions for bids for 200,000 tonnes of paddy to be processed as parboiled rice for export are unclear and impractical.
Vichai claims B700bn rice loss
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/07/2013
» The rice pledging scheme may cause a national loss of 500-700 billion baht, offers only short-lived benefits to farmers and is implemented with policy-related corruption which benefits vested interests, a seminar was told Sunsay.
NRPC wants pledge price ceiling cut
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/06/2013
» The National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) will propose on Tuesday that the cabinet cut the paddy pledging ceiling price to no more than 13,500 baht a tonne and not accept all grain under the scheme.