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PPP fund seeks cabinet nod
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/12/2015
» The government's planned 100-billion-baht infrastructure fund to finance the country's long-term infrastructure megaprojects will go before the cabinet for approval next week.
Bangkok's Orange Line gets green light
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/12/2015
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the 95.1-billion-baht Orange Line electric rail line, which is set for completion in August 2022.
Reform panel outlined
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/12/2015
» A public-private committee featuring representatives from the country's leading businesses will be set up to help make the Pracha Rat (People's State) strategy a success.
2016 will see flood of projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/12/2015
» TOKYO: Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has confirmed a number of big-ticket infrastructure projects including five mass-transit routes in Bangkok and three planned motorways will start construction by mid-2016.
Farm unemployment bucks generally positive trend
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/11/2015
» Unemployment edged up in the third quarter due to lower employment in the farm sector, which has been hit hard by drought.
Infrastructure projects get pushed forward
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/11/2015
» The government has put five infrastructure projects worth a combined 334 billion baht on the front burner under its fast-track public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.
Govt unveils plans to help SMEs, poor
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/09/2015
» The government has vowed to introduce new measures over the next few weeks to help Thai small- and medium-sized enterprises and low-income earners through three plans worth billions of baht.
Arkhom: Japanese keen on Kanchanaburi SEZ
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 31/07/2015
» With Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone (SEZ) making progress, Japanese investors in Thailand are mostly keen to invest in Kanchanaburi, which has been designated for SEZ development in the second phase.
Draft charter to enshrine development
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/07/2015
» The new national economic and social development plan will be enshrined in the new draft constitution so that following governments will be legally bound to follow the policies.
Japanese agency to finance Red Line construction
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/06/2015
» The cabinet gave the nod yesterday to a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) proposal to borrow ¥38.2 billion (10.4 billion baht) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to finance the second stage of the Red Line electric rail route linking Bangkok and Pathum Thani.