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Mass transit vow reaffirmed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/01/2021
» The government has vowed to continue infrastructure and electric rail development projects in Bangkok and adjacent provinces covering a total of 559 kilometres with 336 stations by 2029.
Tackling poverty from the top
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/12/2020
» Anucha Nakasai, the Prime Minister's Office Minister, is tasked by the government with handling the National Village and Urban Community Fund Office and the Office of the Consumer Protection Board.
NEPC to raise power feed-in tariff
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/12/2020
» The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) agreed on Friday to raise the power feed-in tariff to 2.20 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) from 1.68 baht for the household solar rooftop scheme, effective from Jan 1, 2021.
Communities to get B15bn upgrade
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/11/2020
» The National Village and Urban Community Committee chaired by Supattanapong Punmeechaow approved in principle 15 billion baht in spending for a scheme to upgrade community businesses and community tourism.
Tangled lines
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/10/2020
» Many big-ticket mass transit projects have been subject to delays from their original schedules. The impact of the coronavirus outbreak is not alone to be blamed; other snags have included the slow formation of a government after the March 2019 election, as well as policy rejigs by the Transport Ministry, which is controlled by a representative from the Bhumjaithai Party.
NESDC: State enterprise outlays to aid growth
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/10/2020
» The government's planning unit expects an investment budget worth more than 200 billion baht owned by state-owned enterprises in fiscal 2021 to grow the country's economy by 0.06 percentage points in the year to come.
SME fund unlikely to get nod, warns deputy PM
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/10/2020
» A plan to set up an SME fund to help micro-enterprises is likely to be scrapped after Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said on Friday that the government has no policy to establish a specific fund to support SMEs.
NESDC sees poverty surge
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/09/2020
» The number of people living in poverty is likely to surge this year because of a poor economy, the ongoing trade war, technological disruption and the deadly virus outbreak, warns the government's planning unit.
Lenders to speed debt restructuring
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/09/2020
» Commercial banks and specialised financial institutions are being urged to accelerate implementing debt restructuring programmes for their clients to help curb rising unemployment.
PM advises rehabilitation focus for 20-year strategy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/09/2020
» Thailand's economic and social development plan over the next two years should focus primarily on community-level economic development, enhancing competitiveness, upgrading human resources and infrastructure development, says the premier.