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Cabinet approves freeing up funds from fiscal 2021
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/04/2020
» The cabinet on Wednesday approved cutting the investment and regular budgets in fiscal 2021 by 50% and 25% respectively, a move to mobilise funding to ease the financial burden arising from the pandemic.
BoI ramps up privileges for local medical equipment
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/04/2020
» The Board of Investment (BoI) approved additional privileges on Monday for medical devices and related industries, with a reduction in corporate income tax by 50% for three years.
Firms sound knell for 10m job toll
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/04/2020
» Thailand risks unemployment surging to 10 million people if the pandemic lasts another 2-3 months, according to the private sector.
Minimum wage waiver floated to sustain SMEs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/04/2020
» The government is being advised to waive the daily minimum wage requirement for six months to help entrepreneurs maintain employment during the pandemic.
Cabinet gives green light to B1.9tn stimulus
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved 1.9-trillion-baht spending to help people and businesses affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including 600 billion baht for six-month cash giveaways and 500-billion-baht soft loans for small and medium-sized businesses.
MRT extension approved
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/01/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the 140-billion-baht Orange Line western extension linking the Thailand Cultural Centre with Bang Khun Non across the river, with plans to hold bidding this October.
NESDC told to focus on expediting infrastructure
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/12/2019
» The government's planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), has been ordered to speed up prioritising state infrastructure projects, notably those that enhance Thailand's competitiveness and need quick approval from the government.
NESDC: Private sector and civil society must unite
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/12/2019
» The private sector and civil society are being urged to join forces with the government to drive the country's economic and social development in line with the country's 20-year national strategic plan (2018-37).
Cabinet gives motorway project larger land budget
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/11/2019
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a higher land expropriation budget for the Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi motorway project, an increase of 12 billion baht from 5.22 billion.
CP to ink rail deal on Thursday
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/10/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has confirmed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will preside over the signing of a deal to build the rail system connecting the country's three main airports with the Charoen Pokphand Group-led (CP) consortium on Thursday.