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Phuket businesses seek B50bn in help
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/02/2020
» PHUKET: Businessmen are making an urgent call on the government to allocate 50 billion baht in soft loans as part of financial assistance to shore up tourism in Phuket, currently left reeling by a sharp drop in Chinese tourists as a result of the widening Covid-19 outbreak.
Sailing into the future in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/08/2019
» A blaze on a 240-million-baht superyacht in Phuket may have been put out weeks ago, but worry over its impact on marina businesses is still a burning issue.
BAAC positive about scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/10/2018
» Even though a mere 500,000 farmers have joined the government's three-year debt repayment extension scheme, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) believes 80-90% of the 3.81 million qualified farmers will participate by the time the registration period ends in December.
Chinese tourists cancel Phuket stays worth B7m
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/07/2018
» PHUKET: Around 7,300 rooms at 19 local hotels booked by Chinese tourists have been cancelled, causing over seven million baht in losses, following the Phoenix tour boat tragedy which claimed 47 of their compatriots' lives early this month.
BAAC sets up B1.67bn in loans for withholding paddy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/06/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is offering 1.67 billion baht in soft loans to 10,000 farmers and agricultural institutes to build rice barns and delay paddy sales to stabilise rice prices.