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Finance maestros face off over infrastructure
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/05/2013
» Betrayal and outdated are both terms that have been used in the growing war of words and ideas over the government's ambitious 2-trillion-baht infrastructure programme.
Lion's share of infrastructure budget for rail upgrade
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/01/2013
» A proposed bill authorising 2.2 trillion baht in new debt to finance infrastructure investments over the next several years will take effect in 2014, with two-thirds set to go towards rail improvements.
'Eat more rice' policy is a better way to go
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2012
» No doubt, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom knows many things that we don't. Fair enough. Policy-makers have their own reasons on what to keep behind closed doors and what should be discussed in public.
The trang tycoon
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2012
» 'I looked at the world map and I found the Kantang River was right there. And I thought if I saw it, vessel operators must have seen it too. That is why I decided to develop a seaport on the river," says Yusob Buachey, chairman of Yusob International Kantang Port of the time he made the decision of his life.
Public spending needs doing right
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/07/2012
» The battle lines have already been drawn. On one side, we have Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong and the government's economic policy makers, while on the other are opposition politicians and private economists.
Kittiratt urges use of B2-trillion project fund
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/07/2012
» State agencies are urged to be decisive and accelerate spending of 2 trillion baht earmarked for infrastructure projects, said Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.
Mechanisms in place to ease blows
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/06/2012
» Immediate measures are to be taken to restore investor confidence amid a continuing decline in the Thai share market, says Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.
State railway to finally account for assets and liabilities
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2012
» The State Railway of Thailand, the country's worst-performing state enterprise financially, is finalising its first accounting of its assets and liabilities in more than a decade.