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Pheu Thai power bid gains pace
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/07/2023
» The private sector has expressed support for the Pheu Thai Party to lead the formation of a new government, saying its economic policies will help turn the economy around.
'Taobao Village' model sought for poor
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/11/2018
» Thailand plans to apply the Taobao Village model to help tackle poverty and raise community income via e-commerce and digital technology.
Worker debt hits high
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/04/2018
» Thai workers are saddled with the highest debt levels in 10 years, mainly incurred from daily consumption, vehicles, investments, residential purchases, debt repayment and medical expenses.
Thailand takes one-by-one approach to bolster EU ties
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/01/2018
» Thailand is tightening its strategic partnerships with individual EU nations after the bloc agreed last December to resume political contact "at all levels", more than three years after suspending them in protest against the 2014 military coup.
Heavy push for rice megafarms
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/01/2017
» The government is committed to ramping up the rice megafarm scheme this year, for which it provides soft loans, machinery and agricultural equipment to farmers in order to cut production costs and raise productivity. The scheme will cover 1.05 million rai of related farmland.
Foreigners may get more investment chances
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/12/2016
» The government is considering liberalising more service businesses for foreign investment including telecommunication, financial services and those that the Board of Investment (BoI) is seeking to attract, such as related to innovation and advanced technology.
Potential slowdown stirs fears
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/12/2016
» With the sluggish economy and poor export performance in the second half, the business sector is concerned that Thai economic growth may fail to reach 3.3-3.5% as forecast.
Exports down 5.78% in 2015
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/01/2016
» Exports fell more than expected in 2015, declining by 5.78%, their biggest drop in six years.
Meeting of farm panel bears no fruit
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/06/2014
» New measures to help rice farmers deal with low paddy prices and spiralling production costs have yet to be concluded, but the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is unlikely to adopt any of the previous programmes such as rice pledging or price guarantees.
Politics dampens Chinese New Year
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/01/2014
» Consumer spending over Chinese New Year is expected to increase slightly from last year, but many people appear to be cautious about spending because of political uncertainties.