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SRT plans to get finances back on track
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2022
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has approved a debt rehabilitation plan involving six strategies to increase revenue from core and non-core businesses.
Xi Faces Resistance to Property Tax Planned to Combat Bubble
Business, Published on 21/10/2021
» Chinese President Xi Jinping has made no secret of his desire to deflate property bubble. But according to people with knowledge of government deliberations, he is facing resistance over a measure aimed at curbing housing speculation: a nationwide property tax.
State urged to step up progress of special zones
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/07/2021
» The government is being urged to speed up the implementation of additional special development zones and the digitalisation of government services to boost investments and rehabilitate the country's economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 crisis.
Nawarat eyes 30% bump in revenue
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/06/2021
» SET-listed contractor Nawarat Patanakarn Plc expects 30% revenue growth in 2021, mainly derived from government jobs still active amid the pandemic.
Indonesian businesses join jab drive
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/03/2021
» More than 9,000 private companies in Indonesia are gearing up to inoculate their employees and their family members in a bid to revive productivity that has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rail link to all regions 'by 2028'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2020
» The government has set its sight on building rail connections to all regions by 2028, which will position the country strategically as the transport and logistical hub of Asean, according to the Transport Ministry.
Govt floats new plan for land bridge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/10/2020
» The government is considering the idea of a land bridge project connecting the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand via Ranong and Chumphon provinces.
New rail privatisation idea gains steam
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2020
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has floated the idea of granting the private sector a 99-year concession to operate and improve the rail system while insisting there would be no favouritism if the plan went ahead.
2 SRT routes up for bids this year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/07/2020
» The bidding process for construction and service operation contracts for two new routes in the dual-track train project, worth 153 billion baht in total, is expected to start later this year, says State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Niruj Maneepun.
Bangkok rail hub nears completion
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/06/2020
» After several decades of dormancy, Thailand's rail transport sector is entering a renaissance.