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Unemployment rate reaches 2.25% in Q3
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/11/2021
» Thailand's labour market has been severely affected by the strict measures to control the spread of Covid-19, with the unemployment rate jumping to 2.25% in the third quarter from 1.89% in the previous three months, while household debt continued to grow.
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.
New centre to rehabilitate economy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/08/2020
» The cabinet yesterday gave the green light to establish a centre to handle the country's economic rehabilitation from the coronavirus crisis.
Steel industry petitions for state help
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/12/2019
» Four steel associations have called on the government to help promote the use of locally made steel products in infrastructure development projects.
Modified price list gets cabinet nod
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/07/2019
» The cabinet yesterday approved the new price control list, adding onions but removing sweetened condensed creamer, condensed milk, recombined milk and filled milk because of those products' subsiding popularity.
Rethink needed in search for water funds
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/12/2018
» The Finance Ministry and the Budget Bureau have been ordered to find funding for state-initiated water management projects over the next five years, as the annual fiscal budget is unlikely to be sufficient for all the projects being planned.
Udon Thani welcomes Chinese
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/12/2018
» The Kunming-Vientiane high-speed train project, scheduled for operations in 2021, is expected to stimulate service industry growth in the Northeast, with at least 2 million Chinese visitors forecast to flood the region every year.
NESDB: Unemployment rate improved to 1.1% in Q2
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/09/2018
» Thailand's unemployment rate improved in the second quarter of this year, thanks to the growing economy.
Somkid: Japan backs Thai CPTPP bid
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/07/2018
» Tokyo: Japan has agreed to support Thailand becoming a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US.
B34.5bn in rice aid measures approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/07/2018
» The National Rice Policy and Management Committee Wednesday approved rice aid measures worth 34.5 billion baht for the 2018/2019 crop year starting in November.