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Ministry seeks border trade growth of 1% despite conflict
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/05/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is targeting border trade growth of 1% this year, attributed to political instability in neighbouring countries, including the armed conflict in Myanmar.
Premier trumpets B300m durian order
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin yesterday took to social media to announce the country had received a 300-million-baht (US$8.1 million) order for frozen durians following his visit to Chanthaburi.
Ministry eyes ongoing use of Oil Fuel Fund
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/04/2024
» The Finance Ministry has recommended using the Oil Fuel Fund to sustain the subsidy for retail diesel prices, noting the fund has sufficient capacity to support the government's diesel subsidy programme.
PM wants rate cuts sped up
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has urged the Bank of Thailand's (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to call a special session to consider cutting interest rates without having to wait until April.
TAT targets B7bn revenue for Ranong
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/01/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set its sights on increasing the tourism revenue of Ranong province to 7 billion baht this year, up from 6.72 billion baht in 2023.
How the Red Sea attacks affect shipping
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/01/2024
» Starting from mid-November 2023, the Houthi rebel group based in Yemen and backed by Iran has been conducting numerous attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, displaying no indication that they will relent.
Premier delay will affect fiscal budget
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/07/2023
» The implementation of the fiscal 2024 budget, starting on Oct 1, will be delayed if the new prime minister and government are not appointed within this month, according to the Budget Bureau.
Commerce Ministry steps up efforts to stamp out smuggling
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/06/2023
» The Commerce Ministry is intensifying its efforts to improve supervision of agricultural product imports to combat smuggling.
Cabinet okays third phase of budget housing scheme
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/02/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the third phase of a low-price housing scheme worth 20 billion baht, agreeing to 2.19 billion worth of compensation for low-rate mortgages for Government Housing (GH) Bank.
Cabinet okays adjusted B5bn loan
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/11/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved reworking the conditions of a 5-billion-baht soft loan programme to help small hotel operators and their supply chains including restaurants reopen.