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Big wheels keep on turning
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 06/01/2014
» Before the Bangkok Mass Transit Administration (BMTA)'s buses roamed the streets and the skytrain and underground began as mass transit options, privately owned buses were the main form of public transport.
Graft crusaders on alert
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 11/05/2013
» The private sector will boost its role in observing the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure investment in a bid to to detect any corruption.
B2-trillion transport plan goes to cabinet next month
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 18/01/2013
» The government's large-scale plans for transport facilities are nearing parliamentary consideration, just as companies are calling on the government to implement an urgent overhaul of the education system.
Ageing not so gracefully
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/10/2012
» Thailand should have started promoting savings and improving the workforce's capacity to earn higher wages earlier, as the number of elderly will soon rapidly increase, says a research group.
B2 trillion bill close to consideration
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 19/09/2012
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) will soon finalise a draft of a massive 2-trillion-baht borrowing bill for investment in transportation networks and international trade utilities so the parliament might consider it by year-end, says director Somchai Sujjapongse.
PM says govt committed to improving regional links
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/09/2012
» The government remains committed to improving regional links, domestic logistics and political stability, according to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
ADB: Bangkok, megacities under threat
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 16/08/2012
» Asian economies should allocate funds to develop basic structures aimed at the welfare of the poor and environmentally friendly growth in large cities, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Asean urged to improve economic, transport ties
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2012
» Asean nations must commit firmly to improving economic ties and transport links, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.
WTO warns on trade frictions
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2012
» Continued efforts to strengthen economic fundamentals and integrate economies are critical to help Asian countries sustain growth against the sluggishness in advanced economies, say academics, politicians and business executives.
Delhi woos Asean investors
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/04/2012
» Fast-growing India will remain attractive to investors given the vast amount of infrastructure investment in the pipeline to sustain high growth and improve income distribution, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of India's Planning Commission.