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Agencies refine probe of Thaksin's assets
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/11/2025
» The Revenue Department is preparing to further investigate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's assets to recover the 17.6-billion-baht tax debt arising from share sales of Shin Corp, a telecom firm he founded, to Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte.
New state credit scoring set to cut rates
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/09/2025
» The Finance Ministry plans to launch Ari Score, a new credit scoring system for the public expected to help individuals gain greater access to loans at lower interest rates.
Data lake to assist with fiscal policies
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/08/2025
» The Finance Ministry's large database, also known as a data lake, is expected to help it design fiscal policies tailored to the specific needs of different regions of the country, says finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.
Securities reform gets nod
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/03/2025
» The cabinet yesterday approved a bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act to enhance efficiency in regulating stock trading.
Ministry seeks quicker probe of listed firms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/07/2023
» The Finance Ministry is proposing prompt collective action to speed up the examination of listed companies in order to contain damage to the capital market, says permanent secretary Krisada Chinavicharana.
Quick fix sought to bolster listing rules
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/07/2023
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has instructed the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to speed up finding more effective measures to prevent falsified financial accounts from being used to list a company on the bourse.
Ministry to probe executives' BCP shares
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/02/2023
» The Finance Ministry will investigate whether it was unethical for two of its senior executives to receive shares offered to them by SET-listed Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) under the company's employee stock ownership plan (Esop), said a ministry source who requested anonymity.
Talks aimed at quashing Ponzi fraud
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2022
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Finance Ministry have discussed methods to strengthen their efforts to prevent Ponzi schemes, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
GSB ready to assist THAI, Oil Fuel Fund
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2022
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) stands ready to extend loans to Thai Airways International (THAI) and the Oil Fuel Fund to boost their liquidity if the government adopts a policy for it to do so, said GSB chairman Prapas Kong-Ied.
Disgraced officer 'seized 400 cars'
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/08/2021
» The Customs Department yesterday said Pol Col Thitisan Utthanaphon, the police officer accused of torturing and killing a drug suspect in custody, was eligible to be rewarded for seizing almost 400 illegal cars over the course of six years.