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Value of promotion applications surges
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/05/2025
» The digital sector, and notably data centre development, continued to drive investment in Thailand, with applications for investment promotion skyrocketing 97% year-on-year to more than 431 billion baht in the first quarter of 2025, said the Board of Investment (BoI).
BOI okays B200bn of investments
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/03/2025
» The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved four mega-investment projects worth 200 billion baht in total, ranging from the development of the Orange Line electric rail system to new data centre businesses.
Thai steelmakers eye state projects for lifeline
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/02/2024
» Steel manufacturers are pinning their hopes on the government's new and old infrastructure development projects to boost sluggish steel consumption in the country.
Tata holds on to projection for 2020
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/08/2020
» State infrastructure megaprojects have led Tata Steel Thailand (TSTH), the local unit of India's largest steelmaker, to maintain its sales projection this year, even as the domestic steel industry will likely contract by 6.9%.
18 new EEC industrial estate plots
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/07/2019
» The state-run Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) plans to promote 18 plots spanning 35,788 rai in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as new industrial estates.
Draft windfall tax on EEC agenda
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/05/2019
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office plans to talk with the Finance Ministry soon about a draft bill on taxing windfall gains to collect capital gains tax from companies, property owners and speculators that are expected to gain from inflated prices for plots as new infrastructure is developed in the three EEC provinces.
CP pressured on rail bid
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/02/2019
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office has given the CP Group-led consortium an ultimatum to conclude its financial proposal for the 224.5-billion-baht high-speed railway connecting three major airports by March 5, otherwise the state will negotiate with BSR Joint Venture.