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Democrat wants inquiry into palm oil imports
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/05/2015
» Democrat Party member Thaworn Senneam has called on the prime minister to investigate the importing of 50,000 tonnes of crude palm oil which led to an oversupply and falling prices for domestic palm oil.
Subsidies on the way to help rice farmers
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/05/2015
» The government plans to distribute coupons, instead of cash handouts, to ease farming hardships as the new planting season approaches, said government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp.
State rolls dice again with online lottery
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/03/2015
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to amend the existing lottery law that will allow the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to sell lottery tickets online to solve the problem of overpricing.
PM urges high-speed rail links to resorts
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/02/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has tasked agencies to do a feasibility study on building a high-speed rail network linking Bangkok and popular tourism destinations with joint investment from the private sector.
SRT may swap land for debt
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/01/2015
» The State Enterprises Policy Commission or superboard has endorsed the state agency reform framework including a proposal to swap certain land ownership rights of the loss-ridden State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Tokyo to help with east-west rail link
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/01/2015
» Thailand and Japan have agreed in principle on joint development of a 1.435-metre standard-gauge rail network linking a border village in Kanchanaburi with Cambodia.
Loans to poor plan gets the nod
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/12/2014
» The cabinet has endorsed plans to set up "nano financing" operators to provide loans to the poor and to issue state bonds worth 100 billion baht.
Govt targetsrubber slump
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/10/2014
» The government will launch measures on Thursday to tackle the drop in natural rubber prices.
Ministry reiterates need for oil, gas
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/10/2014
» The Energy Ministry insisted Tuesday that Thailand urgently needs a new round of petroleum exploration and production as its natural gas reserves would run out soon.
High-speed railway routes changed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/10/2014
» The government on Tuesday made some changes to its high-speed development plan, adding a Bangkok-Rayong route and splitting the Nong Khai-Map Ta Phut route into two — Nong Khai-Nakhon Ratchasima and Nakhon Ratchasima-Bangkok-Map Ta Phut.