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Chiang Rai boom fuelled by re-exports
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/12/2013
» Thai border trade in Chiang Rai province is flourishing, driven by growing demand for Thai products in Laos and Myanmar.
Kittiratt offers apology, says rice farmer payments coming soon
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/12/2013
» Caretaker Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong says rice farmers will be paid for their pledged paddy within seven days, blaming the late payments on the ongoing anti-government protests.
Companies seek easier border rules
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/12/2013
» Businesses in Kanchanaburi province have again called for the government to help negotiate with Myanmar to ease goods transport via the province's checkpoints, saying rigid procedures curb the growth of border trade.
Dawei studies still proceeding
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/12/2013
» A feasibility study and environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Dawei infrastructure projects worth a combined 50.2 billion baht will continue despite the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure plan being stalled.
Industrial sector faces growing crisis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/01/2014
» The industrial sector risks losing competitiveness because of the labour shortage, a high minimum wage, infrastructure project delays, poor-quality education and energy imports, says a government think tank.
Full speed ahead on megaproject spending
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/12/2013
» The government insists it will move ahead with its planned 2-trillion-baht infrastructure development plan even if the borrowing bill falls through.
GMS outlay projected to boom
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/12/2013
» Regional investment in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries is expected to top US$51.19 billion over the next five to six years, mostly for infrastructure development.
PM plans to pep up economy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/12/2013
» Despite growing political pressure, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday ordered state agencies to map out new economic stimulus measures to spur the economy next year.
Megaprojects to start in Q2
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/10/2013
» Spending on infrastructure schemes totalling 2 trillion baht should get underway in the second quarter of next year, says Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB).
Rayong eco-town to copy Japan lead
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/10/2013
» The government is developing a pilot project for an industrial eco-town in Rayong, based on Japan's Kitakyushu model.