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Growth forecast revised down to 2.3%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/04/2021
» The Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) on Thursday slashed its economic growth forecast for the second time to 2.3% this year from its earlier prediction in January of 2.8% and 4.5% in Oct 2020, attributing largely to the battered tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Weapons not needed now
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/04/2021
» Army chief Narongpan Jitkaewtae this week raised eyebrows when he ruled out the possibility that the armed forces would delay or give up part of their arms purchase plan, shrugging off repeated calls by the public for more money from state coffers to be used to battle the impacts from the Covid pandemic.
Private Equity and Hedge Funds, Facing New Tax Burden, Prepare Their Defense
Business, Published on 30/04/2021
» Some private-equity firms and hedge funds are pushing back against a proposal from President Biden to end the carried-interest tax advantage these types of firms enjoy.
Stop the fancy words in battle against Covid
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/04/2021
» The small drop in the number of new Covid-19 new cases to under 2,000 yesterday may look like a good sign.
CPN offers support for rollout
Business, Published on 30/04/2021
» Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN) is offering its shopping centres as locations for public vaccination sites in partnership with local governments, hospitals and provincial public health departments.
Covid-ravaged airlines receive airport fees boost
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/04/2021
» Airlines were on Thursday given airport fee waivers until March 31 next year as part of a raft of measures to rehabilitate the aviation industry devastated by Covid-19.
TAA chief expecting measured progress
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 30/04/2021
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) sees the resumption of international flights as a key for airlines to make a profit, but this may not happen for two years as the country's reopening scheme may face further challenges.
Sansiri readjusts transfer, presales targets by 15-20%
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 30/04/2021
» SET-listed developer Sansiri Plc has revised its transfer and presales target up by 15-20% to 31 billion baht each by the end of the year despite the third wave of Covid-19 in the country.
Banpu eyes deal to build plants in US
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/04/2021
» Banpu Power (BPP), the power generation arm of non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu, expects to close a deal to build gas-fired power plants in the US by the second or third quarter.