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Thaioil has backup plan to end Clean Fuel Project delays
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2024
» Thaioil Plc is prepared to exercise its rights under a parent guarantee agreement with the main contractors of the US$5.37 billion Clean Fuel Project (CFP) to resolve persistent project delays.
Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Slavoj Žižek, Published on 02/12/2024
» Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, publicly appealed to those who had voted for both her and Mr Trump. She wanted to know what motivated such an apparently inconsistent choice, and the predominant answer she heard was that she and Mr Trump seemed more sincere, whereas Vice President Kamala Harris came off as too calculating.
Rethinking national prosperity through institutions
News, Antara Haldar, Published on 13/11/2024
» Each autumn, a telephone call from Stockholm launches one or a few scholars to international fame with the bestowal of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences -- a process that Irving Wallace dramatised in his 1962 potboiler The Prize.
Putin throws Brics at his global critics
News, John J Metzler, Published on 30/10/2024
» Vladimir Putin put on a good show. The 16th annual Brics Summit in Kazan, Russia, set the stage for the gathering of what's essentially the "Alternative economic club" to the established Western groups such as the G-7 and the IMF. Thirty-five 35 delegations, including 24 heads of state and government, journeyed to Kazan for a three-day summit and schmooze session with the otherwise diplomatically isolated Russian president.
'No rush' on Thailand's casino plans
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2024
» The Finance Ministry is prepared to pursue talks with government coalition partners to advance a casino-entertainment complex project which is part of the Pheu Thai-led government's policy statement, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Work on Laem Chabang Port 'on time' despite delays
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2024
» The third phase of development at Laem Chabang Port is now about 45% completed, with its key feature, Pier F, slated to open in late 2027 as planned, according to Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri.
Revised contract now ready
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/10/2024
» Proposed contract revisions for the high-speed rail project connecting three airports are expected to be submitted to the cabinet within two weeks, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said.
Julapun pushes for talks on casino complex plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/10/2024
» Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat is calling on all relevant state agencies to discuss the government's push to allow casinos to operate within entertainment complexes.
Handout to create 'economic whirlwind'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2024
» The Pheu Thai-led coalition government has vowed to proceed with the second and third phases of its economic stimulus handout scheme after the official launch of the first phase yesterday.
SX 2024 underpinned by late King's belief in sufficiency economy
News, Published on 25/09/2024
» The Sustainability Expo (SX) 2024 is set to return as Asean's largest sustainability event, taking place from Sept 27 to Oct 6 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) in Bangkok.