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Push for policy to lift competitiveness
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 10/02/2026
» With the Bhumjaithai Party expected to lead the government for a full four-year term with a high degree of stability, tourism operators are urging the government to focus on long-term investment rather than short-term stimulus in order to compete with regional rivals such as Vietnam.
More delays ahead for three-airport rail line
Post Reporters, Published on 14/11/2025
» The three-airport high-speed rail project, already more than five years behind schedule, faces further delays as the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) prepares to review the contract that has already undergone multiple revisions.
Unpacking the tourism tax
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2025
» While the cabinet approved the National Tourism Policy Committee's proposal to collect a tourism tax from inbound travellers in February 2023, the programme has still not been implemented.
U-Tapao Airport concessionaire to woo investors next month
Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2025
» U-Tapao International Aviation Co Ltd (UTA) has extended its project timeline for a concession agreement at U-Tapao Airport till next month in order to finalise key investment incentives and other details, said Keeree Kanjanapas, chairman of the company's executive board.
Minister promotes Thai aviation hub
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong and Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/10/2025
» The Transport Ministry and aviation bodies aim to establish Thailand as an aviation hub, emphasising maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) to meet international demand in the region.
Minister keen on buying back mass transit lines
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2025
» Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says buying back all private mass transit lines is necessary to maintain affordable travel fares for the public, though the Finance Ministry insists there are no plans for such a purchase.
Infrastructure upgrades propopsed to lift Thai tourism
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 24/10/2025
» The Ministry of Transport wants to upgrade infrastructure to facilitate travellers, proposing an extension of a high-speed railway from U-tapao airport to Rayong and Trat, and attracting more direct flights to Krabi airport from the congested Phuket airport while a new airport in Phangnga is constructed.
Hope for more rate cuts buoy Asian shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/09/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares were headed for weekly gains on Friday on hopes of further interest rate cuts around the world, though the Nikkei retreated from record highs after the Bank of Japan said it would start to offload some of its massive equity fund holdings.
Pilots pin hopes on regulator
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/03/2025
» The Thai Pilots Association hopes the temporary permission for foreign pilots to fly domestic flights will not be extended, based on a commitment from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
Foreign pilots face axe on Thai flights
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/03/2025
» Foreign pilots will not be allowed to fly domestic flights in Thailand next year if the aircraft shortage subsides, the labour minister says, while the Thai Pilots Association has launched legal action to stop the practice.