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Delinquent student loan holders targeted
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) is preparing to file lawsuits against around 100,000 SLF borrowers to enforce repayment of more than 10 billion baht in unpaid debt.
Recalculation leads to dip in Student Loan Fund's debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/07/2024
» A new method for calculating debt has resulted in a reduction of the Student Loan Fund's (SLF) debts by 56 billion baht, according to the Finance Ministry.
Penalties implored for data breaches
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/02/2024
» State agencies have vowed to tighten measures to tackle personal data leaks, promising heavier penalties and beginning on-site audits next month of 85 organisations that have 100,000 personal datasets or more.
GSB launches cheap loans for the poor
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/03/2022
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) is launching a low-interest loan that does not require collateral, aiming to help low-income earners prop up their liquidity, says bank president Vitai Ratanakorn.
Hungry for an injection
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 23/08/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic has put the Thai government in a bind, having to choose between saving lives and protecting their livelihoods.
Ministry eyes soft loans for operators
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/07/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to ask the Finance Ministry for 10 billion baht in soft loans to help operators prepare their businesses for the mid-October reopening deadline.
State pledges fresh steps to assist SMEs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/06/2021
» The government has pledged to introduce new measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cope with the impact of the pandemic.
Extended Phuket stay to cut demand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/06/2021
» The extended length of stay from seven to 14 days for vaccinated tourists visiting Phuket will reduce inbound demand by half during the first month of reopening, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Tourism and Sports Ministry targets 10m high-season trips
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Dusida Worrachaddejchai and Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/11/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has committed to pushing for 10 million domestic trips per month during high season following the cabinet's approval of more financial aid measures on Tuesday.
SEC warns on risk-prone debt
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/10/2019
» Investors are advised to be cautious when investing in risk-prone debt securities offering high returns, with more than half of debenture value issued by non-listed property firms, says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).