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Brokers tout steps to enliven listless bourse
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/09/2025
» Brokerages are drafting a package of long-term tax incentives aimed at revitalising the capital market, hoping the measures can provide guidelines for the new finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas when he takes office.
Soft loans worth B30bn to help retain employment
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is offering 30 billion baht in soft loans to employers in the social security system to maintain employment.
Airlines nearing brink of collapse
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/07/2021
» Over 20,000 employees from seven airlines are on the verge of losing their jobs if the ban imposed on domestic flights is prolonged to three months without help from the long-awaited 5-billion-baht soft loan from the government, according to the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT).
B14bn loan for staff payroll at local airlines halved
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/06/2021
» A 14-billion-baht loan for seven local airlines has been sliced in half in an effort to retain jobs in the second half as the industry prepares for the country to reopen to foreign tourists by mid-October.
Clarity sought over private vaccinations
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/05/2021
» The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) is asking the government to clear legal hindrances blocking private hospitals from administering Covid-19 vaccines for employees as hospitals are reluctant to carry out vaccinations.
Surging Covid caseload dents investor confidence
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 26/09/2020
» Recap: Global stocks fell amid surging Covid-19 infections globally, with Hong Kong posting its biggest weekly drop in six months. European stocks fell along with US equity-index futures as investors weighed the receding prospects of a new American stimulus package.
5,000-baht SSF stipend moves forth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/07/2020
» The Finance Ministry has approved the Labour Ministry's proposal to provide leftover budget as a cash handout of 5,000 baht a month to nearly 90,000 workers registered under the Social Security Fund who were affected by the pandemic.
NBTC tries mobile ID for loans
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/01/2020
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says its mobile ID project will help facilitate nano-finance operations and address the loan shark problem.
State to pay unpaid SSO contributions
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/10/2018
» The government plans to gradually pay unpaid contributions amounting to 56 billion baht to the Social Security Office in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act, says the Budget Bureau's chief.
Raising actuaries to supply Thai firms
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/07/2018
» Working as an actuary is a challenging career for those enthralled with mathematics and numbers, with brisk job growth prospects as Thailand has very few people on this career path.