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US-Thai strategic panel on the table
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/09/2017
» Thailand is proposing the establishment of a US-Thai strategic partnership committee to boost trade and investment and underline cooperation on technology and education.
Officials look to future after slight rise in competitiveness
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/09/2017
» Thailand is hopeful of securing a higher world competitiveness ranking next year after rising two spots in this year's listing by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
B73.6bn tabbed to help farmers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/09/2017
» The government has approved a combined 73.6 billion baht worth of measures to ensure farmer income and stabilise rice prices ahead of the annual harvest for the 2017-18 season, starting in November.
Cabinet passes aid for poor
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/08/2017
» The cabinet yesterday green-lighted a new aid package worth 41.94 billion baht for low-income earners.
Development plan for robotics gets nod
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/08/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a robotics development plan as the state pushes to enhance a 200-billion-baht investment scheme for the industry over the next five years.
Thailand 4.0 may see 23m redundant
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/08/2017
» Some 23 million unskilled and semi-skilled labourers in the agricultural and industrial sectors are at risk of becoming unemployed once implementation of high technology and innovation in production hit their stride.
VAT rate kept at time-honoured 7% to help recovery
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/08/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved the extension of the 7% value-added tax (VAT) rate for another year, saying a hike could derail the economic recovery.
Prayut urges regional development, aid to poor
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/08/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday instructed state agencies to map out budgets for fiscal 2019 to focus on regional development and the country's 20-year national strategic plan to reduce income disparity.
Cabinet OKs perks for tech investors
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/08/2017
» Industry experts and foreign investors in high technology will be entitled to four-year visa-free grants and free work permits under a new scheme.
Hitachi keen on AI, IoT investment in corridor
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2017
» Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd is eager to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).