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Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» WELLINGTON: Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport.
Rubber farms stretched as US-China trade war saps demand
AFP, Published on 25/11/2018
» They work in the pre-dawn gloom tapping trees for the "white gold" that has made their country the world's top rubber producer -- but as prices plunge due to the US-China trade war, farmers are giving up the sap.
VAT refund on up to B20,000 in store
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/12/2018
» The Finance Ministry plans to offer a value-added tax (VAT) refund to shoppers who spend up to 20,000 baht from Feb 1 to 15 next year in a bid to boost domestic spending amid murky economic prospects.
Welfare handout half depleted in 3 days
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/12/2018
» Half of the 5.66 billion baht distributed to 11.3 million recipients of the government's welfare and subsidy scheme was disbursed within three days after the handout programme started, says the Comptroller-General's Department.
Grand sales to stir consumers
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/12/2018
» The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the private sector to hold New Year grand sales for 28 days, with up to 13,500 branches of stores participating in the scheme with steep discounts of as much as 80%.
Apisak expects slower Thai growth in 2019
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/12/2018
» The Thai economy in 2019 will slow down from this year, with the US-Sino trade rift a drag, but growth of 4% is still possible, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
FPO proposes debt test to screen welfare smartcard recipients
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/12/2018
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has floated the idea of adding debt burden to the criteria in screening recipients for the government's welfare and subsidy scheme for the poor in an effort to weed out cheats.
TDRI urges higher VAT to solve disparity
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/12/2018
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has proposed that the government raise the value-added tax (VAT) to finance welfare and subsidy schemes for the poor after finding that current outlays are insufficient to address income disparity.
Port Authority of Thailand to build condos for slum folk
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/01/2019
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will spend 7.5 billion baht to build 6,144 condominium units at Soi Trimitr on Rama IV Road for 26 slum communities that encroach on PAT land spanning nearly 200 rai in Klong Toey district.