‘Scheme will run till 2017′

‘Scheme will run till 2017′
June 19th, 2013 in Government

The Yingluck Shinawatra government has given in to heavy public criticism over the huge Bt130-billion …[More]

Osmep launches new loan programme

Osmep launches new loan programme
June 19th, 2013 in Government

The Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (Osmep) has come up with a new loan scheme …[More]

State fumes over rice fumigation

State fumes over rice fumigation
June 18th, 2013 in Featured, Government

The question “how safe is our rice?” has been raised again after rumours spread through social media that …[More]

Competition for tablet auction heats up

Competition for tablet auction heats up
June 18th, 2013 in Government

Thailand’s Supreme Distribution and China’s Shenzhen Yitoa Intelligent Control could become the largest …[More]

Mega-projects to fuel power demand, need for coal plants

Mega-projects to fuel power demand, need for coal plants
June 18th, 2013 in Government

Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal believes the government’s Bt2-trillion infrastructure mega-projects …[More]

Govt forced to cut rice price 10-20%

Govt forced to cut rice price 10-20%
June 18th, 2013 in Government

Though the government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme has incurred higher losses than initially …[More]

Country faces tough task clearing out rice stocks

Country faces tough task clearing out rice stocks
June 17th, 2013 in Government

It remains doubtful if the Yingluck Shinawatra government can do what it promised – finalise the loss figure …[More]

Navy opposes U-tapao upgrade

Navy opposes U-tapao upgrade
June 17th, 2013 in Government

The Royal Thai Navy opposes the government’s plan to boost the commercial passenger capacity at the navy’s …[More]

Study reveals ineffective use of budgets by govts

Study reveals ineffective use of budgets by govts
June 14th, 2013 in Government

The Thai Future Foundation has warned of the need to use state budgets efficiently to avoid a repeat …[More]

Pridiyathorn: Nix high-speed rail scheme

Pridiyathorn: Nix high-speed rail scheme
June 14th, 2013 in Government

Former Bank of Thailand governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula called for the government to abolish its …[More]

No change yet to rice pledging

No change yet to rice pledging
June 14th, 2013 in Government

The controversy over the rice-pledging scheme is not yet over, as the National Rice Policy Committee did not …[More]

Thailand welcomes UK help with PPPs

Thailand welcomes UK help with PPPs
June 14th, 2013 in Government

Thailand continues to struggle to establish proper public-private partnership (PPP) schemes and so will …[More]

MRTA wants all mass transit lines in service by 2019

MRTA wants all mass transit lines in service by 2019
June 13th, 2013 in Featured, Government

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) plans to have all six mass transit rail lines being …[More]

PM plans July trip to Turkey, Poland

PM plans July trip to Turkey, Poland
June 12th, 2013 in Government

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit Turkey and Poland early next month to strengthen …[More]

High-speed rail adviser appointed

High-speed rail adviser appointed
June 12th, 2013 in Government

The Finance Ministry is set to appoint Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as an adviser to conduct a study …[More]

Phitsanulok farmers have mixed views on rice pledging scheme

Phitsanulok farmers have mixed views on rice pledging scheme
June 11th, 2013 in Featured, Government

While some rice farmers express satisfaction with the government’s pledging scheme, as it has helped them …[More]

Panel ‘ready to clarify figures on rice losses’

Panel ‘ready to clarify figures on rice losses’
June 10th, 2013 in Featured, Government

The Finance Ministry’s Post-Audit Committee on the Rice Pledging Scheme is ready to clarify its audit figure …[More]

Land appropriation seen as volatile issue

Land appropriation seen as volatile issue
June 10th, 2013 in Government

South and East Asian countries are being urged to draft new land acquisition laws to prevent exploitation …[More]

Price-pledging fiasco

Price-pledging fiasco
June 7th, 2013 in Government

Governments linked to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra have inflicted cumulative losses of almost …[More]

Thailand and EU exchange offers in first round

Thailand and EU exchange offers in first round
June 6th, 2013 in Featured, Government

Thailand and the European Union have exchanged their proposals in the first round of talks on a …[More]

Transport minister orders agencies to bring costs in line with special panel’s criteria

Transport minister orders agencies to bring costs in line with special panel’s criteria
June 6th, 2013 in Government

Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered agencies involved in the government’s Bt2-trillion …[More]

Warning on rice policy a wake-up call for govt

Warning on rice policy a wake-up call for govt
June 6th, 2013 in Government

A warning by credit-rating agency Moody’s about the government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme is …[More]

Rice-pledging budget must be replenished, says BAAC

Rice-pledging budget must be replenished, says BAAC
June 5th, 2013 in Government

The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives says it has an adequate budget to continue the …[More]

Encon Fund approves Bt1.8 bn for solar power

Encon Fund approves Bt1.8 bn for solar power
June 4th, 2013 in Government

The Energy Conservation Promotion Fund committee yesterday approved a budget of Bt2.147 billion for …[More]

Rice petition to be filed tomorrow: Warong

Rice petition to be filed tomorrow: Warong
June 4th, 2013 in Government

Democrat MP Warong Dechgitvigrom vowed to file a petition with the National Anti-Corruption Commission …[More]

Thailand and Maldives cement closer ties

Thailand and Maldives cement closer ties
June 3rd, 2013 in Government

The first-ever visit by a Thai Prime Minister to the Maldives since the establishment of diplomatic relations …[More]

Govt stresses stability

Govt stresses stability
May 30th, 2013 in Featured, Government

The government highlighted eight strategies yesterday when outlining the 2014 fiscal budget, and voiced …[More]

Education agency to spend most on AEC readiness

Education agency to spend most on AEC readiness
May 30th, 2013 in Government

These days in Thailand, not a single day passes without “AEC” (Asean Economic Community) in the headlines …[More]

Ministry reshuffle follows data leak

Ministry reshuffle follows data leak
May 28th, 2013 in Government

The Finance Ministry has reassigned Supa Piyajitti, a deputy finance permanent secretary, from her role …[More]

BAAC shovelling fertiliser

BAAC shovelling fertiliser
May 28th, 2013 in Government

The Bank For Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has become a middleman to supply …[More]

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