‘Scheme will run till 2017′
The Yingluck Shinawatra government has given in to heavy public criticism over the huge Bt130-billion …[More]
Osmep launches new loan programme
The Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (Osmep) has come up with a new loan scheme …[More]
State fumes over rice fumigation
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
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
Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal believes the government’s Bt2-trillion infrastructure mega-projects …[More]
Govt forced to cut rice price 10-20%
Though the government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme has incurred higher losses than initially …[More]
Country faces tough task clearing out rice stocks
It remains doubtful if the Yingluck Shinawatra government can do what it promised – finalise the loss figure …[More]
Navy opposes U-tapao upgrade
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
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
Former Bank of Thailand governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula called for the government to abolish its …[More]
No change yet to rice pledging
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 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
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
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit Turkey and Poland early next month to strengthen …[More]
High-speed rail adviser appointed
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
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’
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
South and East Asian countries are being urged to draft new land acquisition laws to prevent exploitation …[More]
Price-pledging fiasco
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 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 Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered agencies involved in the government’s Bt2-trillion …[More]
Warning on rice policy a wake-up call for govt
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
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
The Energy Conservation Promotion Fund committee yesterday approved a budget of Bt2.147 billion for …[More]
Rice petition to be filed tomorrow: Warong
Democrat MP Warong Dechgitvigrom vowed to file a petition with the National Anti-Corruption Commission …[More]
Thailand and Maldives cement closer ties
The first-ever visit by a Thai Prime Minister to the Maldives since the establishment of diplomatic relations …[More]
Govt stresses stability
The government highlighted eight strategies yesterday when outlining the 2014 fiscal budget, and voiced …[More]
Education agency to spend most on AEC readiness
These days in Thailand, not a single day passes without “AEC” (Asean Economic Community) in the headlines …[More]
Ministry reshuffle follows data leak
The Finance Ministry has reassigned Supa Piyajitti, a deputy finance permanent secretary, from her role …[More]
BAAC shovelling fertiliser
The Bank For Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has become a middleman to supply …[More]
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