Bangkok Post
BoI relocation package capitalises on trade spat
The Board of Investment (BoI) looks set to propose to the economic cabinet at its meeting on Friday a relocation package for foreign investors wishing to shift from China to Thailand.The package will focus largely on headquarters, research centres, talent and high technology industry, said ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Social Security Fund seeks to increase rates
The Social Security Fund (SSF) is preparing to propose the fund’s board of directors increase the fund’s contribution rates in preparation for members’ long-term compensation as the population ages.SSF secretary-general Ananchai Utaipatanacheep said the current contribution rates are insufficient to compensate all members over the ...
Nuntawun Polkuamdee
Land grabbers implicated in peat swamp blazes
The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has launched an investigation into the burning of peat swamps in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Chalerm Prakiat district with a land acquisition motive suspected to be behind the blazes.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Finance Ministry plans e-commerce tax next year
The Finance Ministry expects to introduce a value-added-tax on electronic businesses next year, aiming to collect between 3 billion to 4 billion baht a year, a ministry official said on Monday, tapping a boom in e-commerce in the country.Keep reading ...
New fund replacing LTFs starts to take shape
The Finance Ministry has agreed to launch a new tax-saving fund to replace long-term equity funds (LTFs), for which the tax incentive is due to expire at the end of this year.The initial details of the new fund bear resemblance to the Sustainable Equity Fund ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Chuan says schools must focus on ethics
House Speaker and former prime minister Chuan Leekpai has called for children to be taught more about ethics and morality in schools, arguing it will lessen conflicts and problems in the country.Keep reading ...
Dumrongkiat Mala
Officials boost trade events
The Commerce Ministry is ramping up business matching activity and trade fairs for potential growth products in cosmetics, healthcare and education in an effort to increase shipments.Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Govt announces B21bn rice price insurance scheme
The National Rice Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, on Wednesday announced 21 billion baht in subsidies to help stabilise prices for rice farmers hurt by drought and a strong baht.Under the new rice scheme, the government will agree to pay farmers a ...
Energy Ministry readies renewable scheme to cut CO2
The Energy Ministry plans to launch the “One Community, One Power Plant” scheme for renewable resources in September to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.Kulit Sombatsiri, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said this plan follows the decarbonisation concept as the government is concerned about climate change.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Budget spending surpasses state target
Public investment budget disbursement has surpassed the target by three percentage points for the 10 months through July, according to the Comptroller-General’s Department.From October 2018 to July this year, state agencies have taken out 442 billion baht of the 553 billion in the investment budget ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
