Bangkok Post
Land tax bill languishes in NLA scrutiny
The draft land and buildings tax has not progressed after the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) standing committee extended the scrutiny process for the eighth time, lapsing at the end of September. Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
High-speed airport rail headed to Rayong
The committee for special economic zone development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme has approved a 30-kilometre extension of the high-speed railway that will connect three airports to Rayong province, for an estimated 10-billion-baht expenditure. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Boats need over 40,000 migrant crew
The Labour Ministry will push for a plan to import 40,000 workers from neighbouring countries to solve a labour shortage in the commercial fishing sector. Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo said Thursday (Aug 2) that workers from Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam would be targeted under ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Prayut touts EEC for prosperity
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed Wednesday that the key to ensuring Thailand escapes the “middle-income trap” and transforms into a high-income nation means sticking to the 20-year national strategy and Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Keep reading ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
BoI's 6-point approach to Japan
The Board of Investment (BoI) has been instructed to rev up efforts to attract Japanese investment, with a focus on six categories: automobiles; robotics; machinery; medical devices; food, agriculture and biotechnology; and aerospace. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Defence footprint grows in corridor
The government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme has long been promoted as a vehicle to upgrade the country’s industrial sector using technology. Along with the 10 industries targeted for development in the corridor, defence was added last November, with the aim of improving the ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran & Yuthana Praiwan
KBank, KTB targeted in cyber-attacks
Cyber-attackers have stolen the data of 123,000 customers of Kasikornbank (KBank) and Krungthai Bank (KTB) in what appears to be the first massive data leak of local financial institutions. Keep reading ...
B85bn double-track line gets go-ahead
The cabinet has given the green light to the 323km double-track rail route from Den Chai to Chiang Khong in the North. The 85-billion-baht project was tabled before the cabinet in March, but it didn’t get the go-ahead until Tuesday (July 31). The construction will ...
Cabinet approves new debt aid for farmers
The cabinet has approved in principle the extension of debt repayment and lower lending rates for small-scale farmers as the latest move to help shore up the agricultural sector. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
EIC lays out tourist roadmap
Thailand can adopt measures to control overcrowding by international tourists and better manage supply and demand, says Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (EIC). Keep reading ...
