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Biomass plant contributes to country’s anti-PM2.5 effort [Video]
A biomass power plant in Uthai Thani province is playing a major role in the reduction of hazardous PM2.5.Keep watching ...
B4,000 handouts approved for salaried workers
The cabinet has approved 4,000-baht Covid-19 handouts for salaried workers under the Social Security system.Under the “Section 33 We Love Each Other” programme, around 9.3 million company employees — those under Section 33 of the 1990 Social Security Act — will be given 1,000 baht ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand’s GDP contracted 6.1 per cent in 2020 due to Covid-19: NESDC
Thailand’s gross domestic products (GDP) shrank 6.1 per cent in 2020 due to widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of NESDC, said at a conference that GDP in the fourth quarter of ...
The Nation Reporter
Debt event offers relief for those hit by Covid-19
The government has rolled out a debt mediation programme for debtors having problems repaying debts in light of Covid-19.Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed various agencies to help debtors by preventing them from missing repayments and suffering from its ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand- the first large country with a fertility problem yet without wealth to easily fund healthcare for the old
The kingdom’s economy will have to begin adapting its stance to cope with more old people and fewer working adults while still remaining a relatively poor country. It may also mean more migrants entering the kingdom and perhaps higher taxation. In a recent economic forum, ...
Cross-border trade with Myanmar via Ranong looking up
Thai-Myanmar border trade through Ranong province in January 2021 grew by 3.94 per cent in value compared to the previous month, with Thai exports increasing by 6.12 per cent, Wanida Arunothai, chief of Ranong Provincial Commercial Office under the Ministry of Commerce, revealed.The main exports ...
The Nation Reporter
Foreign e-service firms liable for VAT
Starting on Sept 1, overseas businesses providing online services in Thailand will be required to register for the 7% value-added tax (VAT) liability if their annual income exceeds 1.8 million baht, according to a Revenue Department official.The e-service tax has been approved by parliament and ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Prayut calls for action on sea pollution
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered officials to be diligent in solving the kingdom’s rubbish problem after acknowledging that about 40% of waste went into the ocean last year, according to Traisuree Taisaranakul, deputy government spokeswoman.The prime minister yesterday voiced his concerns after being briefed ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
State plan to aid e-commerce
The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) is gearing up to develop digital infrastructure, upgrade e-transaction rules, improve e-transaction system standards and promote digital knowledge among the public as part of its 2021-22 strategic plan.The draft plan was revealed when ETDA recently held an online conference ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
Thailand’s total fertility rate drops to alarmingly low level
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Thailand has dropped to 1.51 children per woman or below 600,000 newborns per year, Prof Kamthorn Pruksananonda, from the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, said recently.According to the World Health Organisation, the TFR level should stand at ...
The Nation Reporter
