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Khon Kaen’s ambitious plan to develop its own light rail network is about to be realised as the proposal will be vetted by the Land Traffic Management Commission later this month, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. If the commission approves the Khon Kaen ...

SET-listed WHA Utilities and Power Plc (WHAUP) is considering massive capital spending over the next five years for utility capacity expansion to tap rising demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Keep reading ...

The long-awaited Thailand Future Fund (TFF) looks set to be allocated to the public in the second week of October, with at least 60% of its units being offered to retail investors, says the head of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo). Finance Minister Apisak ...

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) wants the government to enforce a new cyber law to control election campaigns on social media before next year’s general election. Such a measure should be added to the cyber security bill, now being vetted by the government’s legal advisory ...

Developing countries rounded on the United States and its allies at emergency climate talks Sunday (Sep 9), accusing the world’s richest nations of stalling a deal aimed at preventing runaway global warming.Experts from around the world have been locked in discussions this week in Bangkok, ...

No national project of global reach carries as much stake and attracts as much attention as China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Conceived in 2013, the BRI is the colossal brainchild of President Xi Jinping and his government. Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday mandated that the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and the Board of Investment (BoI) jointly revise the investment target for 10 special economic zones (SEZs) to make them more attractive to investors. The two agencies met the SEZ ...

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) will propose a revised turnaround plan for the flag carrier to the State Enterprises Policy Commission on Sept 12. The new strategic plan is expected to help THAI exit the business rehabilitation process, said chairman Ekniti Nitithanprapas. Keep reading ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered the dismissal of Inter Far East Energy’s (IFEC’s) chief executive on grounds of insider trading and refusal to acknowledge a civil sanction.Earlier, the market regulator ordered former chief executive Suphanan Rittiphairoj and former director Thanawat Chansuwan to ...

The cabinet has approved a draft bill that promotes the use of R&D and lets researchers own the right to transfer their research to private companies. Nathporn Chatusripitak, an adviser to the Prime Minister’s, said on Tuesday (Sep 4) that once the bill comes into ...