Thailand Morning News For August 24

Thailand Morning News For August 24

Thailand delays launch of $3 bln infrastructure fund again The launch of Thailand’s 100 billion-baht ($3 billion) infrastructure fund is likely to be delayed to after September, a senior finance ministry official said on Wednesday. […]

Thailand Morning News For August 23

Thailand Morning News For August 23

Disaster expert warns of major flooding next month Heavy rainfall and storms in October may cause major flooding in Central provinces, similarly to the one in 2006 but not as heavy as that in 2011, […]

Thailand Morning News For August 22

Thailand Morning News For August 22

GDP growth forecast gets scaled up to 3.7% for year THE NATION’S top economic planning agency has raised its full-year forecast for economic expansion to 3.7 per cent, from 3.5 per cent, after export-fueled growth […]

Thailand Morning News For August 21

Thailand Morning News For August 21

Civil engineering work under high speed rail project given 3.5 billion baht budget The committee for Thailand-China cooperation in a high speed rail project has earmarked some 3.5 billion baht in budget for civil engineering […]

Thailand Morning News For August 18

Thailand Morning News For August 18

TDRI urges investment expansion to ASEAN nations The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has joined hands with the Board of Investment to organize the Thailand Overseas Investment Forum 2017, during which investors were advised to […]

Thailand Morning News For August 17

Thailand Morning News For August 17

CAAT helps airlines hit by ICAO ban The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has agreed to allow airlines required to halt international flights during the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) red-flag re-evaluation next month […]

Thailand Morning News For August 16

Thailand Morning News For August 16

E-commerce sees gain in popularity E-commerce is one of the top five most popular activities of Thai mobile users, according to a survey by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). — Bangkok Post Rainfall forecasted […]

Thailand Morning News For August 15

Thailand Morning News For August 15

Immigration Bureau beefs up numbers at major airports to remedy delays The Immigration Bureau has stepped up its numbers at Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi Airports to better accommodate the high volume of travelers during long […]

Thailand Morning News For August 14

Thailand Morning News For August 14

China’s loan terms rejected High-speed railway project proceeds as beijing demands high interest rate that thai transport ministry believes unfair. — The Nation (annoying popups) Auditor-General rejects complaints about rice sales THE Office of Auditor-General […]

Thailand Morning News For August 11

Thailand Morning News For August 11

Thailand 4.0 may see 23m redundant Some 23 million unskilled and semi-skilled labourers in the agricultural and industrial sectors are at risk of becoming unemployed once implementation of high technology and innovation in production hit […]

Thailand Morning News For August 10

Thailand Morning News For August 10

Water Resources Department to be put under the supervision of PM’s Office The National Water Resources Committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha agreed on Wednesday (Aug 9) to transfer the Water Resources Department from […]

Thailand Morning News For August 9

Thailand Morning News For August 9

PM turns screws over airport queues Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed authorities to come up with a contingency plan to tackle inordinately long waiting times at Don Mueang International Airport, after a backlash on […]