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    BoI eyes Bt1.5 tn in actual investments

    The board of investment is conservatively forecasting that the total value of actual investments under its tax-incentive support will reach at least Bt1 trillion during the three years to 2019, but secretary-general Hirunya Suchinai said on May 9 that the board was confident of hitting Bt1.5 ...

    PTTEP freezes new investment in Indonesia

    PTT Exploration and Production, Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, said on Tuesday that it will halt all new investments in Indonesia until a dispute with the government there over an oil spill in 2009 is settled. “As of today, PTTEP made the decision to suspend ...

    Big retailers, manufacturers to clear up price hikes

    The Commerce Ministry is scheduled to hold a meeting with consumer goods makers and big retailers today to discuss the product price structure and clarify indirect price hikes alleged by consumers. Deputy Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said the Internal Trade Department has been tasked with holding ...

    EEC tied to China's One Belt, One Road

    The government says the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor is ready to be an important part of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, which envisions connectivity between China and Eurasia. Speaking Monday at a seminar entitled “Thailand-Hong Kong-Shanghai Strategic Partnership on One Belt, One Road,” Deputy ...

    Facebook to block local content

    Facebook Inc has agreed to continue to consider the Thai government’s requests to restrict local access to content on its site found to be in violation of the country’s laws. The US internet giant replied to the Thai Internet Service Provider Association after a group ...

    Bangkok welcomes Macron win as nerves calmed over EU

    Thailand has welcomed the victory of the pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election, banishing for now the spectre of another departure from the European Union and steadying the nerves of investors. Kobsak Pootrakool, Vice Minister for the Prime Minister’s Office, on May 8 ...

    Govt lures major Chinese investment to new EEC

    Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on May 8 that the government plans to connect its new Eastern Economic Corridor development project with the Chinese government’s One Belt, One Road initiative. “The connection will be through a high-speed railway and other linkage infrastructure, “ Somkid told ...

    Thailand Future Fund IPO delayed by cost concerns

    The planned initial public offering of the Thailand Future Fund will be pushed back for another three months to September as concerns over the cost of launching the fund continue. Expressway Authority of Thailand, the owner of two expressways to be pooled as underlying assets ...

    Port to open bidding for B1.3bn container station

    The Port Authority of Thailand plans to open bids for a container freight station project worth 1.3 billion baht at Bangkok port, known as Klong Toey port, this year. PAT director-general Sutthinan Hatthawong said bidding will be held to seek a contractor to build the ...

    Thailand, Japan conclude Bilateral Swap Arrangement

    The Bank of Thailand and the Bank of Japan have signed an agreement to govern the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA), enabling both countries to exchange their currencies. The facility under the arrangement amounts to US$3 billion (102.4 billion baht), said Chantavarn Sucharitakul, assistant governor, corporate ...

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