National News Bureau of Thailand
Low levels in the Mekong River impacting cargo ships near Chiang Rai
A reduction in water releases from Chinese dams and local drought conditions have resulted in the water level of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai dropping, and impeding ship transport.Water levels in the Mekong River at Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai since February have ...
OSMEP expects Thailand’s SMEs to grow 5.0%-5.5% in 2018
The Office of SMEs Promotion (OSMEP) is optimistic that the country’s small and medium-sized businesses will all register a considerable growth rate this year. Suwanchai Lohawatanakul, Director General of the OSMEP, said on Thursday that the Thai SME’s GDP is expected to grow between 5.0 ...
Chiang Rai officially opens first tourist port in Thailand’s North
Thailand’s first tourist port in the northern region has been opened in Chiang Rai Province. Deputy provincial governor of Chiang Rai, Passakorn Boonyalak chaired the official opening of the North’s first tourist port, known as the First Chiang Saen Port, which was developed in accordance ...
Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to transition public sector this year
The Ministry of a Digital Economy and Society is pushing for state offices to utilize Big Data and is aiming to connect all such agencies within the year. Minister of a Digital Economy and Society, Pichet Durongkavejroj, speaking at a seminar entitled “The Key to ...
Finance Min forecasts 4.2% economic growth this year
The Thai economy over the past two months has continued to grow on the back of higher consumer confidence and industrial output, as well as the government’s secondary welfare programs. The government has continued to operate a budget deficit in order to stimulate the economy.Keep ...
Ministry of Digital Economy and Society urgently implements 5 digital technology projects
The Ministry of the Digital Economy and Society is expediting five important projects after the government approved a budget of two-billion-baht to finance them with a focus on the expansion of high-speed Internet to remote areas.Keep reading ...
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EEC committee approves high speed rail links to major airports
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Development Policy Committee has approved high speed rail links to three airports. Ahead of the body’s latest meeting, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha, as chairman of the EEC Development Policy Committee, remarked that he wanted its members to focus on ...
