Bangkok Post
Ministry plans new rail route to Cambodia
The Transport Ministry is planning to open a new rail route to link Sa Kaeo’s Aranyaprathet district with Cambodia to facilitate cross-border trade, and boost tourism around the eastern border of the country. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that the new rail route, which will ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
Asean launches $1bn facility for green infrastructure
CHIANG RAI: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and major financiers on Thursday launched a facility to spur more than US$1 billion (31.78 billion baht) in green infrastructure investments across Southeast Asia.The facility offers loans and technical assistance for sovereign ...
Calls grow to turn Tak into proper SEZ
TAK: An ambitious plan to turn the border village of Kokko in Myanmar into a new Chinatown has sparked calls for the Thai government to speed up making Tak a fully fledged special economic zone (SEZ). The huge investments from Chinese businessmen in Kokko, opposite ...
Assawin Pinitwong
Big trio team up to launch 5G testbeds
Total Access Communication (DTAC) joined hands with TOT Plc and CAT Telecom on Monday to launch 5G testbeds at Chulalongkorn University and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Keep reading ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
Amata banking on EEC to sell 1,075 rai this year
SET-listed industrial estate developer and operator Amata Corporation Plc expects to sell 1,075 rai in 2019, up by 10%, thanks to the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) attracting both local and foreign investors. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Toxic dust levels continue to plague 8 northern provinces
Unhealthy smog levels continue to plague eight northern provinces, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha due to discuss the crisis with provincial governors in Chiang Mai on Tuesday.Chayapol Thitisak, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, said on Monday that hazardous levels of fine ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
No shortage despite El Nino, RID assures
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Monday assured that areas served by its network of irrigation canals will not experience water shortages, after forecasts predicted that this year’s summer will be longer and drier because of the El Nino weather anomaly. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
700 SMEs sign up for single account scheme
Some 700 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) signed up for the single financial account scheme as of yesterday to obtain the exemption from penalties for increased tax liability, says the Revenue Department.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
E-commerce rivalry intensifies
Competition is ramping up in Thailand’s nascent e-commerce industry, with larger players fighting to attract lucrative brand deals and local partnerships. “Thailand’s e-commerce segment will continue to have intense competition for at least another five years, reducing the number of major players from 3-4 to ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Cooperation vital to end haze crisis
More than a decade after fine dust particles known as PM2.5 emerged as a health threat in Chiang Mai, the province has started to embrace a new approach that opens the doors to cooperation between state and civic sectors to tackle the problem. Keep reading ...
