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Cabinet okays disability allowance hike from Bt800 to Bt1,000
The Cabinet has approved a hike in disability allowance from Bt800 to Bt1,000 per month starting October 1, Government Deputy Spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Tuesday (January 28).“The adjustment was made to help disabled persons cope with the present cost of living,” she said. “Statistics ...
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GDP growth lagging behind expectations this year and last
The Finance Ministry has dropped its estimate of 2019 growth in gross domestic product (GDP) from 2.8 to 2.5 per cent and its forecast for 2020 from 3.3 to 2.8 per cent.“The economy in 2019 is now estimated to have grown by 2.5 per cent ...
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Police announce measures in bid to tackle air pollution
The Royal Thai Police is preparing measures to counter the PM2.5 (particulate matter having diameter lesser than 2.5 microns) problem by tackling the sources of air pollution in areas reported with poor air quality, deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanajaroen said on Sunday (January ...
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New rule allows the growth of cannabis plants
The Cabinet has agreed to the removal of cannabis from the narcotic list under an approved ministerial regulation of the Public Health Ministry, said Traisulee Traisaranakul, Deputy Government Spokesperson, on Tuesday (January 28).The regulation states that researches would be conducted on the effects of cannabis ...
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China increases water release to help Mekong basin countries
China has agreed to increase the rate of water release from Lan Chang River from 850 cubic metres per second to 1000 cubic metres per second in order to meet the urgent needs of Thailand and other countries in the Mekong River Basin.The Chinese government ...
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Coronavirus epdiemic seen impacting Thai economy
The coronavirus epidemic in China and other Asian countries will be a key factor in affecting the Chinese economy and also Thailand this week and maybe the next, experts said.The Chinese yuan weakened this week (January 20 to 24) as the coronavirus continued to spread ...
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Fund tasked with restructuring farmers' debt
Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has ordered the Office of the Farmers Rehabilitation and Development Fund to study debt restructuring of 46,000 farmers with a debt of Bt15 billion, deputy spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said after a meeting of the Farmers Rehabilitation and Development Fund Committee ...
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Govt plans tax on polluting construction sites to tackle dust particles crisis
Construction sites that produce too much dust will now face a tax as the government tries to tackle the dust particles crisis, the Minister of Finance Uttama Savanayana said.Patchara Anuntasilpa, director-general of the Excise Department, said that the department is working on this matter, especially ...
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Improvement in December, but 2019 exports dip 2.65%
Thai exports last year contracted 2.65 per cent year-on-year to US$246.244 billion, Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said on Wednesday (January 22).Imports last year totalled $236.639 billion, down 4.66 per cent. Exports dropped 1.28 per cent in December year-on-year to $19.154 ...
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Cabinet nods to plan for Bt18.7 bn economic zone in Songkhla
The Cabinet on Tuesday (January 21) approved the development plan of a special economic zone in Chana district of Songkhla province, costing Bt18.7 billion, said Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Dhanadirek.The investment will cover building of a city, a deep sea port, water and land transportation ...
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