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The 20-year master plan for the country’s water management system is expected to win approval by the national committee on water resources on Dec 19 after which it will be implemented, Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya said Thursday (Dec, 6). Keep reading ...

Thailand has overtaken Russia and India as the most unequal country in the latest survey by a Swiss bank. Banyong Pongpanich, chairman of Phatra Securities, posted on Facebook on Wednesday (Dec, 5) the findings of the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018 conducted on 40 ...

Despite the upgrading of Ban Huak crossing in Phu Sang district to a permanent border checkpoint, only local residents are currently allowed to travel across the border to Laos. Wiroon Sitthuwong, chief of Phu Sang district, said the Ban Huak checkpoint operates on a border ...

The infrastructure projects in the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme should add some commercial property projects such as mixed-use developments to increase return on investment and business flow, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).Keep reading ...

The state planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), has proposed the government come up with additional measures to increase the fertility rate in the country, in part to refill the labour force. Keep reading ...

Debt suspension for Village Fund members is scheduled to go before the cabinet for consideration on Monday. The weekly meeting skips to Monday instead of Tuesday, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha leaves for Germany on Monday. Keep reading ...

Only 3% of the agricultural and food processing industry is considered part of the digitally-focused 4.0 era, despite being a crucial component of the economy and employing 15 million people, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). Keep reading ...

Three years ago, Chit Ko, a son of ethnic migrant workers, almost had to drop out of school, after his parents asked their son to start working to support the family. If they had not changed their minds, the 11-year-old Chit Ko would have ended up ...

A series of regulatory conditions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and related device connectivity are scheduled to be implemented by 2019 to handle machine-to-machine connectivity in the industrial sector, with 5G wireless broadband set for worldwide commercial launch by 2020. Keep reading ...

The Finance Ministry is planning to develop an integrated electronic tax system, aiming to facilitate swift tax payments and refunds. The Revenue Department is tasked with developing all tax systems to to be compatible with an electronic platform, including a system to offset tax payments and ...