Bangkok Post
Dozens of foreign firms forecast to get on VAT train
The Revenue Department anticipates that 80-100 large foreign-based digital platform operators that render services to Thai consumers will sign up as value-added tax (VAT) registrants in Thailand after the e-business tax comes into force. Keep reading ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk and Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Strategy plans 'ready in 60 days'
The six master plans to accompany the 20-year national strategy will be discussed and fleshed out in the next two months, according to a government source. The master plans cover six essential areas of national administration: security, national competitiveness, human resource development, social equality, quality ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Blockchain registrar use under study
The Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA) is studying the use of blockchain technology for a bond registrar services platform for corporate bond transactions, with the aim of creating a “Bond Coin” for a swift clearing and settlement system. Keep reading ...
Nuntawun Polkuamdee
5G test base facilities set for Digital Park
The government plans to set up test base facilities for 5G wireless broadband at the Digital Park in Chon Buri province this year. The facilities will also serve as sites for the adoption of innovative technologies, with the goal of infrastructure-sharing and investment cost reduction. ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
EEC applications beat full-year target
Investment applications for the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme have reached 400 billion baht, beating its target of 300 billion for the year, says the EEC Office. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
VAT return scheme for poor shaping up
The planned repayment of value-added tax (VAT) to government welfare smart card holders is expected to take shape by the end of this year, a move meant to improve their purchasing power.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
EA confident in sealing energy deal
SET-listed renewable energy firm Energy Absolute (EA) says it can sign partnership deals with 4-5 major local oil companies to help finance its 100-billion-baht, 50-gigawatt-hour energy storage facility in Chachoengsao Industrial Estate by the end of this year.Keep reading ...
SCG works to promote sustainability
SET-listed Siam Cement Plc (SCG), Thailand’s largest cement maker, has set aside an annual budget of 6 billion baht for R&D and innovation projects to further the company’s sustainable growth.Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Ayutthaya shows love to big trees
Big old trees usually have a trove of stories behind them and the many 130-year-old Jujube trees in Ayutthaya Historical Park are no different. Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
A circular economy is key to tackling e-waste crisis
One of the topics that has dominated the news cycle this month is the discovery of the gargantuan amount of illegally imported electronic waste (e-waste) stored at recycling plants across the country.Keep reading ...
Prom Vikitsreth
