Yearly Archives: 2013
Cabinet says yes to new Skill Development Act
BANGKOK, 16 October 2013 – The Cabinet has approved a new draft of the Skill Development Act that empowers ministers to categorize some security-related...
Govt not overly anxious about U.S. debt crisis
BANGKOK, 16 October 2013 - The special cabinet meeting on Wednesday instructed the Ministry of Commerce to find new markets and the Ministry of...
Energy Ministry to promote cassava ethanol
BANGKOK, 16 October 2013 - The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Commerce will cooperate in developing strategies to promote the production of...
Commerce Minister denies M.R. Pridiyadorn’s rice mortgage loss claim
BANGKOK, 17 October 2013- Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan has asked officials concerned to urgently supply him with the closing account...
Thailand’s policy interest rate unchanged at 2.5%
BANGKOK, Oct 16 – Thailand’s Money Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously today to maintain the policy interest rate at 2.5 per cent, a senior...
Thai investors told to brace for foreign capital outflows
BANGKOK, Oct 17 – Thai investors have been warned of expected volatility in the global capital market as the credit rating of US bonds...
Justice Ministry to build 42 new prisons nationwide to ease overcrowding
BANGKOK, 16 October 2013 - The Justice Ministry is set to seek cabinet approval for plans to build 42 new prisons in light of...
Transport Minister inspects flooding at Bangkok University
BANGKOK, 17 October 2013 - Transport Minister, Chadchart Sittipunt, has been surveying the current flooding situation plaguing Bangkok, and reported that the Department of...
Talks for Urupong protesters to relocate end in deadlock
BANGKOK, Oct 17 – Negotiations for anti-government protesters to relocate from Urupong intersection on Rama VI Road failed yesterday as demonstrators stood firm they...









