Tag: Kittiratt NaRanong
Kittiratt: GSB can lend to mega projects
BANGKOK, 1 April 2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Kittiratt Na-Ranong has expressed confidence that the Government Savings Bank (GSB) has...
Thai finance minister rules out VAT hike
BANGKOK, April 1 – Thailand’s 7 per cent value added tax (VAT) will not be increased as the government’s tax collection target of...
Thai PM stresses transparency in spending loans
BANGKOK, March 28 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gave reassurances in Parliament today that the spending of Bt2 trillion in loans for Thailand’s...
Finance minister asserts baht won’t surge to Bt27/US dollar
Thailand’s baht currency will definitely not appreciate to Bt27 against the US dollar, or Thailand will be plunged into a trade deficit and...
Govt: “THB2.2 trillion loan will not drive public debt to exceed...
BANGKOK, 24 MARCH 2013 The government has repeatedly affirmed that the planned 2.2 trillion baht loan for infrastructure investment will not drive the...
Finance minister asserts baht won’t surge to Bt27/US dollar
BANGKOK, March 22 – Thailand's baht currency will definitely not appreciate to Bt27 against the US dollar, or Thailand will be plunged into...
Anxiety escalates as Thai baht hits 5-year record high
BANGKOK, March 20 – Thailand's baht currency surged to a record high in five years today, compelling the jittery finance minister to discuss...
Thai finance minister rejects unconventional measures to stabilise Thai baht
BANGKOK, March 20 – The Thai government will not respond with any special measures to tackle the baht’s rapid appreciation, the deputy prime minister/finance...
Thailand’s Chalerm cancels meet with Malaysia’s Mahathir
BANGKOK, March 20 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said Tuesday he has called off a planned meeting with former Malaysian prime minister...
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Panic on Pattaya beach as python emerges from the sea at Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists and beachgoers were startled when a large python unexpectedly emerged from the sea at Jomtien Beach on February 13, triggering...