• Subsidy on premium diesel revoked

     · Cooking gas becomes pricier for some people after the state allows traders to hike prices from April 1. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul) The cabinet on Tuesday approved revoking the subsidy on premium diesel used in luxury cars, effective from April, in a move to save on budget expenses. Rachada Dhnadirek, deputy government spokeswoman, said the cabinet's move [.]

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  • More subsidies coming as oil crisis hits poor

     · According to the Energy Ministry's report to the cabinet on Tuesday, the state Oil Fund paid an average of billion baht per month in subsidies to maintain the retail price of diesel at 30 ...

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  • Call to expand tour subsidy scheme

     · Local tourists examine Naga Cave loed near Phu Langka National Park in Bueng Kan. Tour operators are urging the government to increase the quota for locals joining Tour Teaw Thai, a tour package subsidy, to stimulate more demand from frequent users. Increasing the package quotas or allowing tourists to book many tour packages until their [.]

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  • Thailand 'tourist tax' to come into effect next year | Thaiger

     · The "tourist tax" was originally intended to be imposed at the start of this year, but its implementation was delayed to give Thailand's tourism industry a chance to recover from the pandemic. The fee will be introduced "next year" – presumably January 1, 2023 – according to Thailand's Minister of Tourism Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.

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  • Thailand approves support measures to cope with high energy .

     · Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a raft of measures including fuel subsidies to counter the impact of high energy prices caused by the RussiaUkraine conflict, the prime minister said.

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  • Thai government launches 5 new projects to promote longan

     · The Thai Department of Trade has already drawn up a new plan to promote Thai longan sales in 12 Chinese cities, including Wuhan, Kunming, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, as well as four states in India ...

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  • Thailand's government will likely keep diesel subsidies

     · The current subsidy has helped keep the price. After much drama and anxiety over announcements that Thailand's diesel price could eventually jump to 40 baht per litre, PM Prayut Chanocha has announced yesterday that the government will likely extend its subsidy programme that is due to end on May 20.

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  • 9,000 people face tourism subsidy fraud charges

     · National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, centre, chairs a press conference on action against the embezzlement of the We Travel Together subsidy scheme, at the Royal Thai Police Office in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool) Police will prosecute about 9,000 people who allegedly conspired with hoteliers and shop owners to .

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  • Thailand in talks with US to bring home ancient heirlooms

     · The Thai Culture Ministry managed to negotiate the return of a 500 years' old antique gold crown from the US in June. The crown, which weighs about, is made of 95% pure gold in the Lanna art form and was used to decorate a stonesculpted Buddha statue, a popular practice during the period as a religious offering.

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  • Thai panel opts to double rubber subsidy

     · PROTESTPanel opts to double rubber subsidyThe NationKittirat says the move will be for seven months to aid the productionBANGKOK: The National Rubber Policy Committee has decided to double the subsidy for rubber growers from Bt1,260 per rai to Bt2,520/rai for seven months, from September 2013 ...

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  • Rising oil prices add to Thai government's public debt burden

     · Ukraine tension may require state to borrow 3bn for oil subsidies Thailand's State Oil Fund, which helps hold down retail prices, has run out of money and at the end of January, had a 14 billion ...

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  • Energy Resource Guide

    Renewable energy development in Thailand includes solar, wind, small and large hydropower plants, biomass, biogas, municipal solid waste (MSW), geothermal power, and biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel). Under the Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) 2018, integrated into the Power Development Plan (PDP) 2018, the Thai government is ...

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  • GSI Civil Society Workshop on Thai Energy Subsidies | GSI

    BANGKOK—25 April—the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) cohosted a workshop with the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) to discuss Thailand's subsidies for fuel and electricity. The primary purpose of the workshop was to launch A Citizens' Guide to Energy Subsidies in Thailand, published by the GSI with support from TDRI.

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  • Indian and Thai subsidies : A TALE OF TWO FARMS

     · In Asia, a common form of agricultural subsidy is price support. There are various terminologies employed, but all result in a guaranteed floor price for farmers for their produce or cheaper staple foods for the consumers. The two largest exporters of rice in the world – Thailand and India – use price stabilisation and price ceilings.

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  • Thailand Considering Increasing Production Rebates

     · Thailand's subsidy is lower than neighboring Malaysia and regional rival Australia, which both operate a 30% scheme. But the country's advantages include a choice of sound stages, a wide ...

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  • Thai nails survived counter measures against US subsidies, while .

     · Mr. Phithak Udomwichaiwat DirectorGeneral of the Department of Foreign Trade revealed that from the case of Thailand and four other countries, comprising Oman, Turkey, India and Sri Lanka, are being investigated by the US against subsidies (Countervailing Duty : CVD) steel nail products Because the industry within the United States .

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  • Buri Ram thanks Lisa for promoting tourist attraction in music video

     · Many citizens in Buri Ram province on Saturday praised pop star Lalisa "Lisa" Manobal for showing the Phanom Rung Stone Castle in her latest music video "Lalisa". Lisa's latest music video was released on the YouTube channel of the South Korean group "Blackpink" on Friday. It had drawn over 100 million views overnight.

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  • Thailand's TIME 2019 pledges togetherness and subsidies

     · The MI Reward campaign offers a subsidy from 100,000 to two million baht for customers who hold MI events in Thailand at least three times a year. The ASEAN MaxiMICE campaign offers group privileges for 40 people or more from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines who are travelling on Thai Airways and staying at least two nights in Thailand.

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