BOI revamps Electric Vehicle Businesses
as follows:
Electric Vehicle Manufacture (BEV, PHEV, and HEV)
*Must at least manufacture the BEV*
Not less than 5-billion-baht investment capital
- BEV: promoted activities will...
Thailand 2020 investment applications at over 480 billion baht led by E&E and food...
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has revealed that local and foreign investors in 2020 filed a total of 1,717 applications for investment promotion,...
BOI revamps investment promotion measures in SEZs
covering
SEZs in 10 provinces: Chiang Rai, Kanchanaburi, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Narathiwas, Nong Khai, Tak, Trad, Sa Kaeo, and Songkhla
14 targeted businesses: Agriculture/Fishery,...
BOI’ S Productivity Improvement Measures
Five measures under the productivity improvement measures:
Energy conservation, alternative energy utilization, or environmental impact reduction
Machinery upgrade
Research and development, or engineering design
...
BOI Implements Digital Technology Adoption in Productivity Improvement Measures
The BOI is encouraging manufacturing and services businesses to adopt digital technologies with the following significant conditions:
Must be existing projects, either BOI or...
Olympics Chief Who Quit Over Sexism Row is Replaced by Woman
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan's former Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto on Thursday took over as head of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, succeeding Yoshiro Mori who resigned last week amid an uproar over sexist remarks.
US Life Expectancy Drops a Year in Pandemic, Most Since WW2
Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting.
Russia Rejects European Rights Court’s Order To Free Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ordered Russia to release jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a ruling quickly rejected Wednesday by Russian authorities who are bent on isolating the Kremlin’s most prominent foe.
Power Outages Linger for Millions in U.S. as Another Icy Storm Looms
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of snow and ice sowed more chaos in places least equipped to deal with it.
Hotel Threatens to Sue After Nightmarish Quarantine Review Goes Viral
PATTAYA — His journey began like any other traveler who arrived in Thailand amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dunyawit Phadungsaeng landed at Suvarnabhumi, got on the bus headed to a quarantine hotel, and probably felt even a little excitement.
