The cabinet yesterday approved 4 billion baht from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) budget to develop a "doing business" portal, envisioned as a one-stop solution for helping startups. According to Kobsak Phutrakul, assistant minister to the Prime Minister's Office, the portal is a business licensing platform that will deliver a more user-friendly and efficient licensing experience. The portal will simplify the application and payment process for licence-related fees and let businesses apply for multiple licences at once. The agency will shift from the Digital Economy and Society Ministry to be supervised by the Prime Minister's Office. Once the government installs the portal, Mr Kobsak expects a better ranking for Thailand in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index.

Source: Bangkok Post October 11, 2017 00:00 UTC