Current Affairs
Opinion: The hubris of Palang Pracharath
“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight. For the greatest tragedy of them all, is never to feel the burning light.” Words penned, supposedly, by Oscar Wilde, and ones that Thailand’s ruling party seems committed to heeding. Palang...
Current Affairs
Kasikorn predicts GDP in Q2 to decline by as much as 18.5 per cent as economic slowdown takes grip in Thailand
The Thai economy saw further deterioration in May as the fall in tourism revenue coupled with the continued decline in exports, domestic consumption and private investments are all likely to lead to the economy contracting by as much as...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers two new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Wednesday
Thailand’s government on Wednesday said that it had discovered two new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.This is 37th straight day of no new locally transmitted case in Thailand.The infected cases were Thais returnees from Kuwait...
Current Affairs
Government to price control app-based services; travel precautions remain in place
The government said on Tuesday it will price control app-based delivery and and app-based food services to prevent price gouging as the applications have become extremely popular due to the coronavirus lockdown."Online deliver services such as Grab, Kerry,...
Current Affairs
EU to allow 14 countries to travel to the bloc including Thailand
The European Union said this week that it will allow citizens from 14 'safe' countries to enter its borders including Japan, South Korea and Thailand.However, the US, the UK and Brazil are still exempt from travel to the country.Thai...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers two new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Tuesday
Thailand’s government said on Tuesday that it had discovered two new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.The infected cases were Thai’s returning from Qatar.This is 36th straight day of no new locally transmitted case in Thailand.The...
Current Affairs
Thailand’s aviation authority says international flights can begin on July 1
Thailand's Civil Aviation Authority said late Monday that foreign flights may begin entering the country provided that they were transporting people approved by the government for entry into the kingdom.Among those that will be allowed into Thailand are...
Covid-19
SOE to be extended; an initial batch of business travelers being considered
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday that it would recommend the extension of the State of Emergency by another month until the end of July due to the coronavirus pandemic.The SOE was introduced on...
