Covid-19
Thailand discovers six new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Thursday
Thailand’s government said on Thursday that it had discovered six new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.They were found in state quarantine. The infected patients were Thai's returning from Indonesia (4), Africa (1), and Sudan (1). This is...
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THAI to let go only 1,000 employees, a board member told its union
Thai Airways International
(THAI) told its union this week that only 5 per cent of its employees will be
let go under the airline’s new rehabilitation plan.The flagship carrier currently
hires around 20,000 employees. Of that, about 1,000 are pilots and...
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Move Forward proposes Thai schools throughout the country to drop school uniforms and help alleviate parents’ financial woes
As Thais schools officially reopened on 1 July after over five months and the burden of many parents’ expenses remain high, Tunyawuj Kamonwongwat, MP of Move Forward Party on Wednesday proposed to the Ministry of Education that schools nationwide...
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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...
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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...
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Thailand could miss next round of CPTPP negotiation in August as the government needs more time
Thailand could miss the next round of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) negotiation in August, a government special committee said on Wednesday.Veerakorn Kumprakob, Palang Pracharat Party’s MP who was put in charge of a special...
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TAT launches “We miss the rain” campaign with low-cost carriers and other partners
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) introduced on Wednesday the “We miss the rain” campaign to promote domestic tourism with low-cost carriers and other partners.The campaign is a part of the government’s 22.4 billion baht budget that was set...
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...
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Over 8 million Thais will lose their jobs or income while those living below US$5.5 per day will double because of COVID-19, said World...
An estimated of
8.3 million Thais, namely employees in the tourism and service sectors, will
lose employment or income because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new
World Bank report on Tuesday.The number of the economically
insecure, or those living below US$5.5...
