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Export under pressure in Q3 and Q4; experts warn new infections could derail economy
Exports will slowly recover in the second half of 2020 unless a second wave of COVID-19 hits the global economy, according to bank think...
Non performing loans could sink the economy
Non-performing loans have become a major worry for the banking sector as the coronavirus pandemic has caused economic hardship with many clients defaulting on...
Thailand discovers one new case of coronavirus in state quarantine on Thursday; one straight month without local transmission
Thailand’s government on Thursday said that it had discovered one new case of coronavirus in the last 24 hours; a returnee from Egypt.This is...
Review: Da 5 Bloods adds to America’s library of Vietnam War films but does not break the mold
“All wars are fought twice,” Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen wrote, “the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”Da 5...
Opinion: Time to listen to Thailand beyond Twitter
“Nothing is so firmly believed,” the skeptic Michel de Montaigne once wrote, “as that which we least know.” A fitting corollary to be added could...
Nok Scoot denies closing operations; confirms layoffs and fleet cuts
Nok Scoot, the low-cost long haul arm of Nok Air, denied on Wednesday that it was closing down its operations due to the coronavirus...
CCSA said bars could reopen and “business bubble” could begin in Phase 5
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Wednesday that Phase 5 of the easing period will include bars and other entertainment venues....
The government introduces 300 billion baht stimulus package for the agricultural sector
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has on Wednesday introduced measures worth 300 billion baht to help the 300,000 farmers affected by...
UPDATE: BOT said Thailand could go into a recession of 8.1 per cent in 2020; export value could contract by 10.3 per cent
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has lowered its GDP projection for 2020 down from a contraction of 5.3 per cent to a recession of...
