Pandemics

Thailand’s public debt will not exceed the 60% ceiling rate by 2025 if there is no more borrowing for COVID-19 management.Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the government expects to manage the fresh outbreak and there is sufficient capital in government coffers to cushion the impact.He ...

Thailand’s vaccination programme will be divided into three phases, with priority given to healthcare workers, the elderly and the seriously ill, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Sunday.The vaccines will be administered by the national vaccine committee and the Public Health Ministry will closely monitor ...

According to Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved new criteria and color coding for provinces as the situation has improved in some areas.Maximum control (Maroon): Samut SakhonHigh control (Red): Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, NonthaburiMedium control (Orange): Kanchanaburi, Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, ...

Tourism operators would like the government to prioritise vaccinations for people in major tourism destinations in the second phase, which is scheduled from May to December, in the hopes of restarting tourism.Vichit Prakobgosol, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents, said most locals at ...

The Ministry of Public Health is confident the local covid-19 outbreak is contained and controlled. The Disease Control Department said even though the daily cases have been three-digit numbers in the past week.Keep watching ...

The first 50,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Thailand early next month will be administered to frontline healthcare workers in Samut Sakhon, Mae Sot district of Tak and in the southern border provinces, a communicable diseases expert revealed on Saturday.Dr Tawee Chotpitayasunondh, ...

An adviser to the prime minister has defended the government’s vaccine deal after it came under fire from critics.Somchai Jitsuchon, an adviser to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the economy, posted on his Facebook account that the government had considered many vaccine deal options, such ...

The Labour Ministry will seek cabinet approval for a reduced contribution to the Social Security Fund (SSF) by employees from 3% to 0.5% in February and March to ease the financial plight of employees affected by Covid-19.Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Friday said the board ...

Pro-democracy protesters gathered outside the Commerce Ministry on Friday to demand that the government cut spending on the military and monarchy in order to help Thais suffering amid the second wave of Covid-19.Ratsadon protesters led by Panupong Jadnok attempted to deliver a petition of their ...

An additional 1.5 million Thai citizens fell below the poverty line in 2020 as a result of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to World Bank estimates based on a threshold of USD 5.50 per day.Declines in income have created economic hardship for ...