Disasters and emergency response

Insured employees who are left unemployed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic can apply to receive unemployment benefits from the Social Security Office (SSO) from Monday.SSO secretary-general Tosapol Kritawongwiman said the office was ready to provide benefits for unemployed workers under a ministerial regulation ...

The Finance Ministry this year will have three areas of focus to revive Thailand’s economy from the Covid-19 pandemic fallout, ministry spokesperson Kulaya Tantitemit said.First, the ministry will urgently push for economic revival through speeding up budget disbursement and state spending. The ministry also would ...

Bangkok’s nightlife will go quiet as a ban on bars, nightclubs and restaurant alcohol sales went into effect Saturday, among a raft of restrictions aimed at curbing the kingdom’s rising coronavirus toll.Thailand initially appeared to have escaped the worst of the virus, registering just under ...

Thailand’s economic conditions are expected to deteriorate further this year as the nation battles a resurgence in the coronavirus, according to a national survey.About 52.2% of the respondents in the study undertaken by Bangkok-based National Institute of Development Administration predict the economy will be even ...

The Social Security Office (SSO) is to reduce employers and employees’ contributions to the worker welfare fund.SSO secretary-general Thossaphol Kritwongwiman said on Friday the ministry had decided to cut the contributions for three months, from January to March.Keep reading ...

Despite decades of rapid change, 2020 somehow shifted the pace into overdrive, forcing businesses to change course overnight, workers to scramble to find a place in the new economy and leaders to carve out lucrative opportunities.These trends of 2020 highlight not only the chaos, but ...

The Social Security Office will compensate employees who are forced to stop working due to the fresh Covid-19 outbreak at 50 per cent of their daily wages for a maximum 90 days.The compensation is available to employees under the social security scheme who cannot work, ...

The government on Wednesday banned all gatherings in Covid-hit areas, except for household parties and government activities.The ban covers the controlled zone (more than 10 cases) and maximum controlled zone (more than 50), said the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).Keep reading ...

The cabinet yesterday approved an 11.3-billion-baht budget to deal with the re-emerging of Covid-19.The amount will be spent on 10 projects, grouped into preventive measures (4.3 billion baht), treatment (7 billion) and support (27 million), according to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.Keep reading ...

The Covid-19 infections that spread from the seafood market in Samut Sakhon are likely to ruin tourism sentiment, hobbling domestic trips to 95 million this year, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said if there were no cases in Samut Sakhon, ...