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Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is urging the government to extend its economic stimulus campaigns for 3-6 months to continue ongoing efforts to boost spending.The call is being made as the economy has not fully recovered in the wake of the ...

The government has unveiled a model tour for its community-based tourism policy tapping Thailand’s many canals and waterways. The model route is located in Ratchaburi, 80 kilometres west of Bangkok.It consists of four historical and agricultural sites – Chotikaram Temple, Jek Huat’s house, Lao Tak ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered related officials to stop people from using natural borders to sneak into the country, Prateep Keeratirekha, the PM’s deputy secretary on political affairs, said on Wednesday.As for the Thai woman who tested positive after crossing over from Myanmar via ...

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Saturday reported five new cases, including a domestic patient.The domestic case was reportedly a Thai woman, 29, who had come back from Myanmar. Her case was found in Chiang Mai province, and the infected person is currently being ...

The government will accelerate investment next year in the areas of digital, wellness and the green economy, Finance Minister Arkom Termpittayapaisith says.Speaking at the Bangkok Post International Forum 2020 “Beyond the Pandemic: A Decade of Challenges from 2021” at Centara Grand at CentralWorld, Mr Arkom ...

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine should be available in Thailand in the first half of 2021, under a technology-transfer deal signed with the Thai government.Siam Bioscience will receive the technology for the vaccine, which was developed by a team at Oxford University.The Thai firm expects to register ...

The cabinet has approved a 45-day extension of the state of emergency for the eighth time to mid-January.The approval was a formality after a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, had approved it on Nov 18 and ...

The economy is expected to grow 4% in 2021 after a slump this year and fiscal policy will support a tourism-reliant economy struggling from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said on Monday.The economy shrank a less than expected 6.4% in the ...

The government will extend a nationwide state of emergency through Jan 15 to prevent a resurgence in coronavirus infections during the peak New Year’s travel period, an official said.A meeting of the Covid-19 task force chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha approved the extension to ...

The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) would propose new projects worth Bt100 billion to the Cabinet related to labour skills training and for investments in projects in the communities, council secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan said.The projects would be funded from the Bt400-billion budget, which ...