Disasters and emergency response

For the upcoming tourism high season, which usually starts in early October, the country is likely to have five destinations taking part in reopening schemes and another two joining extension programmes.Among those seven destinations, only Phuket has opened entirely to inoculated tourists, while the rest ...

The Labour Ministry is speeding up efforts to create almost 400,000 jobs in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to help those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.This move came after the National Economic and Social Development Council indicated that unemployment in the country has risen due ...

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday eased restrictions covering restaurants, curfew and air travel in 29 Dark Red provinces including Bangkok.From September 1 (Wednesday), air-conditioned restaurants will be permitted to open at 50-per-cent capacity while outdoor-dining restaurants can open at 75-per-cent capacity.Keep reading ...

The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Thursday that the government’s aim is to administer 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses per month. The daily target will be at least 500,000 jabs, and this target has already been exceeded this week.The CCSA also revealed ...

The Public Health Ministry will propose dining-in be allowed at restaurants in dark-red and red zones for customers who are fully vaccinated or passed Covid-19 tests.Airline passenger flights, now banned in dark-red zones, would also be allowed to resume, with the same criteria.Dr Kiatiphum Wongrajit, ...

The Thai economy is well placed to weather the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the central bank said Wednesday, citing strong foreign reserves and a resilient banking system.Although the nation’s economy is likely to recover more slowly than regional peers, it is highly resilient in ...

Thailand’s unemployment rate in the second quarter dipped from a 12-year high in the previous three month, but restrictions to contain the country’s biggest coronavirus outbreak are likely to impact more jobs, the state planning agency said on Wednesday.The Southeast Asian country’s latest outbreak that ...

Almost 800,000 more people were plunged into poverty last year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a study has found.The study on the social and economic impacts of the public health crisis was commissioned by the Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI). It also ...

The Public Health Ministry is seeking approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to allow restaurants to reopen to fully vaccinated diners as new infections have declined in the past few days.“The Covid-19 situation appears to be improving. Certain restrictions should therefore be ...

The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has said the country is far from ready to be reopened in 120 days as previously stated by the prime minister.In an article titled “Investing in Public Health”, published on Tuesday, the TDRI suggested that the focus should be ...