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Registration of businesses goes online to cut virus risk
The Department of Business Development is shifting business certification and juristic person registration services online to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection, according to its director-general, Vuttikrai Leewiraphan.“To comply with the government’s work-from-home policy and to promote social distancing, the Department of Business Development has ...
The Nation Reporter
Economy could lose over B1.3tr if virus crisis goes beyond Q2
The Thai economy is expected to lose 1.3 trillion baht, almost all of it in the tourist sector, due to the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a banking association said on Tuesday.“But if the outbreak cannot be controlled within the current quarter, the impact ...
Thai government warned 10 million may lose their jobs in next three months
As many as ten million workers in Thailand may lose their jobs in the next three months, if the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and if the Government does not provide timely support for businesses, according to Mr. Supant Mongkolsuthee, president of the Federation of Thai ...
Study finds Chinese dams held back Mekong waters
China’s Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year despite China having higher-than-average water levels upstream, a US research company said in a study.China’s government disputed the findings, saying there was low rainfall during last ...
Government finalising cash handouts to farmers
Government plans cash handouts to farmers’ families of between Bt15,000 and Bt30,000 a month per family. The figure is yet to be finalised by ministers and the cost is estimated at Bt130 billion to Bt400 billion.The Finance Ministry will propose to the Cabinet to support ...
The Nation Reporter
Covid-19 outbreak ‘could kill 10m Thai jobs’
Thailand’s job losses may reach 10 million if the coronavirus outbreak continues for a few months, a business advisory council said on Monday.The kingdom’s economy is being hit hard by the virus outbreak and is heading into a recession.“We think about 7 million jobs have ...
Govt economic stimuli, rising crude oil prices help SET bounce back
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,236.78 on Monday (April 13) marking an increase of 8.75 points or 0.71 per cent.Transactions were worth a total of Bt49.474 billion with an index high of 1,237.23 and a low of 1,220.00.A stock analyst at ...
The Nation Reporter
Majority not confident in govt's handling of Covid-19: poll
A majority of people are anxious about the Covid-19 outbreak and are not confident in the government’s handling of the situation, according to an opinion survey carried out by Suan Dusit Rajabhat Univerisity, or Suan Dusit Poll.The poll was conducted online on April 7-10 on ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Rice price hits seven-year high in global market amid supply side issues
One of the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak has been the rise in world food prices. The price of rice, the staple food of most people in Asia, has hit its highest level in seven years.The market reference price of white rice 5 per cent ...
The Nation Reporter
Migrant workers upset by border opening delay
Migrant workers in Malaysia are appealing to the government to help repatriate them after the Southeast Asian country postponed the opening of its border by another two weeks.The workers expected to return to Thailand on Tuesday when Malaysia’s border was scheduled to reopen, but authorities ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
