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Thailand’s water shortage and inequality crisis
Shortages of water are a huge problem for Thailand. The government’s attempts to promote industrial investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) — Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao — has caused water demand in the region to rise drastically. This has diverted water away from ...
Kanokwan Manorom
Stimulus measures boost SET by 8%
Fresh stimulus measures announced by governments and central banks hiked the value of stocks in Thailand by almost 8 per cent on Friday (March 20).Cheered further by the rebounding crude oil price, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index closed at 1,127.24 for an increase ...
The Nation Reporter
Health certificates required of all visitors
The government will extend the requirement of medical certificates and health insurance from Sunday to cover all visitors to the country regardless of nationalities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Thailand reported 60 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily jump in the number of cases ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
COVID-19: ASEAN is preparing for the worst
The COVID-19 pandemic started in the city of Wuhan in China. However, the once epicentre of the virus has closed all of its public facility-turned temporary hospitals on 10 March as the number of infected patients continues to decrease. According to local media in the ...
Athira Nortajuddin
Asean summit in Vietnam postponed until end-June
A summit of Southeast Asian and other international leaders scheduled in Vietnam early next month has been postponed until end-June due to worries about the coronavirus pandemic, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has informed leaders of other Southeast Asian ...
Tourism Ministry to return B1.4bn in deposits
The Tourism Ministry is poised to return 1.4 billion baht in deposits to tour companies that registered with the Tourism Department, while acknowledging that a year-long pandemic could slash the number of international visitors in 2020 to 10 million.“If the pandemic is still uncontrollable on ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
7 swim to Koh Samui to raise marine ecosystem awareness
7 swimmers, including actor and singer Phakhin Khamwilaisak, also know as “Tono”, have begun an 82 kilometre ocean swim for over 18 days to increase public awareness of the environment and the need to reserve Thailand’s marine ecosystem. They are also raising money to buy ...
Demand Driven’ educational concept comes to aid of EEC industries in need of vocational skills
Top official says more than 470,000 new workers will be needed in the next five years to work in 10 key Eastern Economic Corridor industries, “so we must speedily produce such manpower and reduce losses from outdated teaching methods that no longer cater to the ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Thailand eyes food export opportunities amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The drought disaster that started in late 2019, plus COVID-19 pandemic, have caused a major slowdown of the Thai economy. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) is now promoting more employment in the agricultural sector, while looking into opportunities for food exports during this ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Thai Government approves a three percent reduction on water and electric bills to help people during the Covid19 Coronavirus situation
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had various impacts on society and the economy. Now, the Cabinet has approved a measure to reduce water and electricity bills by 3 percent for three months, extending electricity and water bill payment deadlines for hotels, and returning guarantee deposits ...
