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Thailand’s labour market improved in the first quarter, with the number of unemployed people dropping to 420,000, according to the National Statistical Office (NSO).NSO director-general Piyanuch Wuttisorn said the NSO compiles labour force statistics every three months to examine employment levels among the population.In the ...

Thailand received 8.6 million foreign arrivals in the January-April period, with spending of 353 billion baht (US$10.45 billion), a government official said on Friday.The government expected more than 520,000 foreign tourists in the week of May 1-7, government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement. ...

The Finance Ministry has set four targets for tax reform, aiming to boost revenue to cover expenses and deal with future economic uncertainties, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja. First, tax reform should ramp up the country’s competitiveness and ensure sustainable economic growth.The ministry will ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) wants political parties competing in the general election to pay heed to its six-pronged strategy it believes should play a vital  role in driving the economy over the next four years. The recommendations are scheduled to ...

The European Union (EU), the Ministry of Interior (MOI), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced the launch of the “Strengthening SDG Localization in Thailand” project. SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goals. With the EU funding, the initiative aims to accelerate Thailand’s commitment to the ...

Representatives of five ASEAN member states – Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand – plan to gather in Singapore from June 7-8 to discuss transboundary haze.It will be the 24th meeting since the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution was signed in 2002.Malaysian Minister of ...

As Thailand marks Labour Day today, parties are busy campaigning for the upcoming election on May 14. Many parties are proposing policies to support workers, with a key highlight being an increase in daily minimum wages. However, questions have been raised about this proposal, as ...

Thailand’s economy slowed down in March compared with the previous month, as exports declined but the service sector continued to improve from higher foreign tourist numbers, the central bank said on Friday.Economic activity is expected to have improved in April and exports should gradually pick ...

To realise its climate commitments, Thailand is beginning to shift to a Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic model that balances promoting economic growth and protecting the natural environment.The government has outlined an “Environment Map” to promote the smart use of natural resources and reduce the impacts of ...

Electricity bills are likely to decline during the last four months of this year, with the power tariff expected to reach 4.30 or 4.40 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office(Eppo).Households and businesses will pay 4.70 baht per unit from ...