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South-east Asian countries, including nations that managed to control the coronavirus last year, are struggling to contain recent outbreaks as new variants and vaccine shortages leave populations exposed.Thailand’s cumulative caseload has more than quadrupled since 1 April, rising to almost 130,000, after infections spread in ...

Thailand’s largest industrial estate developer is restructuring its investments to align with the country’s rapidly changing business landscape amid the coronavirus pandemic.Amata has decided to revise its business plan to invest 5 billion baht ($160 million) over five years to 2023 in Thailand and Vietnam, ...

Thailand’s economy has been mired in a contraction for five consecutive quarters, starting with a 1.8% dip in the first quarter of 2020 followed by an alarming 12.2% nosedive in the second quarter.The contraction was less severe at only 6.4% in the third quarter, shrinking ...

It could take another five years before tourism revives fully in Thailand — an ominous sign for one of the most tourism-dependent economies in the world.The sector, which contributed about one-fifth of the economy before the pandemic, isn’t expected to return to normal until 2026, ...

Some hospitals were being forced to postpone second rounds of Covid-19 inoculations as Siam Bioscience was falling behind in its scheduled production of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a news report said Monday.Public hospitals such as Vajira, Chulabhorn, and Thammasat announced that they were short of vaccine ...

Thailand’s unemployment in the first quarter rose to around 760,000, or 1.96 per cent, the highest since the pandemic started, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) reported Monday.The unemployment rate rose again after a small recovery in the second half ...

The Social Security Office (SSO) has assured employees covered under Section 33 of the Social Security Act (SSA) that the vaccination drive against Covid-19 will begin in June.Its 80 contracted hospitals across the country are ready to provide them with the service, said SSO spokesman ...

Earlier this month results from a study by consultancy firm Verisk Maplecroft deemed densely populated Asia as the most environmentally at-risk area in the world. How badly did the region fare?Well, of the top 100 cities in danger — Jakarta topped the list — 99 ...

Over the next three years, the biodiesel industry will enjoy improved business conditions thanks to an average annual increase of 3-4 per cent in domestic demand, which will then bring consumption to 5.3-5.7 million litres per day, according Krungsri Researches outlook.The study said there would ...

Refugees, people fleeing air strikes by the Myanmar military, and those who are at risk of political persecution, have been the focus of attention in the months since the Feb 1 coup.This is particularly so in Thailand, which shares a border of over 2,400 kilometres ...