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The Food and Drug Administration has approved and registered four rapid antigen Covid-19 test kits for home use.FDA secretary-general Paisarn Dunkum said on Friday the rapid spread of Covid-19 had led to increasing demand for tests and people had to wait in long queues for ...

Criticism has flared over a draft royal decree meant to regulate digital platforms providing services in Thailand as participants at a public hearing on Thursday voiced concerns about unequal enforcement for local and foreign operators, additional burdens on operators, and the risk of abuse of ...

Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow is planning to propose to the cabinet a plan to allow rich foreigners to enjoy long-stay visas in Thailand.According to Mr Supattanapong, the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) approved in principle on June 4 a scheme to offer long-stay ...

The Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) group has slammed new restrictions issued under the emergency decree to curb the latest wave of Covid-19.On its Facebook page, iLaw targeted Announcement No.27 under the emergency rule which, it said, includes a provision (Restriction No.11) limiting free speech ...

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) estimates electricity output and imports this year to rise by 1.68% to 195.16 billion kilowatt hour (KWH), from 191.93 billion KWH last year, due to a extended hot season and positive socio-economic factors.Egat governor, Boonyanit Wongrukmit, said the ...

The Thai Digital Asset Association warned investors about the risks of investing in DeFi and clarified that the association cannot serve as an intermediary in a legal dispute after Genesis, a decentralised platform (DeFi) platform, claimed the association will act as an intermediary for the ...

The Bank of Thailand said on Tuesday that headline inflation should decline and hover around the lower band of its target range of 1%-3% by the end of the year.A jump in inflation in the second quarter was deemed as temporary due to the low ...

Thailand aims to clinch deals to form deeper trade partnerships through “mini-FTAs” with Hainan, China and Telangana, India by August after the country on Monday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a mini free trade agreement (mini-FTA) with Kofu city in central Japan.Commerce ...

A private sector council has cut Thailand’s economic growth projection this year to 0-1.5%, mainly due to the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak.The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) decided to slash the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for this year to 0-1.5% ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has presented an unpleasant picture for new factory registrations, with a sharp decrease in new factories and facility expansions in the third quarter of 2021, according to the Department of Industrial Works (DIW).From October 2020 to June 2021, factory expansion projects decreased ...