Bangkok Post
No end in sight: Bangkok's flood problem to persist
Nine years after the epic flood of 2011, the upper-eastern part of Bangkok — the low-lying and flood-prone area — is still as vulnerable as ever to inundation as City Hall might not be able to develop six flood catchment projects there as planned.In the ...
Supoj Wancharoen
CCSA panel to approve visa scheme to allow foreign tourists into country
A Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday will approve a Special Tourist Visa (STV) to draw foreign tourists, deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul says.The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of Public Health and various ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Prayut tells UN Thailand is ready to share Covid knowledge
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed Thailand’s readiness to share knowledge and experiences in combatting Covid-19 at the General Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA75).He spoke via a teleconference to the UNGA75 in New York on Saturday, emphasising cooperation ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
PM opens Job Expo at Bitec, reiterates focus on human resource development
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Saturday presided over the opening ceremony of Job Expo Thailand 2020, along with other Cabinet members at Bitec Bangna.“The various activities at this event conform to the national strategy in the area of development and empowerment of human resources ...
The Nation Reporter
Collective brainstorming needed to solve Thailand's problems: Poll
A majority of people say the country should unite to brainstorm ideas to resolve longstanding conflicts, according to a survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The poll was conducted online on Sept 23-25 on 1,263 people throughout the country to gauge ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
August sees drop in new registrations
New business registrations continued to fall in August, dipping 7% from the same month last year as the business sector frets over the pandemic.The Business Development Department reported yesterday new business registrations totalled 5,538 in August, with combined registered capital worth 14.3 billion baht, a ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Chamber suggests help for agriculture
The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) is demanding the government provide stronger support for the 12.3 million people working in the agricultural sector to improve the economy and exports.The group forms the bulk of the country’s food producers, who play an important role in determining ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
BoT starting digital factoring next year
The Bank of Thailand plans to implement digital factoring next year to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) access to loans.Factoring businesses provide an intermediate solution for liquidity problems caused by delayed payments. The idea behind the process is suppliers sell the invoices of a ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
Ministry aims to sow seeds of growth
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry and two agricultural companies are giving away vegetable seeds for home cultivation under a project aimed at easing financial impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.Launched yesterday, the offer follows a successful giveaway on May 7 when 10,000 sets of vegetables ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Pandemic's needs ease export drop
With rising demand for rubber gloves, products related to working from home, appliances, healthcare items and food because of the pandemic, the Commerce Ministry expects the country’s overall exports to shrink by just 5-8% this year.Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, ...
Phusadee Arunmas
