Bangkok Post
Cross-border movement down 7.6%
Thailand’s cross-border trade fell by 7.6% year-on-year in the first quarter as the coronavirus hit the global economy and led bordering countries to close dozens of checkpoints.The Foreign Trade Department on Tuesday said the country’s overall cross-border trade, including transit trade, totalled 264.97 billion baht ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Cabinet okays processed food roadmap
The cabinet has approved the first phase of a food and food processing development plan from 2020-2027, aiming to develop value-added products and increase competitiveness in the global market.The government wants to push Thailand to become Asean’s processed food hub by 2027. To achieve its ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Royal water project to reinvigorate farming
Pid Thong Lang Phra, a foundation dedicated to promoting the sufficiency economy vision of King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, has launched water-development schemes to address the scourge of mass unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Karan Supakitvilekakarn, director-general of the Royal Initiative Discovery Institute under Pid ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
April consumer prices dive
The consumer price index (CPI), a gauge of headline inflation, fell 2.99% year-on-year in April, the biggest decline in 10 years and nine months.The major contributions came from energy prices, which saw the biggest drop in 11 years and two months, and discount goods and ...
Phusadee Arunmas
FTI readies coronavirus recovery plan
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has prepared a recovery plan to boost the grassroots economy and rebuild industry through a local economy scheme to cope with the coronavirus outbreak.The economic recovery plan aims to help businesses move towards high-value-added products and sustainable growth in ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Social Security Fund assures its stability
The Social Security Office has dismissed rumours it cannot afford to pay compensation to employees affected by the Covid-19 measures due to the overwhelming number of applicants and the market slump that may have affected its investment.The assurance came after the Social Security Fund (SSF) ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Covid-19 crisis casts shadow over graduate futures
The coronavirus outbreak casts a shadow over the future of approximately 300,000 soon-to-be graduates this year.The bleak prospect of unemployment and layoffs as the economy staggers back to growth is expected to persist for at least two years.Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation ...
Thana Boonlert
Pandemic is exposing the gaps in Thai education
School closures as part of measures to control the spread of Covid-19 pose challenges that will transform the face of Thai education. At present, there are nearly 13 million students stranded at home and 600,000 teachers are unable to teach in their classes.The closing of ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Workers seek pension relief
Cash-strapped workers staged a May Day rally at the Labour Ministry yesterday demanding the Social Security Office (SSO) release 30% of contributions they have made to a pension fund as they desperately need the money.They said they want the money released immediately as many of ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
A crisis for workers
Venue closure, curfew and state policies enforced to contain the spread of Covid-19 are affecting the labour force severely. Workers experience the impact in different magnitudes, with some getting less pay and seeing their working hours reduced. Others manage to work from home. Some lose ...
Melalin Mahavongtrakul
