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Anti-flooding plans agreed
A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani.The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, said Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) secretary-general Somkiat Prajamwong.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Baht stays firm, but funds inflows to determine direction
The baht opened at 30 to the US dollar on Friday, unchanged from Thursday’s closing rate. The Thai currency is likely to move between 29.90 and 30.05, said Krungthai market strategist Poon Panichpibool.On Thursday night, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes fell by 0.4 and 0.1 ...
The Nation Reporter
Government looks to BCG initiatives to drive growth
The government vows to rev up promotion of the bio, circular and green (BCG) economy to help drive economic growth over the next five years.The first meeting of a management committee to drive the BCG economy chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday approved a ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
A look at the vaccine situation across ASEAN
The following is a brief look at what other ASEAN countries outside of Thailand are doing to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Nine out of the ten ASEAN members are waiting to secure covid vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO)’s COVAX Facility. The WHO announced last ...
Association of Domestic Travel upbeat on domestic tour goal
The government’s domestic tourism goal of 200 million trips this year is achievable, though it depends on state support via more stimulus plans, says the Association of Domestic Travel (ADT).Operators would like the government to flatten the infection rate curve from the hundreds daily to ...
Dusida Worrachaddejchai
Govt plans to create 1,000 SMEs in five years with revenue exceeding Bt1 billion per year
The Education Ministry will work with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) in setting up an innovation fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with the aim of creating at least 1,000 start-up SMEs with revenue exceeding Bt1 billion per year within five years.Kittipong Promwong, ...
The Nation Reporter
Informal workers need bank accounts for handouts
Informal workers must have monetary deposits in a bank account to be eligible for the 3,500-baht financial relief available for a two-month period, says a Finance Ministry source.The sum of deposits required to be eligible for the financial relief is confidential at this time, according ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
The future of transportation in Thailand and potential for mobility transformation
For centuries, Thailand has played a pivotal role in Asia as a hub for transport and connectivity, both internally through the development of urban and rural networks, and externally by linking neighbouring countries. It is therefore not surprising that considerations concerning mobility should play such ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Reduced water, electricity bills among relief measures approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved measures proposed by the Office of the National Economics and Social Development Council (NESDC) to help alleviate the people’s financial burden during the latest Covid-19 outbreak, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha announced after the meeting.“The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority and Provincial ...
The Nation Reporter
Labour Ministry readies over 58,000 job vacancies for workers hit by new outbreak
The Labour Ministry is gathering a list of more than 58,000 available positions to help workers made jobless by the fresh Covid-19 outbreak.The ministry’s Department of Employment (DoE) will advertise 58,151 job positions from private firms and government agencies, said DoE director-general Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul on ...
The Nation Reporter
