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Government establishes COVID-19 management center
A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management center has been set up at Government House in Bangkok. Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has instructed all relevant agencies to integrate their work to deal with the spread of COVID-19. He has assured the public ...
Tarin Angskul
Govt gets low scores for gender parity
The government has been criticised by female activists for restricting their access to justice and silencing rights advocates, ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day which falls on Sunday.The activists said the government has continued to engage in such actions, despite having endorsed the legally-binding ...
Thana Boonlert
Thai gov't, insurgent group agree to end violence
The Thai government’s peace negotiators and representatives of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent group have both agreed to end violence in the deep South with peaceful solutions, said Gen. Wallop Raksanoh, secretary-general of the Thai National Security Council, on Wednesday.The Thai negotiation team met ...
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Water management agencies host public talk to treat this year drought [Video]
The Office of the Royal Society and the Office of National Water Resources and other water management sectors have held talks on the “2020 Drought and Salinity in the Water System”, seeking both short term and long term solutions.Keep watching ...
ASEAN governments want data localisation laws
The dangers of corporations owning large amounts of personal data have been heavily debated in recent years with no real solution to the issue.Data has been branded the new currency in the world. For years, users of online platforms did not realise that they were ...
Jillian Louis
Feb inflation slows, below forecast
The headline consumer price index (CPI) in February rose 0.74% from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month and below expectations, commerce ministry data showed on Thursday.A Reuters poll had forecast the headline CPI would rise 0.77% year-on-year in February after January’s 1.05% increase.Keep ...
Ministry to step up on business relief packages
The Finance Ministry will hasten launch of new relief packages for businesses hit hard by impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, said minister Uttama Savanayana on Monday (March 2).The measures , he added, are customised to serve the specific needs of affected groups of businesses.Tourism and ...
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Thai exports to China in some sectors defy Covid-19 impact
Thailand’s exports to China were able to grow in some industries such as plastic, automotive spare parts and agricultural products despite the outbreak of Covid-19, Suphan Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), said.He was speaking after a meeting with Li Zhigang, vice-chairman ...
The Nation Reporter
Suspension of GSP to affect exports of 573 Thai products
The US suspension of tariff privileges under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), which comes into effect on April 25, will affect 573 Thai products, a Cabinet meeting on March 3 was told, Deputy Government Spokeswoman Rachada Thanadirek said.The businesses in the listed products will ...
The Nation Reporter
Finance Ministry to table first set of relief measures on Friday
The Finance Ministry will propose to the Council of Economic Ministers on Friday a plan to hand out Bt1,000 each to around 10 million low-income earners as part of its first relief package to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.Minister Uttama Savanayana said ...
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