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Thailand’s GDP growth relies on vaccine rollout, NESDC says
Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year contracted by 2.6 per cent because the third wave of Covid-19 infections has hurt the economy and tourism industry, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.However, it was a ...
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Third-wave dampens TAT’s bid to boost domestic tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) believes it will not be able to meet its 2021 target because few people are travelling due to the third wave of Covid-19.TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the organization expects 90 million locals to take trips this year, slightly ...
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New regulations allow some relaxation in wearing masks during meetings
The government has allowed conditional relaxation in wearing a face mask during meetings.The Government Gazette website published the conditions issued under Section 9 of the Public Administration in Emergency Situations 2005.The announcement says that people are required to wear a mask when out of home ...
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80 per cent of employees under social security want to be vaccinated
About 80 per cent of people who are insured under the social security scheme want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Saturday.“The ministry has let employers survey their employees’ need to get Covid-19 vaccine using an online platform on the ...
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Transport Ministry to spend THB7.2bn on EEC road network
The Transport Ministry will spend over THB7.2 billion on building a new road network in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) next year.About THB211.61 has been allocated to the Transport Ministry in the draft budget for fiscal year 2022, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. The draft ...
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Free internet for low-income Thai households in pipeline
Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn has revealed progress on moves to widen internet access for Thais on low income.Options discussed at a ministry meeting on Thursday included giving free internet access to poor households, Chaiwut said.The ministry is waiting for approval to ...
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Cabinet okays THB6-billion subsidy to further reduce burning of sugarcane fields
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a THB6.056 billion subsidy for sugarcane farmers who cut fresh cane for sugar factories instead of burning them, in a bid to reduce air pollution caused by the burning of plantations, deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said.The move was proposed ...
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BAAC rolls out measures to help clients hit by impact of Covid-19
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will offer a debt moratorium from six months up to a year to clients who are farmers, cooperatives, village funds or agricultural communities which have had debts with the bank as of April 1, 2021, in a ...
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Up to 80% of SMEs hit by lack of liquidity, 100,000 may close for good if Covid crisis persists
About 70 to 80 per cent of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suffering from a lack of liquidity since the third Covid-19 wave hit Thailand in late March and 100,000 could close for good, warned Saengchai Theerakulwanich, president of the Federation of Thai SMEs, ...
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Thai govt has THB300 billion in hand to tackle Covid crisis until Sept 30
The government has THB240 billion left over from the THB1 trillion economic stimulus loan, plus THB60 billion from the 2020 emergency budget to deal with the Covid-19 crisis until September 30.Thai govt has THB300 billion in hand to tackle Covid crisis until Sept 30Last Wednesday ...
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