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All schools ordered to close from Wednesday
Education Minister Natthaphon Teepsuwan has ordered all schools nationwide to closed from March 18 onwards, in order to tackle the spread of Covid-19, said the ministry’s permanent secretary Prasert Boonrueng today (March 17).“Taking into consideration the well being of students, we urge all educational institutions ...
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Oil prices drop amid Covid-19 concerns
Oil prices dropped due to market uncertainty amid the spreading Covid-19 virus, an energy situation analyst at Thai Oil said today (March 17).Prices dropped as markets were concerned that a global economic recession would emerge again in this dire Covid-19 situation as a number of ...
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Economic managers seek to contain long-term fallout of Covid-19 crisis
The fast-spreading new coronavirus (Covid-19) is posing as many challenges for economies as for public health.According to data on March 13, the total number of infected people worldwide exceeded 120,000, while the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic with ...
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Quick Win community power plant projects to be approved this month
The Ministry of Energy expects to approve Quick Win community power plant projects under 100 megawatts capacity within March, ministry permanent secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said on Friday (March 13).“We estimate that the project would generate income of around Bt100 million for the grass-roots economy per ...
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Economy, Covid-19 most worrying for people: poll
The Covid-19 crisis and the state of the economy topped people’s worries, according to a Suan Dusit Poll on “5 Anxieties”.The survey between March 3-7 of 1,162 people from all over the country allowed respondents to specify more than one concern. Life and money were ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Thailand Races Ahead as Global Healthcare Hub
The quality of Thailand’s healthcare personnel and facilities has gained international recognition.Winit Ritshima and Steven McArthur followed very different career paths. Mr Winit, a Bangkok entrepreneur, started in business making auto parts for locally assembled Mercedes Benz cars. Dr McArthur, based in Sydney, Australia, is ...
