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Panel approves airport expansion
A panel in charge of upgrading Suvarnabhumi airport has approved a major development scheme worth nearly 60 billion baht to support the post-Covid-19 recovery of air travel demand.Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, the committee’s vice chairman, recently said the development project comprises the construction of three ...
Supoj Wancharoen
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
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 ...
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Thailand boosts unemployment benefits and cuts taxes to help citizens faced with Covid costs
Thai social security contributions are to be lowered from 5 to 3 per cent for three months from January following approval by the cabinet Tuesday.The unemployment benefit for those let go due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic was increased from 50 per cent ...
Thailand’s tourism sector seeks government support to face Covid-19 slump
Thailand’s tourism sector is asking the government for more soft loans, a repayment holiday on other credit, and a relief fund, to help stay afloat as business is devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a minister said Monday.Affected hotels are also asking for a 15-per-cent discount ...
Govt plans new two-month Covid-relief package for 40 million people
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday pledged to support 40 million people who have been affected adversely by the new surge of Covid-19 infections.The authorities have implemented restrictions in many provinces that have been hit by the virus, which is impacting businesses and the daily ...
The Nation Reporter
New Covid wave, shortage of containers, strong baht all hitting export sector: TNSC
Thai National Shippers Council (TNSC) expects exports this month to only grow by 3 to 4 per cent, as the new wave of Covid-19 infections is expected to further affect the export sector.TNSC president Kanyapak Tantipipattanapong, however, admitted that the new normal and the work-from-home ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand to purchase 2m doses of Chinese vaccine
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget of Bt1.3 billion to procure 2 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine made by China’s Sinovac.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the first 200,000 doses should arrive in Thailand in February, followed by another 800,000 in late March and ...
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