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Thailand’s consumer confidence index rose for the first time in three months to 49.4 points in February after falling for two straight months to a nine-month low at 47.8 points in January, said forecasters at the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce Thursday.“Consumers are more ...

COVID-19 has touched almost every facet of life across the globe, radically affecting health, livelihoods, social interaction, and more. Beyond its more tangible impacts, COVID-19 has also upended the progress made in gender equality, with women in many countries disproportionately affected at work and home.In ...

Thailand’s Retail Sentiment Index surged by 43 per cent in February compared to January, thanks to the government’s moves to ease Covid-related restrictions.The Thai Retailers Association and Bank of Thailand conducted an online survey from February 15 to 23 on over 27,000 retailers nationwide, the ...

More Thai consumers are focusing on their financial health during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to their Asean counterparts, the UOB Asean Consumer Sentiment study showed.The study found that three in four Thai consumers (72 per cent) want to manage their financial health, ahead of respondents ...

If vaccination drives in other countries continue easing the pandemic situation, then Thailand should be fully reopened within this year, Apisamai Srirangsan, Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson, said on Wednesday.She said a CCSA team spoke with deputy Samut Sakhon governor Thiraphat Khashmat about ...

In a meeting on Monday, the Public Health Ministry’s national committee on communicable diseases resolved to reduce the 14-day mandatory quarantine for travellers.This decision was made in line with the fact that Covid-19 vaccinations are easing the pandemic globally.Keep reading ...

Quarantine requirements could be eased for visitors inoculated against Covid-19 before they travel to Thailand, beginning in October, as the government struggles to rescue the tourism sector.Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Monday CCSA officials favoured Oct 1 ...

A proposal to allow foreign visitors to leave their hotel rooms after the first three days of their mandatory 14-day quarantine period will be submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).If approved, visitors next month would only be required to spend three days ...

Thailand should implement fiscal stimulus to overcome the Covid-19 crisis, without being concerned about the possibility of the public debt-to-GDP ratio overshooting the 60% ceiling, says former UN Conference on Trade and Development secretary-general Supachai Panitchpakdi.Most countries around the world, both developed and developing economies, ...

The government on Thursday unveiled its “area quarantine” plan to open Thailand to foreign tourists from next month.Area quarantine will be piloted in five provinces popular with foreign tourists – Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani (Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan) and Chon Buri (Pattaya).Tourism and ...