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Thai consumer confidence hit a record low in May, hurt by the country’s latest and biggest coronavirus outbreak so far, which could cost the economy as much as 800 billion baht ($25.7 billion), the commerce ministry said on Thursday.The consumer index of the University of ...

Thailand will only see clear signs of economic recovery in the last quarter of 2021 if the current outbreak can be brought under control by the end of July, the Kasikorn Research Center said Thursday.“The Thai economy in the fourth quarter will grow considerably if ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) expects the Thai economy to pick up in the fourth quarter this year — faster than earlier projections of the first quarter of next year — if the government can maintain momentum of its vaccine ...

Thailand has now risen to the third spot among Asean countries that have administered the highest number of Covid-19 jabs, Chulabhorn Royal Academy secretary-general Dr Nithi Mahanonda said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.As of June 9, more than 60 million Covid-19 jabs had been ...

Ministry of Public Health and Thai Health Promotion Foundation partner with Facebook to launch ‘Chat Sure’ Messenger chatbot to answer all Covid-19 questions and keep Thais informed“Chat Sure” Messenger chatbot is accessible via Facebook Page: Social Marketing ThaiHealth by สสส to provide credible health information ...

Parliament on Wednesday started debating a bill to allow the government to borrow an additional 500 billion baht to help deal with the country’s latest and biggest coronavirus outbreak.The economy is expected to grow only 1.5%-2.5% this year after last year’s 6.1% slump, with tourism ...

Thailand’s private sector called on the government to double the credit amount of the co-payment scheme on Wednesday to inject more liquidity into an economy made sluggish by the third wave of Covid-19.The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) held a meeting ...

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the allocation of 2.25 billion baht from a central budget reserved for emergency purposes in fiscal 2021 to hire 10,000 new university graduates for one year, in a move to help people financially suffering from the coronavirus outbreak.According to Prime ...

Thailand is targeting three million foreign tourists this year, tied to a phased reopening to vaccinated visitors later this year, the state tourism agency said on Wednesday.The target is lower than the four million tourists projected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in April, ...

Thailand’s industries sentiment dropped for a second straight month in May, hitting an 11-month low, due to a third wave of coronavirus infections and a slow vaccine rollout, an industries group said on Tuesday.The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said its Thai industries sentiment index ...