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The National Health Security Office has so far paid out nearly one million baht in assistance to people suffering from side effects of Covid-19 vaccinations.NHSO secretary-general Jadej Thammatach-aree said on Tuesday that a total of 991,700 baht had been distributed to 150 people, and the ...

Thailand’s exports are expected to rise 15% in the second quarter from a year earlier, powered by improved global demand and after coming off a low base last year, the shippers’ council said on Tuesday.While maintaining its export growth forecast of 6%-7% this year, the ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle new speed limits for Thai roads, citing the need to upgrade traffic conditions to international standards.In Bangkok, Pattaya City, or community areas the new limits are:– 60 kilometres per hour for trucks weighing up to 2.2 tonnes, buses ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a fresh budget of 10.56 billion baht to pay for Covid-19 testing and treatment.Of the total, 6.35 billion baht will fund service fees for testing via the RT-PCR, pooled RT-PCR, pooled saliva, antibody, and antigen methods. Thailand has capacity for ...

The Government Lottery Office (GLO) will open a new online channel for sale of lottery tickets next month in a bid to combat overpricing.Lottery tickets are often sold for higher than the advertised price of 80 baht, GLO director Pol Col Boonsong Chantreesri noted.To help ...

Unemployment in the first quarter of 2021 jumped to around 758,000, the highest since the pandemic started, according to state economists.Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council, on Monday unveiled the alarming surge between January and March, which ended with jobless ...

Phuket must execute a development plan aimed at diminishing poor quality public services in exchange for over 930,000 vaccine doses prioritised for the island in the build-up to the sandbox initiative, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).“Not only Phuket, but another nine areas ...

Unemployment is likely to soar this year because of the severe impact being felt by the third wave of Covid-19, warned a government planning unit.Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said the third wave of the pandemic is likely ...

A former finance minister on Monday submitted a petition to the Supreme Admin Court asking it to revoke cabinet approval for a 700-billion-baht loan to combat the kingdom’s public health crisis.The cabinet recently approved the draft of an executive decree authorising the government to borrow ...

The value of Thai exports in April had hit more than US$20 billion for three consecutive months, recording a growth of 13.09 per cent – the highest in 36 months.At the same time, Thai imports rose by 29.79 per cent to $21.25, especially the import ...