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More Covid relief in the works
The government is considering new relief packages for both individuals and businesses as a part of a new economic stimulus package, against the backdrop of Thailand’s third wave of Covid-19 outbreak.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all economic agencies concerned, including the Finance Ministry and ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
IEAT sets up relief funds to help fishermen
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has set up two relief funds in a bid to calm fishermen demanding compensation for the environmental impact caused by land reclamation under IEAT’s third phase of the Map Ta Phut deep-sea port project in Rayong.The authority also ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Pandemic highlights need for resilient occupational safety and health systems: ILO
The pandemic has reinforced the need for resilient national Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems to be put in place. To mark Safe Day 2021, ILO’s assistant director-general and regional director for Asia-Pacific, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, explains what they are and what needs to be done.Workplaces ...
The Nation Reporter
Rising border fears of virus spill
Security along all borders is at its highest amid fears that coronavirus cases from neighbouring countries could enter Thailand and deepen the already critical Covid-19 outbreak that has the death toll climbing at an alarming rate.The most serious concern centres on the border with Myanmar ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Quarantined workers 'must be paid'
A labour group has called on the government to ensure that workers get paid and their welfare benefits are not affected when they are told by employers to enter quarantine for 14 days.The call comes amid the surge in Covid-19 infections following the Songkran holiday. ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Both doses of Sinovac vaccine essential to protect against Covid-19
The Sinovac vaccine will help protect people from Covid-19 after receiving the second jab, the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital said on Saturday.Earlier, a Covid-infected medical staffer at the hospital’s Kanchanaphisek Medical Centre had said on social media that the Sinovac vaccine could not ...
The Nation Reporter
Thai communities grapple with pollution in economic corridor
“They are burning and smelting electronic stuff again,” says Sarawut Phoomnok, as he walks down a narrow dirt path through a cassava field. The sun is setting, and Sarawut’s eyes are fixed on a billowing smokestack rising above a factory a few hundred metres away. ...
BoT to slash growth outlook
The fresh wave of Covid-19 infections has the Bank of Thailand likely to slash its economic growth forecast for this year from a previous prediction of 3%.The central bank is monitoring the impact of the third wave, with a downgrade possible because of the effects ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
Vaccination registration for public via Mor Phrom starts today
The Ministry of Public Health will allow the general public to register for Covid-19 vaccination via the ministry’s official group “Mor Phrom V.2” (doctors ready) from May 1.The ministry has been providing Covid-19 vaccination to medical professionals and volunteers at high risk of infection from ...
The Nation Reporter
Government restores 14-day quarantine for overseas arrivals, even for vaccinated people
Foreigners wishing to enter Thailand from May 6 onwards will need to undergo 14 days quarantine no matter when their COEs (Certificates of Entry) were issued, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Friday.“The measure was approved by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration in order ...
The Nation Reporter
