Bangkok Post
July exports rise, but Covid curbs hit activity
The economy in July was increasingly impacted by the country’s worst Covid-19 outbreak and tighter restrictions that extended into August, but fiscal policy and exports lent some support, the central bank said on Tuesday.The nation’s containment measures were imposed in July and August in Bangkok ...
Green light for online action plan
The cabinet on Monday gave the go-ahead to the national e-commerce development action plan phase I, which spans 2021-2022 and aims to boost e-commerce revenue to more than 5.35 trillion baht next year.Rachada Dhnadirek, a deputy government spokeswoman, said the Commerce Ministry’s action plan will ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
E-service tax law comes into force
Thailand will enforce the e-service tax law from Wednesday, following in the footsteps of more than 60 countries around the globe which collect value-added tax (VAT) from foreign e-service operators reaping income in their territories.These countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Private investment falls in July
Private investment declined in July as a result of the prolonged pandemic, but the export sector has continued to expand for five consecutive months, said Fiscal Policy Office deputy spokesperson Wuttipong Jittungsakul.On Monday the office published economic data for July, which revealed that sales of ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Domestic Bangkok flights to resume in Sept
Domestic airlines will soon resume commercial flights out of Bangkok, a Covid-19 dark-red zone, as transport restrictions are eased amid tight enforcement of health and safety regulations.A Transport Ministry source said the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand will begin permitting airlines to fly into and ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Tourism authority tests the water with rules for 7 destinations
For the upcoming tourism high season, which usually starts in early October, the country is likely to have five destinations taking part in reopening schemes and another two joining extension programmes.Among those seven destinations, only Phuket has opened entirely to inoculated tourists, while the rest ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Government must ban imports of plastic scrap
Last Monday, members of the Anti-Plastic Scrap Citizen’s Network submitted a petition to the environmental minister. The petition demanded the government impose a ban on the import of plastic scrap by the end of this year.It was signed by 108 civil society organisations (CSOs) and ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Some sectors boosted by digitalisation
As the pandemic has driven businesses in many industries to accelerate digitalisation, the most attractive investment trends for the post-pandemic era are innovation, technology, digital health, smart logistics and environmental social governance (ESG), Pakorn Peetathawatchai, Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) president, said at the Thailand ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Covid controls to be eased for restaurants, flights
The Public Health Ministry will propose dining-in be allowed at restaurants in dark-red and red zones for customers who are fully vaccinated or passed Covid-19 tests.Airline passenger flights, now banned in dark-red zones, would also be allowed to resume, with the same criteria.Dr Kiatiphum Wongrajit, ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
BOI revamps policy to promote digital businesses
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has revealed its commitment to digitilisation by announcing a new focus on the development of Thai IT personnel and upgrading business infrastructures to meet global standards.The BOI plans to reorganise its digital-related activities under a single concept as “Development ...
