Bangkok Post
Water to be diverted into Chao Phraya
The National Water Resource Committee has approved a plan to divert more water from the Mae Klong River into the Chao Phraya to reduce salinity and maintain the quality of raw water for tap water production.Panel chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Health certificates required of all visitors
The government will extend the requirement of medical certificates and health insurance from Sunday to cover all visitors to the country regardless of nationalities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Thailand reported 60 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily jump in the number of cases ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Asean summit in Vietnam postponed until end-June
A summit of Southeast Asian and other international leaders scheduled in Vietnam early next month has been postponed until end-June due to worries about the coronavirus pandemic, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has informed leaders of other Southeast Asian ...
Tourism Ministry to return B1.4bn in deposits
The Tourism Ministry is poised to return 1.4 billion baht in deposits to tour companies that registered with the Tourism Department, while acknowledging that a year-long pandemic could slash the number of international visitors in 2020 to 10 million.“If the pandemic is still uncontrollable on ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
At least 400,000 infections expected
Widespread transmission will slow down until the number of infected cases per week peaks between January and February next year. At least 400,000 people will be diagnosed with Covid-19 this year and next, with the peak period expected to be during the next cool season, ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Rapid test kit ready for trials
Thai researchers have developed a rapid test kit for Covid-19 and plan to launch clinical trials next month.According to the research team led by Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), the new kit will deliver results in 30 to 45 minutes, compared to the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
LTFT forecasts land exports to dip
Land transport from Thailand is expected to drop sharply this year.The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) expects shipments overland to continue to drop because of the Covid-19 outbreak limiting demand worldwide.The organisation is concerned food exports will be particularly affected as food products and ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
BoT not reacting to Fed rate cut
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has no plan to call an emergency meeting following the US Federal Reserve’s weekend decision to cut its policy rate to zero.Other central banks have also cut rates in unscheduled policy announcements in a concerted bid to blunt the impact ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
Bank of Thailand: Beware baht volatility [Video]
Ahead of the March 25 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob discusses the need to “act early” with previous monetary policy easing and warns the foreign exchange rate will continue to be highly volatile against the backdrop of the Covid-19 outbreak. Keep watching ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thai economic outlook among Asia’s weakest
Thailand is preparing to restrict some aspects of daily life after the country’s biggest spike in coronavirus cases, further damaging one of Asia’s weakest economic outlooks.The steps to be considered Monday include placing more curbs on foreign arrivals, cancelling events with big crowds and closing ...
