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Thailand's domestic travel: A way out for our economy [Video]

We have a special report for you today in which we examine the “We Travel Together” program. This initiative provides discounts and stipends to people interested in domestic travel and is expected to revive the tourism scene in Thailand as well as jump start the ...

State schools barred from full reopening

State-run schools looking to resume normal hours were warned by the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) to wait for approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) before going ahead.Amnart Wichayanuwat, secretary-general of Obec, said public schools are still obliged to follow the ...

Dumrongkiat Mala

Thailand second quarter economy likely shrank by record 12%-13% year-on-year: central bank

Thailand’s economy may have shrank by 12%-13% in the second quarter from a year earlier due to the impacts of the coronavirous pandemic, the central bank said on Friday, in what could be a record contraction.However, the economy had improved in June from the previous ...

Thailand Sees 8.5% GDP Contraction as Virus Ravages Economy

Thailand’s economy will likely contract 8.5% in 2020, worse than previously estimated and the biggest decline of any Asian nation this year.The Finance Ministry’s forecast, released in Bangkok on Thursday, compares with a previous projection of 2.4% growth. The central bank is estimating the economy ...

Public health volunteers call off protest

Public health volunteers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic decided against going ahead with a protest even though they are getting less than half the bonus payment promised by the government.The frontline volunteers were credited with working hard on the ground to contain the virus outbreak.Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Travel stimulus scheme may run till year-end

The deadline of the “We Travel Together” campaign may be extended to increase tourism momentum for the rest of the year, while travel bubbles for tourists will take place in October, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister, said the ...

Dusida Worrachaddejchai

Thailand tops global ranking for handling of Covid-19 crisis

Thailand ranked highest in a global survey for its effective handling of Covid-19 and recovery from the crisis. The Global Covid-19 Index (GCI), published yesterday (July 28), gave Thailand an index score of 82.06, putting it on top of the global chart as an example ...

The Nation Reporter

Hourly wages back on table amid concerns

Authorities have pushed the adoption of hourly wages while labour activists remain wary that employees in some industries would be further exploited.As unemployment soars in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak — 9 million Thais are forecast to lose jobs as a result of the ...

Penchan Charoensuthipan

T-Together campaign records 4.56 million travelers [Video]

Moving on, the Travel Together (T-Together) campaign is selling like hotcakes as more than 4.5 million people have already signed up for the travel subsidy.Keep watching ...

Govt sets conditions to protect Thai labourers going abroad from Covid-19

Measures will be in place to protect Thai labourers who travel for work to Sweden and Finland from Covid-19, the Department of Employment (DOE) said.Department director-general Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul said that Finnish and Swedish employers needed more labour from Thailand for wild fruit collection. Also, numerous ...

The Nation Reporter

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