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Migrant workers to be allowed to stay another two years
Migrant workers who have completed a four-year contract will be allowed to stay in Thailand for another two years to help solve the problem of labour shortage due to the Covid-19 outbreak.Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said the Cabinet had resolved on Tuesday that workers who ...
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Thais encouraged to travel to help stimulate economy [Video]
With more public holidays coming up in November and December, the government is encouraging people to travel to different parts of the country and use the government’s spending stimulus measures.Keep watching ...
FTI supports shorter tourist quarantine
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to support a proposal to reduce the mandatory quarantine period for foreign tourists from 14 to 10 days during the Centre for Economic Situation Administration’s (CESA) meeting this week.This measure would improve business activities, said Supant Mongkolsuthree, the ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
'Pattaya Model' boosting marine safety
The Pattaya Marine Office is laying chains of buoys in Pattaya Bay to clearly differentiate areas for water traffic and other activities, to improve marine safety and build tourist confidence.The plan has been dubbed the Pattaya Model for safety at sea. Work began in 2015 ...
Chaiyot Pupattanapong
Seminar hears four key proposals to drive circular economy for sustainability
A seminar in Bangkok highlighted four key measures to promote a circular economy for sustainability by creating a water system to deal with drought, support agriculture to add Bt25 billion value per year, raising waste management to the national agenda and make changes in the ...
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Cabinet okays price-guarantee scheme for rice farmers
In response to concerns over the drop in the price of jasmine rice due to export slowdown and limited tourism owing to the Covid-19 crisis, the Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a rice-guarantee scheme for farmers who will harvest their rice crop at the ...
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GSP cuts by US will not significantly impact Thai exports [Video]
The Government Spokesperson has given assurance that cuts to the GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) privileges by the United States on certain Thai products will not have a significant impact on exports to the country, with response measures already in place.Keep watching ...
ONWR to expand diversion scheme
The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) is looking to construct kaem ling water-catchment areas in Chiang Mai’s Mae Teang district to improve Srinakarin dam’s water diversion project. The move is part of a bid to solve the current drought crisis in the western ...
Prasit Tangprasert
Thailand set to sign RCEP trade deal
Thailand will attend the signing of the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the 37th Asean Summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam next week.It will be the first-ever virtual signing of an agreement Asean has undertaken, a Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday.Keep reading ...
Thana Boonlert
Value of business investment applications falls 15% this year
The total value of business investment applications fell 15 per cent in the first three quarters of 2020 despite a slight rise in the number of firms applying, the Board of Investment (BOI) said on Wednesday.Foreign and local applications from January-September rose to 1,098, as ...
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