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BoT adds SME debt rejig options
The Bank of Thailand has added debt restructuring measures for entrepreneurs as the impact deepens from the third wave of the pandemic.The central bank extended the debt moratorium term for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to December from June 30.The measure is available for SMEs ...
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Govt: 8.3% of targeted Thais have received initial vaccination
The government said on Friday that 8.3% of the 50 million people targeted for vaccination against Covid-19 had received at least their initial dose, as of Thursday.Apisamai Srirangson, spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said 223,315 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered on ...
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Thailand to stop state-funded quarantine for air arrivals
Thailand will stop providing state-funded quarantine facilities for air travellers from July to ease the cost burden on the government, the National Security Council (NSC) said Friday.“The number of people who need to return to Thailand is very small or could be zero at the ...
Thailand: Proposed initiatives to combat ‘fake news’ undermine freedom of expression
Proposed government initiatives to address ‘fake news’ would further curtail digital rights and freedom of expression in Thailand, said ARTICLE 19. In recent weeks, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) has disclosed plans, including new regulations under the Computer Crimes Act, that would ...
Thai May consumer confidence hits record low on virus outbreak
Thai consumer confidence hit a record low in May, hurt by the country’s latest and biggest coronavirus outbreak so far, which could cost the economy as much as 800 billion baht ($25.7 billion), the commerce ministry said on Thursday.The consumer index of the University of ...
Analyst: Thailand needs pandemic under control next month to see economic recovery this year
Thailand will only see clear signs of economic recovery in the last quarter of 2021 if the current outbreak can be brought under control by the end of July, the Kasikorn Research Center said Thursday.“The Thai economy in the fourth quarter will grow considerably if ...
E-service effort gets underway
The Commerce Ministry is moving ahead with its e-service development effort, allowing traders of nine key agricultural products to seek permission online to move farm goods.Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department under the Commerce Ministry, said the department has developed and rolled out ...
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JSCCIB predicts Q4 recovery amid jabs
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) expects the Thai economy to pick up in the fourth quarter this year — faster than earlier projections of the first quarter of next year — if the government can maintain momentum of its vaccine ...
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Mass vaccine rollout pushes Thailand up in Asean ranking
Thailand has now risen to the third spot among Asean countries that have administered the highest number of Covid-19 jabs, Chulabhorn Royal Academy secretary-general Dr Nithi Mahanonda said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.As of June 9, more than 60 million Covid-19 jabs had been ...
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Ministry of Public Health and Thai Health Promotion Foundation partner with Facebook
Ministry of Public Health and Thai Health Promotion Foundation partner with Facebook to launch ‘Chat Sure’ Messenger chatbot to answer all Covid-19 questions and keep Thais informed“Chat Sure” Messenger chatbot is accessible via Facebook Page: Social Marketing ThaiHealth by สสส to provide credible health information ...
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