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Tourism could generate 1.5 trillion baht in revenue next year in the best-case scenario if market sentiment improves by April at the earliest, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).Despite a resurgent pandemic, the TAT aims for Thailand to be among the top five tourism ...

Thailand’s mangrove forests have increased by more than 200,000 rai, raising the total mangrove coverage to 1.73 million rai, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa. Citing satellite data showing the extent of mangrove forests in 24 coastal provinces, Mr Varawut said these ...

The government looks set to introduce fresh stimulus measures, particularly aiming to spur spending by middle- and high-income earners and boost private investment.Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the new measures will be based on the co-payment principle and include the features of the Taste-Shop-Spend ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) is collaborating with food delivery service providers to reduce the use of single-use plastics.The two sides signed an agreement on Wednesday aimed at cutting down on discarded single-use plastic items.Keep reading ...

Fiscal policy is back in focus in Thailand as the central bank runs out of conventional monetary policy space to spur the economy.With interest rates near zero, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) last week called for “more targeted and timely” government policies to support the ...

The government will borrow 1.5 trillion baht next year to counter the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic amid dwindling state revenue.A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday approved borrowing of 1.47 trillion baht in the fiscal year starting Oct 1, ...

The government will extend the state of emergency through October and approve special tourist visas starting next month after a six-month gap, say ministers.The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday approved the extension through Oct 31, according to ...

With the deadline for the estimated 150,000 stranded foreign tourists in the kingdom to renew their visas having passed yesterday, it remains to be seen how many will continue to stay in the country either legally, having extended their right to stay, or illegally, facing ...

Nine years after the epic flood of 2011, the upper-eastern part of Bangkok — the low-lying and flood-prone area — is still as vulnerable as ever to inundation as City Hall might not be able to develop six flood catchment projects there as planned.In the ...

A Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday will approve a Special Tourist Visa (STV) to draw foreign tourists, deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul says.The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of Public Health and various ...