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Thailand: Domestic trips decrease over Covid jitters

A resurgence of local Covid-19 cases has affected travel sentiment for the upcoming long weekend as Thai tourists are expected to take fewer trips than during holidays last month, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Local tourists are estimated to make 3.1 million trips nationwide between Dec 10-13, generating 12.6 billion baht, but […]

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Philippines: Dito hikes population coverage target to 90%

MANILA, Philippines — Third telecommunications player Dito Telecommunity Corp. is hiking its population coverage target to over 90 percent once its five-year network rollout is completed to serve more areas than what it has originally committed to the government. “Our government commitments in terms of coverage for the first year it’s 37 percent, second year […]

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Thailand: TDRI urges foreign property buyer support

To avoid an oversupply, the government should support foreign buyers purchasing residential units with measures to counterbalance the shortfall in domestic demand, says Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). Nonarit Bisonyabut, senior research fellow at TDRI, said the government could allow foreigners to bid to purchase residential units. This method can attract their interest and limit […]

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