Thailand’s economy will continue growing this year and next, driven by a recovery in domestic demand and tourism, the central bank said on Monday. The recovery has been clearer and could be better than expected while there is a greater risk inflation will be higher than projected, Bank of Thailand officials told an analysts’ meeting. […]
Read MoreVientiane Times reports that the Prime Minister told the ongoing National Assembly session that while the country officially imports approximately 1,200 million liters of fuel each year, reports provided by neighboring countries suggest as much as 1,900 million liters have been delivered to Laos. Some 700 million liters of fuel have been smuggled into the country in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The federal government should institute immediate cost-cutting measures such as freezing all official trips abroad and suspending mega projects to free up funds to address Malaysia’s living cost crisis, said a Pakatan Harapan (PH) committee. The coalition’s cost of living committee also suggested that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri […]
Read MoreThe Vice President of the National Assembly proposes extending visas for visitors in order to revive tourism following the effects of Covid-19. Mr. Khambai Damlat, Vice President of the National Assembly, said on Monday during the National Assembly Session that in order to better facilitate the implementation of the Green Tourism Plan and to open […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 35.45 to the US dollar on Monday, strengthening from Friday’s close of 35.49. The Thai currency is expected to move between 35.35 and 35.55 against the greenback during the day and between 35.20 and 35.65 during the week, Krungthai market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. He said the baht will test its […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on June 17 that Thailand plans to lift most of its travel restrictions and virus containment measures from July 1. Six days later, the country reported 81 cases of local transmission from the two new subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, which are spreading steadily in Europe. Even though […]
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