More restaurants and eateries will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages from Tuesday, after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agreed to lift restrictions at venues certified by the Department of Health. As of Tuesday, venues with “Thai Stop Covid Plus” certification will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages in the same manner as businesses that […]
Read MoreMajor e-commerce players Lazada, Shopee and JD Central saw significant growth in transactions at their 11.11 shopping festival this year, driven by new digital customers and heavy promotions to stimulate spending. Thailand saw nine million new digital customers since the start of the pandemic in 2020 to the first half of this year with 67% […]
Read MoreBusiness under Thailand’s 13 free-trade agreements (FTAs) has been expanding despite the Covid-19 crisis, its trading partners in Asean, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, India, Chile and Peru. In the first nine months of the year (January to September), the total trade value stood at US$253.21 billion (8.28 trillion baht), up […]
Read MoreRegional and provincial economic activities have been picking up after the country’s reopening and the positive momentum is expected to be carried on in the remaining period of this year, says an executive at the Bank of Thailand (BoT). After the government announced the reopening of the country from Nov 1, the economy overall — […]
Read MoreThe government is considering replacing the RT-PCR test with other screening methods for vaccinated tourists under the Test & Go scheme, and easing high-risk close contact (HRC) rules which force airplane passengers who had sat near Covid-19 patients to undergo mandatory quarantine. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn said these decisions would be […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 32.85 to the US dollar on Friday, strengthening from Thursday’s closing of 32.93. The Thai currency is likely to move between 32.75 and 32.90 to the greenback during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. He added that the baht is likely to swing sideways despite pressure from a […]
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