The Labour Ministry is speeding up efforts to create almost 400,000 jobs in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to help those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. This move came after the National Economic and Social Development Council indicated that unemployment in the country has risen due to the Covid-19 crisis. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 32.76 to the US dollar on Friday, weakening from Thursday’s closing rate of 32.74. The Thai currency is likely to move between 32.70 and 32.85 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool said. Poon predicted the baht would move sideways as investors were waiting for important factors, such as […]
Read MoreThe Public Health Ministry will propose dining-in be allowed at restaurants in dark-red and red zones for customers who are fully vaccinated or passed Covid-19 tests. Airline passenger flights, now banned in dark-red zones, would also be allowed to resume, with the same criteria. Dr Kiatiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for health, said on Thursday that […]
Read MoreThe efficiency of Thailand’s capital market needs to be promoted in order to support the country’s post-pandemic economy, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. He added that the role of the Thailand’s well-balanced capital market has not only been key to supporting Thailand’s economic development and competitiveness, but has also helped the country’s economy better […]
Read MoreRestaurant operators say they are receptive to Public Health Ministry plans for reopening, which involve tough Covid-19 protocols including a requirement for diners to show vaccination proof. The so-called sandbox concept for the restaurant business, to be applicable to 29 strictly-controlled dark red provinces, is expected to be proposed by the Public Health Ministry at […]
Read MoreThe government is being urged to step up the introduction of more effective and intensive assistance measures to help maintain employment and create jobs for new graduates, as the fresh Covid-19 outbreak has had a drastic impact on workers. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said prolonged infections, the […]
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