The baht opened at 33.43 to the US dollar on Tuesday, unchanged from Monday’s closing rate. The Thai currency was likely to move between 33.40 and 33.55 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool said. He said the baht was likely to fluctuate and weaken due to the Covid-19 situation and the rising […]
Read MoreThe economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter from the first, helped by exports and government spending, even though fresh coronavirus outbreaks battered consumption and tourism. The government again cut its 2021 economic growth forecast to 0.7-1.2% from 1.5-2.5% as the outbreak and lockdown measures crimped domestic activity amid the country’s slow vaccination rollout. The […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hoping a shorter quarantine nationwide during the fourth quarter can accelerate travel demand once the pandemic is controlled. TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the current outbreak is more severe and lasting longer than expected. It has led to stringent measures to curtail the number of new infections. The […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is asking the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to approve the so-called 7+7 model allowing tourists to stay in Phuket for seven days before visiting other locations. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a secretary attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, said on Saturday the TAT has come up with the so-called 7+7 […]
Read MoreOutbound tour operators expect increasing demand for vaccine tourism in the fourth quarter because of the delay in procurement of high-quality vaccines in Thailand. Suthiphong Pheunphiphop, president of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), said even if local travellers are able to take outbound trips in the fourth quarter, which would be the best-case scenario, […]
Read MoreAn indefinite Chinese ban on Thai longan imposed on August 13 over contamination with mealybugs has thrown a wrench into Cambodian exports of the fruit to the neighbouring country, according to a senior Cambodian government official. And as the harvest season ramps up in Cambodia, tens of thousands of tonnes of longan will be unable […]
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