The Trade Negotiations Department looks set to conclude the overall study of the long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU and send the report to the commerce minister for consideration this month or early next. Director-general Auramon Supthaweethum said the department will hold a forum on the planned Thai-EU FTA to hear comments from […]
Read MoreThe government’s Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) on Wednesday approved a three-month consumption stimulus package worth Bt51 billion. The “Kon La Khreung” (Let’s Go Halves) package will cover 24 million people in two groups. In the first group, 14 million welfare cardholders will receive an extra monthly discount of Bt500 from October to December […]
Read MoreFinancial and technical standards have been set which investors are required to fulfil if they want to invest in mining ventures in a move to maximise the national benefit from the projects. Minister of Energy and Mines Dr Khammany Inthilath recently signed the instruction on the standards for mining exploration and survey investment. The standards […]
Read MoreAfter the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of business operators were forced to react to the situation by reducing the number of workers or staff they employed. For the labour courts and labour officers, one important point related to such reductions is whether employers have paid the correct amount of severance, remuneration in lieu of advance […]
Read MoreJapan has announced that foreign residents can travel in and out of Japan to certain countries, including Laos. Foreign residents have been allowed to travel in and out of Japan since 1 September under a scheme that Japan refers to as its “travel bubble.” On 8 September, Japan announced that its bubble had been extended […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Singaporeans aged 18 and above this year will each receive S$100 in digital vouchers to spend on staycations, tickets to leisure attractions and local tours. The SingapoRediscovers Vouchers will be accessible via SingPass from December and can be used to offset ticket purchases and hotel stays through the end of June next year. Permanent […]
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