Next Tuesday promises to be a different Songkran Festival with laughs and smiles from visiting family and friends rather than water splashing, tourists, and shopping during the scorching heat. Many people have no plans to spend extra during the holidays, with some even considering cutting their holiday budget. While a number will keep up the […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism and Sports aims to discuss with Singapore a travel bubble between the two countries. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said that the discussions would take place within this week with the Embassy of Singapore. “We have acknowledged that Singapore has previously run the travel bubble with Australia and New Zealand. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s retail sales snapped a 24-month-long year-on-year slide in February, thanks to Chinese New Year spending and the low base effect of pandemic-hit 2020. Retail sales grew by 5.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis, a reversal of the 6.1 per cent decline recorded in January. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales increased 7.7 […]
Read MoreThe long-awaited reopening to foreign tourists is likely to take shape in July, led by Phuket as the pilot area for a tourism sandbox — the first initiative to remove mandatory quarantine from entry requirements. The Andaman beaches once bustling with foreigners have been left deserted for over a year, able to draw a limited […]
Read MoreWith ASEAN considering a digital vaccine certificate to revive tourism in the bloc, Cambodian business owners are hoping that it introduces special privileges for those inoculated. Azmin Ali, Malaysia’s minister of International Trade and Industry, said last month that economics ministers had “deliberated the possibility of introducing a common digital vaccine certificate”. In March, Thailand […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Thai farmer Jamras Kongchai is struggling to pay off 500,000 baht ($16,082) in debt as money from the sale of her crops is not enough to make payments. Adding to the strain, the coronavirus outbreak has shut a small construction firm where she worked for $10 a day for much needed extra income. “I’m […]
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