The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will next week consider a further easing of the ban on foreign visitors entering Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Gen Prayut, who chairs the CCSA, said that the cabinet discussed the possibility of further relaxation to allow foreign […]
Read MoreAn online platform to help business players resolve cross-border trade issues in the Southeast Asia region has been met with a cold shoulder by the region’s economic community, a European Union (EU)-backed facility has shown. In support of the ASEAN regional integration, the EU has helped establish the trade solution platform, dubbed the ASEAN Solutions […]
Read MoreThe Eastern Economic Corridor Office is set to offer privileges directly to investors in special economic zones in the three provinces of the EEC. Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said Section 59 of the EEC Act lets the EEC Policy Committee offer privileges equal to those awarded by the Board of Investment (BoI). […]
Read MoreThe government is seeking input from the private sector over the feasibility of more locally produced animal feed to reduce imports. It will help small and medium industries while electricity prices remain high for the region, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). MAFF Minister Veng Sakhon and Cham Prasidh, minister at […]
Read MoreE-wallets firms are battling for a piece of the cashless payment market amid rapid growth in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mobile wallet and digital payment app MoMo this week announced a deal with Be Group to provide cashless payment services on the ride-hailing platform which only accepted credit card payments previously. SmartPay wallet […]
Read MoreExports may contract by as much as 15% this year if the country averages just US$16.4 billion a month in the second half of the year, according to a group of Thai exporters. Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), said on Tuesday that the council looks set to downgrade its shipment forecast […]
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