Along with the mass vaccination campaign from June 7, the government is also working on reopening the country for tourism. Recently, the Centre for Economic Situation Administration approved the road map to reopen 10 pilot provinces to vaccinated tourists, without quarantine, from October. The Nation Thailand looks at tourism revenue of the 10 pilot provinces […]
Read MoreThe Thai National Shippers Council (TNSC) has revised upward its forecast for Thai exports in 2021, from 4-6 per cent growth to 6-7 per cent. Chaichan Charoensuk, chairman of TNSC, said in an exclusive interview that the export sector was the main engine to help drive the Thai economy towards positive growth this year. In […]
Read MoreThe World Bank is expected to evaluate in August the impact of the pandemic on Thailand, determining how it has affected the poor, says Pongnakorn Pochakorn, the Fiscal Policy Office’s senior expert on macroeconomic policy. The evaluation includes both negative and positive factors, such as the continued outbreak and government relief measures, said Mr Pongnakorn. […]
Read MoreThe government is setting up a working panel to study an appropriate structure for the gross profit (GP) or commission fee applied to food vendors by online food delivery platforms to prevent operators from profiteering. Online food orders have surged during the pandemic. Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said Commerce Minister Jurin […]
Read MoreThe headline consumer price index (CPI) rose for a second straight month in May, up 2.44% from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday, slightly missing analysts’ expectations. The figure, weighed down by government utility subsidies, compared with a forecast for a rise of 2.85% in a Reuters poll and followed April’s 3.41% […]
Read MoreThais’ willingness to spend has dropped slightly from last year, while their happiness remains at the same level, according to a survey by Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living Asean (Thailand), in collaboration with Spa-Hakuhodo Co. The survey of 1,200 male and female respondents between the ages of 20 and 59 from six regions across […]
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