Domestic car sales shrank for a 15th straight month in August, falling 12.1% from a year earlier to 68,883 vehicles as the coronavirus outbreak crushed demand, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday. However, sales increased 16.1% from July, helped by easing virus restrictions, a motor sales event and launches of new car models, […]
Read MoreThai aviation faces a real threat in the fourth quarter when operating costs surge again after the government’s aid measures end, while some carriers may not get the soft loans the prime minister has promised. After a meeting between seven airlines and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Aug 28, there remains no conclusion on how […]
Read MoreIndonesian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Gojek, whose Thai unit Get recently moved to unite under the same brand, on Wednesday launched the Gojek app in Thailand with a heavy subsidy for the platform’s users in order to gain ground in the highly competitive market. E-commerce pundit Pawoot Pongvitayapanu said the unified brand under Gojek […]
Read MoreThe 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 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 […]
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