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 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 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 […]
Read MoreThe Government Savings Bank (GSB) is proposing that the Finance Ministry adjust emergency loan conditions to expand the credit line for informal workers after the loan programme received a tepid response. The bank’s emergency loan programme is designed for employees affected by the coronavirus crisis, such as those working in the tourism industry or employees […]
Read MoreThe banking sector continued to endure transactional crashes in the second quarter, albeit at a lower rate, as transaction volume surged. A total of 25 transactional crashes occurred from April to June in all transaction channels, compared with 38 in the previous quarter, according to Bank of Thailand data. The transaction failures were mostly in […]
Read MoreThe Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to propose to the prime minister the idea of ditching dual pricing at local attractions for expatriates in Thailand, as well as asking tour operators to tailor packages to this target group. The packages should be attractive enough to lure expatriates, a group that could contribute 1 billion baht […]
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