Thailand

Somchai Jitsuchon, research director at TDRI, an independent think-tank, is pondering the resumption of city life when the nationwide curfew and lockdown ends on April 30. He said many people are sceptical that cities will return to full functioning after the month of lockdown, as it may take longer to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control. Lockdown is a tool …

According to Labour Ministry criteria, employees affected by Covid-19 fall into two groups. The first covers those whose businesses were forced to shut by order of the government. “They will be compensated under Section 33 of Social Security Act with 62 per cent of daily wages based on a maximum monthly salary of Bt15,000 for a maximum period of 90 …

Public transport operators to be increased frequencies of their trips before 10pm to make sure no passengers are left behind when the nationwide curfew begins at 10pm, according to curfew decrees. Transport Minister Saksyam Chidchob said on Thursday (April 9) that “increasing trips will not only facilitate commuters during rush hours, but also promote the social distancing policy in the …

The consumer confidence index dropped to 50.3 points in March from 64.8 points in February, said Thanavath Phonvichai, president of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). In addition, the economic confidence index in March stood at 41.6 points, down from 52.5 points in February, while the confidence index on job opportunities contracted from 61.4 points to 49.3 …

The deputy governor of Krabi province has called on residents of Phi Phi Island to allow the 300 or so foreign tourists to continue staying on the island so the spread of Covid-19 can be contained. Deputy governor Somkuan Khan-ngern met the villagers on Thursday (April 9) after learning that they were concerned about tourists spreading the virus. “We spoke …

In 2019, the value of the Thailand medical device market rose to 176 billion baht (US$6 billion) – a 70 percent increase in the past decade, according to official figures from Thailand’s Office of Industrial Economics. Thailand ranks ahead of Singapore as the most important importer and exporter of such products in the ten-member Associations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), …

The Summer is still going on and getting even hotter in north of Thailand, according to the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast. The southerly and southeasterly winds blow with humidity from the South China Sea into the lower North, the Northeast, the Central and the East regions. Thundershowers with gusty winds are likely over upper Thailand. People have been advised to …

Charoen Pokphand Group announced plans to build a factory specifically to start the production of medical masks for medical personnel and Thai citizens few weeks ago during the widespread of pandemic. CP has now bought an automatic medical mask machine from China with the ability to produce 50,000 medical masks per day. In the past 3 weeks, the CP group …

According to the Thai cabinet meeting of the injection fund for the Corona virus victims for the third phase of 2020. The injection is amounted 1.9 billion THB and is aimed to the first few priority of those who face with the impact first. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha revealed that the third phase of economic stimulus measures consists of three emergency …

Due to virus pandemic in Thailand, the police found the incident of 2 university students have died and the other one got rescued of attempting suicide by jumping off the Rama VIII bridge in order to end their lives because of the virus. The Bangkok Metro Police Station were notified of the incident and dispatched a team of medics to …