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More Thai people caught in a poverty trap as World Bank calls for a focus on health and education for the young

More Thai people caught in a poverty trap as World Bank calls for a focus on health and education for the young

March 8, 2020

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BANGKOK: The poverty rate from 2014 to 2015 was cut by a massive 31.43% in one year but since then it has crept back to… Read More ›

Songkran parties and celebrations are cancelled everywhere for 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak

Songkran parties and celebrations are cancelled everywhere for 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak

March 6, 2020

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Thai World, Thailand:

PATTAYA: On March 2nd, the Deputy Mayor of Pattaya led a merry band of volunteers armed with coconut oil spray and their own zeal to… Read More ›

14 days quarantine confirmed for all passengers from high risk listed countries and now in place with fines

14 days quarantine confirmed for all passengers from high risk listed countries and now in place with fines

March 6, 2020

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BANGKOK: A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health Dr Rungrueng Kitphati confirmed that the quarantine requirement applied to all passengers from the high-risk countries… Read More ›

Quarantine for high-risk country passengers still pondered with 4 new cases from Italy and Iran announced 

Quarantine for high-risk country passengers still pondered with 4 new cases from Italy and Iran announced 

March 6, 2020

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KOH PHANGAN: Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan has been called off for Sunday and all future parties until the coronavirus emergency is brought under… Read More ›

Prayut to meet the people as former minister lashes out at the current government’s ‘multi crisis’ economy

Prayut to meet the people as former minister lashes out at the current government’s ‘multi crisis’ economy

March 5, 2020

Economy, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: General Prayut has appointed a senior advisor and Puttipong Punnakanta, the Minister of Digital Economy and Society, to assist him in getting his message… Read More ›

Government to use disease control areas for returning Thais from South Korea with symptoms of the virus

Government to use disease control areas for returning Thais from South Korea with symptoms of the virus

March 4, 2020

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BANGKOK: Foreigners seeking clarification on the order published yesterday by the Minister of Public Health on social media designating 11 states and territories as high-risk… Read More ›

Strong indications that Thailand will introduce high-risk zones and mandatory quarantine orders

Strong indications that Thailand will introduce high-risk zones and mandatory quarantine orders

March 4, 2020

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BANGKOK: There is no time to lose as migrant Thai workers from South Korea pack their bags and begin returning home through Thai airports. The… Read More ›

Pheu Thai MP calls on Prime Minister to resign as index shows a collapse in business confidence to a 9 year low

Pheu Thai MP calls on Prime Minister to resign as index shows a collapse in business confidence to a 9 year low

March 3, 2020

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BANGKOK: The Prime Minister had a busy day on Monday with unconfirmed press reports hinted that a big announcement was in the offing. On Sunday,… Read More ›

MBK centre in Bangkok and other shopping centres offer rent reductions as trade nosedives

MBK centre in Bangkok and other shopping centres offer rent reductions as trade nosedives

February 29, 2020

Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: Traders in the Pratunam area of Bangkok famous with foreigners and even small Thai retailers seeking wholesale bargains are reporting catastrophic trading conditions linked… Read More ›

MPs warned of an economic colony as opposition zeroed in on Thailand’s impaired relationship with China

MPs warned of an economic colony as opposition zeroed in on Thailand’s impaired relationship with China

February 28, 2020

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BANGKOK: Criticism of Thailand’s relationship with China over the Mekong River was rebutted by the Foreign Affair Minister Don Pramudwinai who described the relationship between… Read More ›

Threat of recession looms on the impact of the Covid 19 virus even without a 3rd stage outbreak

Threat of recession looms on the impact of the Covid 19 virus even without a 3rd stage outbreak

February 25, 2020

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BANGKOK: The news this week that exports had moved up by 3.35% before the outbreak of the coronavirus in China is positive. All now hinges… Read More ›

Tourism minister predicts higher temperatures will help to bring an end to the coronavirus threat

Tourism minister predicts higher temperatures will help to bring an end to the coronavirus threat

February 23, 2020

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PHATTHALUNG: As authorities in China, South Korea and Italy battle virulent outbreaks of the Convid 19 virus, China is faced with a thorny dilemma. Keep… Read More ›

Jetstar cuts flights to Thailand from Australia as economic impact of the deadly virus threat still up in the air

Jetstar cuts flights to Thailand from Australia as economic impact of the deadly virus threat still up in the air

February 20, 2020

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This week, a leading travel industry insider revealed that cancellations from Japanese tour groups are running at 80% as the Chinese market is still effectively… Read More ›

US auto giant GM is pulling out of Thailand to focus on more profitable markets. 1,500 jobs lost for now

US auto giant GM is pulling out of Thailand to focus on more profitable markets. 1,500 jobs lost for now

February 18, 2020

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A binding contract to sell the plant to Chinese car company Great Wall Motor Company has been signed which will see it take over the… Read More ›

Virus threat still acute with 35th infection in Thailand while China’s death toll ticks ever higher

Virus threat still acute with 35th infection in Thailand while China’s death toll ticks ever higher

February 17, 2020

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WHO Directors calls for a balance between sounding the alarm and hysteria as investigators arrive in China. The White House last week indicated that it… Read More ›

Tourism minister gets real about tourism – arrivals down by 50%, pushes late night opening hours

Tourism minister gets real about tourism – arrivals down by 50%, pushes late night opening hours

February 14, 2020

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The comments for Minster Phiphat come as the world has been shocked with higher numbers of deaths and infections emerging from China. The coronavirus has… Read More ›

Bombshell from China as deaths and infections surge linked with a lack of test kits in ravaged Hubei province 

Bombshell from China as deaths and infections surge linked with a lack of test kits in ravaged Hubei province 

February 13, 2020

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Experts in China interpret the news as a sign that the Chinese leadership is drawing a line under the panic and confusion in the battle… Read More ›

Thailand awaits Chinese recovery as oil shoots up amid hopes that the crisis may be over by April this year

Thailand awaits Chinese recovery as oil shoots up amid hopes that the crisis may be over by April this year

February 12, 2020

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Ship at sea: On Wednesday, the Thai Marine Department said it had not been approached by the US ship Westerdam to dock in Thailand following… Read More ›

Parliament to meet on Thursday to reapprove the 2020 budget and send it to the Senate for approval

Parliament to meet on Thursday to reapprove the 2020 budget and send it to the Senate for approval

February 9, 2020

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On Friday, the ex-Democrat MP who exposed the proxy voting in the House of Representatives welcomed the court’s decision and also suggested that the MPs… Read More ›

80% of China’s economy remains shutdown as Thai Deputy PM warns of another economic storm

80% of China’s economy remains shutdown as Thai Deputy PM warns of another economic storm

February 7, 2020

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The war being fought by Chinese authorities right now is of deep concern to the wider world and particularly Thailand. China is caught between the… Read More ›

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