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Pre-travel tests to be dropped
News, Published on 17/03/2022
» The government is set to allow tourists to enter Thailand without the need to show proof of a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travel as required by the Test & Go scheme.
Ministry to pitch tougher curbs
News, Published on 07/01/2022
» The Public Health Ministry will on Friday propose tougher government measures to curb the latest coronavirus outbreak posed by a rapid increase of Omicron infections.
Jurin puts brakes on pig exports
News, Published on 06/01/2022
» Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has ordered the temporary suspension of swine exports to combat the skyrocketing prices of pork in the domestic market.
'Don't panic over Omicron'
News, Published on 07/12/2021
» Business leaders are urging the public not to panic over the discovery of Thailand's first Omicron coronavirus variant infection, saying a lockdown will spell disaster for the economy, which is still struggling to recover.
Time limit put on drug patent
News, Published on 01/05/2021
» The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) can reject a Japanese firm's bid to patent favipiravir -- the antiviral medicine used as a treatment for Covid-19 -- in Thailand if it fails to provide information on its new innovation by August.
Cabinet split over trade pact
News, Published on 28/04/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has decided to withdraw a proposal to the cabinet today for Thailand to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a source told the Bangkok Post.
Govt moves to stop face-mask hoarding
News, Published on 04/03/2020
» The government has decided to take control of face-mask production in an attempt to end hoarding and shortages.
New panel set up to tackle waste disposal
News, Published on 10/01/2020
» A new subcommittee on plastic and electronic waste will intensify garbage disposal measures by reviewing the existing quota on waste imports.
Thai rice feels the strain
News, Published on 01/12/2019
» Failing to win the prize as the world's best fragrant rice for two consecutive years has come as a wake-up call for Thailand to overhaul its research and development into Hom Mali rice varieties to catch up with the changing global demand for fragrant rice.
EU move fuelling unease among palm oil producers
Spectrum, Published on 28/01/2018
» The livelihood of as many as 300,000 oil palm farmers in Thailand could be in jeopardy after the recent decision by the European Union (EU) to look at ways of banning imports of palm oil biofuel from 2021, industry experts say.