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TAT hoping to woo 500,000 Koreans this year
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/06/2022
» As Thailand and South Korea have started to ease travel restrictions, Thai tourism has high hopes of attracting more than 500,000 Korean tourists this year before surging to 1.3 million next year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Act on neglected tropical diseases
Oped, Published on 21/06/2022
» Earlier this year, world leaders began the process of committing to and endorsing the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The declaration is a high-level statement meant to mobilise the necessary political will, community commitment, financial resources, and individual action to end NTDs. The Kigali Declaration will be launched at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs, held on the sidelines of this month's 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.
Centara teams up with Thai Vietjet
Business, Published on 21/06/2022
» Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced a partnership with budget airline Thai Vietjet as Thailand relaxes entry rules for overseas visitors.
Laos installs new central bank chief, limits FX sales
Published on 20/06/2022
» Laos lawmakers on Monday approved the appointment of a new central bank chief and two deputy prime ministers, according to state media.
Exports of cassava products surge as Ukraine war disrupts grain supplies
Published on 20/06/2022
» Thailand’s exports of cassava products between January and April jumped 28% from the same period last year as importers sought grain alternatives, a senior official said on Monday, amid a food crisis brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Singapore urges elderly to take boosters as new Covid wave looms
Published on 20/06/2022
» Singapore is expecting a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases in the next one to two months, its health minister reiterated, urging thousands of elderly to get their booster shots to avoid the risk of serious illness.
Land windfall tax law to be resurrected
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/06/2022
» The Finance Ministry plans to dust off the land windfall tax law as part of the country's reform of its tax system, says Krisada Chinavicharana, the permanent finance secretary.
Investigating the crypto crash
Business, Published on 20/06/2022
» The value of cryptocurrencies has plunged over recent days, with Bitcoin -- the largest coin by market cap -- sinking to its lowest point since 2020.
GSB vows steady interest rates
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/06/2022
» The state-run Government Savings Bank (GSB) will try to maintain its interest rates for as long as possible amid a rising global trend in order to alleviate the burden on its borrowers, says bank president Vitai Ratanakorn.
Tech disrupted by reality
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/06/2022
» When Covid-19 emerged more than two years ago, millions of people including myself suddenly found ourselves stuck at home. To survive the unprecedented challenges and stress, I started to befriend mobile apps I hadn't used before to buy things and pay bills online, among them the e-commerce platform Shopee.