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Agency seeks hike in foreign condo quota
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 11/05/2021
» An increase in foreign ownership quotas for condominiums from 49% to 70-80% should be allowed in specific locations and capped at units priced higher than 5 million baht to reserve supply priced lower than five million baht for Thais.
Kobsak urges govt to curb a 4th wave
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/05/2021
» Thailand should try its best to curb a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, especially preventing the spread of the Indian variant which might enter the country via the Myanmar border. Otherwise, additional borrowing to fight the new outbreak and rehabilitate the economy will be inevitable, warned Kobsak Pootrakool, former minister to the Prime Minister's Office.
Laksi facility 'legit' despite row
News, Published on 11/05/2021
» The Department of Health Service Support said on Monday a field hospital being set up by a privately run hospital in Bangkok's Laksi district would open as soon as approval was given.
Activists mark Work Safety Day with call for more aid
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/05/2021
» Labour activists have called for a law to be enacted to prevent physical trauma among workers and enforce existing laws to provide remedial assistance for those forced to work in unhealthy conditions to mark National Work Safety Day yesterday.
Free care for virus sufferers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/05/2021
» The government reiterated yesterday that no Covid-infected Thais should ever be charged for being treated at state or private hospitals.
Chiang Mai uni closes up field hospital
News, Published on 11/05/2021
» CHIANG MAI: A field hospital set up at a female dormitory at Chiang Mai University closed earlier this month after seeing a decrease in Covid-19 patients there, according to a statement by the university yesterday.
New hotline for people with special needs
News, Published on 11/05/2021
» The Social Development and Human Security Ministry has launched a new 24-hour 1300 hotline to provide help for children, the elderly and the disabled affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, even if they are not infected by the virus themselves.
TISI hits eight-month low
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/05/2021
» The Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) in April sank to 84.3 points, the lowest in eight months, as the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak has prompted the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to scramble for vaccines for factory workers as soon as June.
Industrial estates to serve as jab hubs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/05/2021
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) will use industrial estates countrywide as vaccination venues as it plans to join hands with the private sector to speed up distributing vaccines to factory workers.
Pheu Thai urges non-priority budget cut
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/05/2021
» The opposition will push the government to cut down on non-essential budget spending, such as weapons purchases, and divert the savings to fund the fight against Covid-19, according to the main opposition Pheu Thai Party.