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PM orders revision of visa-free scheme
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered a revision of the visa-free entry scheme, prompted by the number of visitors overstaying and working illegally in Thailand, the government spokesman said.
What is the current cannabis situation?
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 17/08/2022
» It has been over two months since Thailand legalised the cultivation and sale of cannabis for medical purposes.
PDPC preps further minor regulations
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/07/2022
» The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) is set to roll out more subordinate regulations to clearly define the practices for Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) compliance to ease concerns among businesses.
Asean cyberthreat outlook 2022
Business, Published on 18/01/2022
» Two years into the pandemic, Southeast Asia, as well as the rest of the world, is gearing up for recovery in 2022. Companies and individuals are ready to regain a sense of normalcy, with back-to-office, back-to-school, and back-to-travel policies being put in place.
Alibaba Faces New Threat as Shopping Habits Change
Business, Stephanie Yang, Published on 19/10/2021
» Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., challenged by Beijing's yearlong clampdown on private enterprise, is facing another problem: growing competition.
Package for senior visitors put on hold
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/01/2021
» The spike in coronavirus infections in Thailand has delayed the launch of a new tourism stimulus package targeting senior travellers until March, while the Tourism and Sports Ministry will discuss a plan to set up a tourism fund by this month.
Thai Covid-19 apps judged invasive
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/07/2020
» To fight further waves of the pandemic, contact tracing apps that monitor infection locations and points of contact have never been more important. The recent scandal involving Egyptian airmen leaving quarantine to go to a mall in Rayong has the government scrambling to retrace their contact points, which could have been a much easier process had such apps been in use.
Hand-wringing over tariffs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/11/2019
» The US recently stunned long-time ally Thailand by revoking trade privileges worth US$1.3 billion (39.2 billion baht) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), stirring up anti-American sentiment among locals online after the latest in a string of protectionist trade policies favoured by US President Donald Trump.
Long overdue, or a step too far?
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/05/2019
» Thailand faces unique threats from cyber-attacks that will only increase as the economy becomes more digitised. With the passage of the Cybersecurity Act, the government seeks to aggressively confront the problem with enforcement power, but some experts fear that such power could be abused and lacks proper oversight.
Coconuts join state price list to end slump
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/10/2018
» The government is putting coconut on the state price control list as part of efforts to deal with the domestic coconut price slump.