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Tourism stimulus to start Oct 29
Business, Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Published on 14/10/2025
» The finance minister has confirmed his readiness to launch domestic tourism stimulus measures on Oct 29, in an effort to entice 1.15 trillion baht in domestic travel revenue and accelerate Thailand's economic recovery.
Fitch eyes local bank strains
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/10/2025
» Thailand faces increasing pressure from the global economic slowdown, attributed to the impact of US tariffs, the decline in its fiscal buffer and domestic political uncertainty, according to Fitch Ratings.
B300 tourism fee remains in limbo
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/05/2023
» The new government is expected to decide the fate of the 300-baht tourism fee, which remains uncertain because of roadblocks from unclear implementation.
Opening hours for entertainment venues to be revised
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/08/2022
» The Tourism and Sports Minister is planning to propose new opening hours for entertainment venues, allowing them to open until 4am to revitalise tourism sentiment during the upcoming high season.
Facebook outage a red flag for vendors
Business, Tharittawat Samejaidee, Published on 06/10/2021
» A Facebook outage that lasted about six hours on Monday night serves as a wake-up call for small businesses that rely heavily on the social media giant, suggesting they should consider expanding their reach via other sales channels to restrict disruption, according to e-commerce pundits.
Credit offers fail to impress
Business, Published on 22/06/2021
» Two-thirds of Thai consumers are not satisfied with generic credit offers from their banks, according to a survey by the US-based data analytics company Fico.
Lower hopes for Phuket
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/06/2021
» The Phuket sandbox tourism scheme faces a chaotic approval process as the government is still struggling to fine-tune the balance between public health and the economy.
Line Man rules out U-turn
Business, Tharittawat Samejaidee, Published on 02/04/2021
» Food delivery service Line Man has spurned its rider partners' demand for a reversal of its recent move to lower the 3-kilometre delivery base payment rate, but vowed to provide better incentives and assistance for riders.
Household aid to continue through 2021
Business, Published on 27/01/2021
» Thailand's policymakers will continue to enact policies to boost domestic activity amid persistent challenges from the pandemic.
Bigger deficits ahead
Business, Published on 22/10/2020
» Thailand is set to run relatively wide budget deficits over the coming years, as the government seeks to support the economy amid the headwinds from the pandemic and a downturn in external demand.