Archive for August 29th, 2020
TOT union seeks rejig of employment terms
TOT’s labour union plans to petition the Digital Economy and Society Ministry on Friday to restructure the state telecom enterprise’s employment system to ensure [...] » More
Prayut has backup if subs plan nosedives
Prime minister and Defence minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted he has matters all figured out if the submarines budget now being vetted in the House of Representatives falls [...] » More
Experts agree ‘Boss’ really was speeding
Every expert who has calculated the speed Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya was driving at in the deadly hit-and-run case believes he was speeding, a police panel probing [...] » More
OfficeMate banking on franchising
Despite the fragile economy, OfficeMate Omni Franchises Co, a subsidiary of COL Plc, the operator of office supply, stationery and bookstores under Central Group, vows to [...] » More
Thailand to turn prisons into tourist attractions amid COVID-19 slump
Thailand plans to turn about half its prisons into tourist attractions to boost visitor numbers as the South-East Asian nation struggles to recover from an economic slump [...] » More
Six more cases, one a medical tourist
The government on Friday reported six new cases of coronavirus disease, three Thais and three foreigners, all in quarantine. They included a 36-year-old woman from Ethiopia [...] » More
Chaos as anti-government protesters remove police barriers
There was chaos in front of Samran Rat police station in Bangkok on Friday morning as anti-government activists arrived to acknowledge charges stemming from a rally on July [...] » More
Anti-government protesters in Thailand tussle with police
Anti-government protesters tussled with police in the Thai capital on Friday as 15 of their movement leaders turned up at a police station to answer a summons linked to [...] » More
Trade-in coupons to kick-start car sales
The Industry Ministry will stimulate domestic car sales by working with the finance ministry to launch trade-in coupons, worth 100,000 baht each, for individual car owners [...] » More
Govt agrees on charter path
Parties in the coalition government have agreed on a single version of a motion to initiate a constitutional amendment, which includes details of the formation of a panel [...] » More
Emirates to resume flights to Thailand from September
Emirates is set to resume flights to Bangkok from September 1. The Dubai airline announced it will begin operating passenger flights to the Thai capital with services [...] » More
CCSA names groups that can return
Long-term foreign residents and foreigners with permanent residences in Thailand stranded overseas will receive priority when seeking to return to Thailand, under strict [...] » More
Tighter Covid-19 precautions for provinces bordering Burma
With a new wave of Covid-19 reported in Myanmar, the Interior Ministry has ordered tightened security along the border to prevent illegal immigration, and strict health [...] » More
TAT: Health, safety key to revival
Tourism needs to adopt lessons learned from the outbreak to enhance safety and health competitiveness as the industry’s priorities shift from volume to value, says the [...] » More
Freeport Indonesia workers end protest over COVID-19 lockdown
Workers at Indonesia’s Grasberg gold and copper mine on Friday ended a protest demanding an easing of a coronavirus lockdown at the mine operated by a local unit of [...] » More
