April 16, 2020 The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) today approved a series of measures to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak on business, including steps to encourage rapid investment in the manufacturing of medical equipment. The board also approved incentives to promote technology-based “smart farming” Read More
April 16, 2020 Employees whose businesses were not ordered to shut down by the government but are still affected by Covid-19 situation will get compensation under the social security scheme, the Cabinet agreed on Wednesday (April 15). The measure was proposed by the Ministry of Labour, ministry permanent secretary Sutthi Read More
April 14, 2020 The Department of Business Development is shifting business certification and juristic person registration services online to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection, according to its director-general, Vuttikrai Leewiraphan. “To comply with the government’s work-from-home policy and to promote social distancing, the Department of Business Development has ordered Read More
April 9, 2020 The Tourism and Sports Ministry has released first-quarter tourism revenue figures, reporting a decrease of nearly 40% to 335 billion baht, or 222 billion baht shy of the year-earlier level. The impact of the pandemic hammered the tourism industry in the first three months of 2020, with Read More
📣 Announcing the latest visa relief measures on 7 April 2020 . 👮♂️ The person whose visas has expired from 26th of March 2020 will be automatically extended to 30th of April 2020. There is no need to apply for a visa extension at Immigration Office for this period and will not Read More
April 07, 2020 The Cabinet agreed on Tuesday (April 7) to extend the cash-handout period from three months to six months, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said after the Cabinet meeting. The government aims to provide Bt5,000 in cash per month to 9 million people from April 8 until September. As Read More
April 07, 2020 The Cabinet on Tuesday (April 7) approved the third phase of economic stimulus, worth Bt1.9 trillion, to relieve the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. After chairing the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha revealed that the third set of economic stimulus measures consists of three emergency decrees. Read More
April 7, 2020 As the COVID-19 situation escalates, governments worldwide are imposing travel restrictions, mandatory quarantine procedures, and curfews and lockdowns in an attempt to slow the transmission of the virus. The Thai government has announced many measures to deal with the COVID-19 outbreaks, including ordering the postponement of the Read More
April 06, 2020 More than 260,000 out of 24.2 million registrants for the government’s Bt5,000 cash handout campaign have cancelled their applications, while the first batch of people will receive the money starting this Wednesday (April 8), the Finance Ministry said. The government is offering eligible citizens whose livelihoods were Read More
April 02, 2020 The Board of Investment is drawing up a plan to attract more investment in the medical industry in a move to boost the production of medical supplies to fight Covid-19, BoI deputy secretary-general Narit Therdsteerasukdi said on Wednesday (April 1). The plan will be tabled for the Read More