Film productions by international companies in Thailand have gained the country 1.2 billion baht in income despite the pandemic this year. The Department of Tourism anticipates this source of revenue will contribute 3 billion by the end of year, hoping the government will further promote this business for the next...
Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has inspected a vaccination venue at CentralWorld shopping plaza in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, while insisting that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe. Today (May 31), Gen. Prayut visited the vaccination venue, jointly set up by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the Thai Chamber...
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to prioritize the distribution COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, during the national inoculation drive next month, to vaccinate at least 70% of the capital’s residents by July. DDC Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong said the distribution of vaccine for other provinces will vary, depending...
Supreme Pharmatech, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in Thailand, plans to import 10,000 doses of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals. Supreme Pharmatech CEO, Milint Wintarasiri, said the company is in negotiations with the manufacturer, Carnivac-Cov, to import the vaccine. She said that this is a good opportunity to contribute...
Several shopping malls in Thailand have offered space for the setting up of vaccination centers for the benefit of the public. One of these venues in Bangkok is Asiatique the Riverfront, which is now offering jabs at a limited capacity, ahead of the vaccination drive to start next month. People...
The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has reported that more than 23,000 empty containers have been returned to Thailand since February, enabling the export of 458,000 tons of products worth over 35 billion baht. TCC vice chairman Phot Aramwattananont said the return of the empty containers has helped alleviate the...
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reports that the first day of COVID-19 vaccination reservations on Thursday, through the "Thai Ruam Jai Safe Bangkok" system, drew more than 1 million applications. Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said the registration for Thai citizens in Bangkok, aged between 18 and 59, via website, the...
RMC, a pioneer in the gemstone manufacturing business, has launched an e-commerce portal shoprmcgems.com with precious & semi-precious gemstones for B2B & B2C. RMC, a pioneer in the gemstone manufacturing business, has launched an e-commerce portal www.shoprmcgems.com with precious and semi-precious gemstones for Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C)....
Bangkok’s ViMUT Hospital, on Pahonyothin Road in Bangkok, is working with the Chinese embassy to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for Chinese nationals living in Thailand. The hospital said it delivered vaccinations to people working for Huawei Technologies (Thailand) on May 21st and aims to vaccinate at least 20,000 Chinese nationals as...
Pattaya plans to welcome back foreign tourists, without quarantine requirements, in the fourth quarter of this year and seeks more COVID-19 vaccine doses to cover at least 70% of local residents. Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome said, under the "Pattaya, Move on" project, that foreign tourists who have received two vaccine...
