Committee Approves Thailand’s Kiakkai Bridge Project across Chao Phraya River
Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) decided to slash the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for this year to 0-1.5%, from an earlier estimate of 0.5-2%. Thai Bankers Association (TBA) chairman Payong Srivanich said the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak and spread of the virulent Delta variant…
Phuket to submit reopening plan on Friday
Phuket will submit its reopening plan to the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) for approval this Friday in a bid to let inoculated tourists visit without quarantine in July. Yuthasak Supasorn, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor, said the reopening plan, known as the Phuket Tourism Sandbox, will depend largely…
BoT sees mild impact of new COVID-19 wave on the economy
Despite a new and wider wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has assessed that the economic impact of the situation will not be as severe as the first wave as the effects of the virus are not as pronounced, and public health preparations, including…
Prime Minister’s interaction with Mr. Bill Gates
PM Modi interacts with Bill Gates, discusses global response to COVID-19 Important for India to be included in the ongoing global discussions for coordinating responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: PM Modi in an interaction with Bill Gates The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today interacted with Bill & Melinda Gates…