Soft loan application for hotel renovation extended till June 2023
THE cabinet today (Nov. 23) extended the application for soft loans by hotels and related supply chain businesses to undertake renovation after closure during the Covid-19 pandemic till June 2023, Matichon newspaper said. Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the Cabinet had approved the extension of the low-interest loan programme from September this year till […]
Read MoreBangkok’s parks remain shut despite order to reopen
THERE was confusion at Bangkok’s public parks this morning (June 14) with people who had gone there to exercise finding that the gates were locked despite Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha having announced the reopening of five business groups and activities from today, Amarin TV said. Amid the disappointment among those who had gone specially […]
Read MoreBMA allows 5 types of establishments to reopen from tomorrow
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) today (May 31) allowed five categories of establishments to reopen again from tomorrow and among them are museums, tattoo parlours, beauty clinics and botanical gardens, Sanook.com said. In its announcement of easing coronavirus control BMA said that the outbreak in the capital is currently clustered at workers camps, markets and […]
Read MoreCommerce Ministry plans to help Thai businesses in Myanmar
THE Commerce Ministry is planning to help Thai businesses in Myanmar as the prolonged political conflict is affecting their liquidity, productivity and goods transport, NNT said yesterday (March 31, 2021). Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Boonyarit Kalayanamit said following a meeting with businesses and Thai-Myanmar border traders that he will suggest the Commerce Minister push ahead […]
Read MoreChinese firms to lose India business in Railways, telecom
AS TENSIONS run high in India after the violent clash in Ladakh that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, a first set of actions have been initiated against Chinese businesses in the country, Indian Express reported today (June 18, 2020). A Chinese engineering major is set to lose a significant contract with the Indian Railways, and […]
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