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Thai central bank holds rate at record low, trims 2021 growth forecast

 

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FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday but slightly lowered its 2021 economic growth outlook as the tourism-reliant country recovers slowly from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211261-thai-central-bank-holds-rate-at-record-low-trims-2021-growth-forecast/

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Phuket tour bus operators seek government help after a year of unemployment

 

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Tour bus operators on Thailand’s resort island of Phuket are asking for help from the provincial administration after being sued for missing their lease repayments, with some facing bankruptcy, due to a year of unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211319-phuket-tour-bus-operators-seek-government-help-after-a-year-of-unemployment/

 

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50:50 campaign may not get immediate extension

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s 50:50 co-pay campaign expiring on 31st March may not be getting an immediate campaign extension. The Minister of Finance says campaign evaluation is needed to improve future campaigns.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211324-5050-campaign-may-not-get-immediate-extension/

 

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Five attractions named Safety Zone in new tourism campaign

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - In preparation for the return of tourists after the pandemic, the government as approved a Safety Zone campaign promoting safe tourism attractions. The Department of Tourism has now nominated five tourism areas across the country to pilot this campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211326-five-attractions-named-safety-zone-in-new-tourism-campaign/

 

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Bangkok to host "Longboard Dance Thailand 2021"

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - As skateboard riding is a very popular sport at present, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration joined hands with le coq sportif Thailand, to hold "Longboard Dance Thailand 2021"

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211327-bangkok-to-host-longboard-dance-thailand-2021/

 

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Cabinet resolutions for Songkran 2021

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of cabinet ministers yesterday (Mar 23) agreed to extend the use of the emergency decree for two more months, until May 31, and approved guidelines and measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19 during Songkran on the concept of "Songkran in New Normal, Inheriting Thai Culture".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211328-cabinet-resolutions-for-songkran-2021/

 

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Anutin observes police COVID-19 field hospital

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Detainees found infected with COVID-19 at immigration detention centers in Bangkok have been transported to the police’s field hospital for COVID-19 patients, converted from an indoor gym at the Royal Thai Police Sports Club.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211329-anutin-observes-police-covid-19-field-hospital/

 

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SEC introduces infrastructure promoting capital markets’ digital transformation

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced sandboxed digital infrastructure to support digital transformation of capital markets and the issuance of digital assets by securities companies, all in line with the government’s policy to elevate Thailand’s economy to a truly digital one.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211330-sec-introduces-infrastructure-promoting-capital-markets’-digital-transformation/

 

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EU's vaccine failure is because it didn't 'shoot for the stars,' Macron says

 

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French President Emmanuel Macron leaves after visiting a pharmacy amid COVID-19 pandemic in Valenciennes, France March 23, 2021. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS

 

PARIS (Reuters) - European leaders failed to see that COVID-19 vaccines would be developed as soon as they were and this was why rollouts in the EU now lagged behind some other countries, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211331-eus-vaccine-failure-is-because-it-didnt-shoot-for-the-stars-macron-says/

 

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Merkel rejects vote of confidence over Easter lockdown reversal

By Joseph Nasr

 

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FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a news conference after a meeting with state leaders to discuss options beyond the end of the pandemic lockdown, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, March 23, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS

 

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday rejected demands for a vote of confidence in her government over a U-turn on a circuit-breaker lockdown over Easter that compounded discontent with her handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211332-merkel-rejects-vote-of-confidence-over-easter-lockdown-reversal/

 

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Stranded Suez ship's owner, insurers face millions in claims

By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - The owner and insurers of one of the world's largest container ships stuck in the Suez Canal face claims totalling millions of dollars even if the ship is refloated quickly, industry sources said on Wednesday.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211334-stranded-suez-ships-owner-insurers-face-millions-in-claims/

 

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Pattaya: One million doses of vaccine targeted ahead of October reopening
 
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Officials in Pattaya hope to get a million doses of vaccine from the government to vaccinate people in Bang Lamung and Sattahip ahead of the reopening of large scale tourism in October.
 
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Thailand sticks to 4% GDP growth target this year - deputy PM

 

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FILE PHOTO: Construction workers are seen in a building in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2017. Picture taken March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is maintaining its economic growth target of 4% this year, supported by fiscal measures as well as authorities' containment of a new coronavirus outbreak and vaccine distribution plans, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211356-thailand sticks-to-4-gdp-growth-target-this-year-deputy-pm/

 

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Sim Cards: Thai couple ripped off 2,000 people to the tune of millions, say PCT

 

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The head of Thailand's tech police or PCT and deputy RTP commissioner Pol Gen Damrongsak Kitipraphat announced the arrest of a husband and wife who sold bogus sim cards on Facebook on a page called Import Group.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211358-sim-cards-thai-couple-ripped-off-2000-people-to-the-tune-of-millions-say-pct/

 

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From prison camp to ballot box: North Korean defector seeks British election win

By Natalie Thomas, Andy Bruce and Phil Noble

 

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Jihyun Park, who fled North Korea before settling in Britain, poses for a photograph after deciding to stand for election as a Conservative party candidate in the upcoming local elections in the Moorside Ward in Bury, Britain, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

BURY, England (Reuters) - Sixteen years after she was left to die unremembered outside a labour camp in North Korea, Jihyun Park will enter the British political history books if she wins office in local elections this May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211360-from-prison-camp-to-ballot-box-north-korean-defector-seeks-british-election-win/

 

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Thailand orders lingerie maker to compensate workers in rare case

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

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BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Thai lingerie manufacturer has been ordered by authorities to compensate more than 1,200 workers who were dismissed without severance pay and wages owed to them when the factory shut down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211361-thailand-orders-lingerie-maker-to-compensate-workers-in-rare-case/

 

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North East: jealous drug crazed husband slashes wife to death, puts her in sack and dumps her in the pond

 

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Kamalasai police captain Watcharin Mirae was called to the village of Ban Bung Hai after relatives of a woman found her floating in a pond in a sack around 9.30 pm on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211363-north-east-jealous-drug-crazed-husband-slashes-wife-to-death-puts-her-in-sack-and-dumps-her-in-the-pond/

 

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