Thailand sees economy improving further in Q4 after easing of virus curbs

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of Bangkok's port along Chao Phraya River is photographed during sunset in Bangkok, Thailand, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy should improve further in the final quarter of this year thanks to government support measures and September's relaxation of coronavirus curbs, a deputy prime minister told businessmen on Thursday.

 

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Thai PM concerned over shooting of police officer during last night’s protest

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern for a police officer who sustained serious injury when he was shot during a protest by the “Talugas” group at Din Daeng intersection last night and has ordered that the injured officer be given close medical care, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonchana today.

 

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Bangkok’s riverside communities warned of rising waters in Chao Phraya River

 

 

Residents of 11 riverside communities in Bangkok, located outside the protective flood walls, have been advised to track the water situation in the Chao Phraya River closely, which is expected to rise by 30-50cm over the next 3 days.

 

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Digital Economy and Society Ministry, police expedite suppression of online offenders

 

 

BANGKOK, 7 October 2021 (NNT) - Online shopping has surged because of the COVID-19 situation, but some shoppers have had the misfortune of receiving faulty items or being defrauded outright. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is now working with the Royal Thai Police and online platforms to improve the 1212 hotline service for receiving complaints relating to online issues, in hopes of expediting the suppression of online offenders.

 

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MICE Operators Ask PM For Resumption of Related Businesses

 

 

BANGKOK, 7 October 2021 (NNT) - MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) related businesses submitted a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday, requesting the government to further ease restrictions for the industry and allow their businesses to resume by next Friday, 15 October.

 

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Thailand Earns Over ฿2 Billion From Phuket Sandbox Scheme Since July

 

 

BANGKOK, 7 October 2021 (NNT) - Boasting the success of the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ scheme, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said 42,000 international travelers joined the campaign from 1 July to 5 October 2021, generating more than 2 billion baht for the economy.

 

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Bang Sue Vaccination Center Resumes Jab Reservation

 

 

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The Central Vaccine Center at the Bang Sue Grand Station resumed the registration of COVID-19 vaccination via mobile phone operators for two groups of people at 9am today.

 

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54-year-old woman severely injured, nearly loses her hand after getting stuck in a coconut peeling machine in Chonburi

 

 

A 54-year-old woman has lost all five fingers on her right hand after she became stuck in a coconut peeling machine in Mueang Chonburi yesterday, October 6th, 2021.

 

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes to the streets, without face piercings

 

A Ma song rising in the back of a pickup at Saphan Hin this morning (Oct 7). Photo Radio Thailand Phuket

 

PHUKET: The first street procession of this year’s Phuket Vegetarian festival was held this morning (Oct 7) as devotees and Ma Song spirit mediums from the Naka Shrine in Wichit trvelled to Saphan Hin back back, riding in the back of pickups and on the back of flatbed trucks.

 

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Heavy rain forecast for most parts of Thailand, 14 provinces warned of flash floods

 

 

People living in Thailand’s central, lower north-eastern, eastern and southern regions have been warned to brace for heavy rain in the next 24 hours, which may result in flash floods in some areas and overflowing rivers, due to the influence of a strong south-westerly monsoon looming over the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand and an atmospheric depression in the central South China Sea, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.

 

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Ayutthaya’s Industrial Estates Learns Lessons Managing Floods

 

 

Thailand floods in 2011 have inundated more than 2,700 factories and 1,000 brand new Honda cars in Ayutthaya, but all five industrial cities there confirmed that they will not let this happen this year.

 

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