THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 28 Jan 2022

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Thailand Make Preparations to Declare Covid-19 As Endemic Disease

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health is getting ready to declare COVID-19 an endemic before the end of this year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248351-thailand-make-preparations-to-declare-covid-19-as-endemic-disease/

 

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Lunar New Year spending expected to hit 11-year low

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A survey on people’s spending behavior at Lunar New Year has found that the amount of circulation during the period will likely reach the lowest level in 11 years, owing to the Covid situation and the heightened prices of many consumer products.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248352-lunar-new-year-spending-expected-to-hit-11-year-low/

 

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Details of Revised Test & Go Program Announced

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced details for the Test & Go program which will be reinstated on February 1, 2022.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248353-details-of-revised-test-go-program-announced/

 

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BoT Announces Conditions to Establish JV AMC to Handle Bad Debts

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has outlined requirements for the formation of a joint venture asset management company (JV AMC) to assist financial institutions in managing long-term bad debts over the long term.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248354-bot-announces-conditions-to-establish-jv-amc-to-handle-bad-debts/

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Prime Minister Optimistic About Opportunities Created by Thai-Saudi Relations

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister is optimistic about the tourist and service opportunities created by Thailand’s re-established diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248355-prime-minister-optimistic-about-opportunities-created-by-thai-saudi-relations/

 

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Country Ready to Resume Test & Go Entry on Feb 1

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – The government has readied all systems to resume its quarantine-free Test & Go entry scheme for visitors on Feb 1, according to the government spokesman.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248356-country-ready-to-resume-test-go-entry-on-feb-1/

 

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More vessels deployed to prevent oil slick from reaching beaches

 

 

Ten additional vessels have been deployed in a major clean-up operation in the seas off Rayong following an oil leak late Tuesday, while fishing boats are laying booms to prevent the oil from reaching the beaches and the Moo Koh Samet-Khao Laem Ya national park, where it would harm coral reefs and marine species.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248357-more-vessels-deployed-to-prevent-oil-slick-from-reaching-beaches/

 

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Close race expected between frontrunners in Bangkok’s by-election on Sunday

 

 

The by-election in Bangkok’s Constituency 9 this Sunday is likely to be a close contest between three of the eight candidates vying for the vacant parliamentary seat.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248358-close-race-expected-between-frontrunners-in-bangkok’s-by-election-on-sunday/

 

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Park Chief Transferred due to Party, Concert at Khao Yai

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – The chief of the Khao Yai National Park was transferred out of the park for holding a controversial party including a concert there, according to the minister of natural resources and environment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248359-park-chief-transferred-due-to-party-concert-at-khao-yai/

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Thailand’s economy forecast to grow by 4% this year

 

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The Thai national economy is expected to grow by 4% this year, thanks to the limited impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries, the recovery in tourism under the “Test and Go” program and export growth, according to a forecast by the Fiscal Policy Office at the Finance Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248383-thailand’s-economy-forecast-to-grow-by-4-this-year/

 

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B20bn Online Gambling Network Busted

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – Government officials and police arrested many suspects, impounded properties and froze 50 bank accounts with financial transactions worth over 20 billion baht believed to be involved in an online gambling network.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248384-b20bn-online-gambling-network-busted/

 

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