THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 22 Feb 2022

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Thai Think Tank Says TRUE-DTAC Merger May Hurt Customers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI) has indicated that the planned merging of telco giants TRUE Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) would further eliminate competition and ultimately hurt consumers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251154-thai-think-tank-says-true-dtac-merger-may-hurt-customers/

 

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NESDC Says GDP to Hit 3.5 to 4.5% in 2022

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has projected that Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) could reach 3.5 - 4.5% this year. It also recommended that the government quickly address the issue of household debts by helping debtors restructure their debts.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251155-nesdc-says-gdp-to-hit-35-to-45-in-2022/

 

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CCSA Says No Lockdown Needed as Health Ministry Raises COVID Alert to Level 4

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has insisted that no lockdown will be imposed to bring the current wave of infections under control, even as the Ministry of Public Health raises its COVID alert to Level 4.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251156-ccsa-says-no-lockdown-needed-as-health-ministry-raises-covid-alert-to-level-4/

 

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Malaysian PM to Visit Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 22 (TNA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will pay an official visit to Thailand as a guest of the government during February 24 – 26, said government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251157-malaysian-pm-to-visit-thailand/

 

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Thailand’s national health hotline in need of call centre help, volunteers

 

 

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) 1330 hotlines have been running red hot, with an average of 20,000 calls for help each day. The number of calls yesterday (Monday) jumped to 49,005, as COVID-19 infections surge across the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251176-thailand’s-national-health-hotline-in-need-of-call-centre-help-volunteers/

 

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Private Sector Wants Fewer RT-PCR Tests on Visitors

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 22 (TNA) – The Thai Chamber of Commerce asks the government to call off a repeated RT-PCR test for COVID-19 on visitors entering the country through the Test & Go scheme on day 5 after their arrival to provide visitors with convenience.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251178-private-sector-wants-fewer-rt-pcr-tests-on-visitors/

 

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Foreign Experts’ Income Tax Cut to 17%

 

 

NGKOK, Feb 22 (TNA) – The cabinet cuts the personal income tax on foreign experts to 17% and ends duplicated taxation on their income from overseas sources to attract them to have long-term stays in the country, said Trisulee Trisaranakul, a deputy government spokeswoman.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251179-foreign-experts’-income-tax-cut-to-17/

 

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Concern mounts over animal welfare in Thailand after hefty cut in feed budget

 

 

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is complaining about a hefty cut in budget for animal feed, from about 90 million baht annually to just 10 million baht this year, but promises that it will do its best to keep about 26,000 animals in captivity fed.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251185-concern-mounts-over-animal-welfare-in-thailand-after-hefty-cut-in-feed-budget/

 

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Soi Dog Foundation celebrates growth of mobile sterilisation programme on World Spay Day

 

 

Today, on World Spay Day (February 22), Soi Dog Foundation announced an exciting expansion of its large-scale spay and neuter programme, known as CNVR (Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return). With over 670,000 dogs and cats spayed/neutered and vaccinated since the foundation started in 2003, the programme is already the largest of its kind in the world.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251186-soi-dog-foundation-celebrates-growth-of-mobile-sterilisation-programme-on-world-spay-day/

 

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