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Major boost for Irish passengers as Bali, Thailand and Philippines reopen to tourists in February

The easing of rules will mainly benefit those who have been fully vaccinated, or have their booster shot

Irish Mirror

Sri Trang Group donates 7.6 million gloves to fight Covid-19

Sri Trang Group’s Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL (STA), the World’s Leading Fully Integrated Green Rubber Company, and Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) PLC (STGT), the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of natural and nitrile rubber gloves, continued into the second year of the “Sharing Love to Communities” project in donating over…

Bangkok Post

‘Leave or die’: Myanmar refugees recount how they fled the junta

One year after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has been plunged into civil war. Facing escalating violence and an uncertain future, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes since the February 1 coup. FRANCE 24 spoke to refugees trying to rebuild their lives abroad, from Thailand to France.

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Lunar New Year merit-making

Thais, many of Chinese descent, make merit at Wat Boromracha Kanchanapisek Anusorn in Bang Bua Thong district, Nonthaburi province, to mark the Lunar New Year, which was on Tuesday this year. The Chinese temple is under the patronage of the Chinese Buddhist Sangha Council in Thailand. (Photos: Chanat Katanyu)

Bangkok Post

Human rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Lao activist

Human rights groups have urged Thailand not to deport a Lao political activist arrested at the weekend, over concern he could be imprisoned by its communist government if sent back.

Reuters

Thailand set for tourist rush with quarantine-free visas

Thailand expects to welcome hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers a month with the kickoff of a quarantine-free visa program that is set to serve as a model for tourism-reliant countries balancing safe border reopenings with economic revival.

Bangkok Post

Chaba Kaew shift focus to play-off ties

Thailand assistant coach Natsuko Todoroki has said Chaba Kaew are ready to fight in their two play-off battles and earn a place in the 2023 Women's World Cup finals.

Bangkok Post

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Volvo aims for 30% sales growth this year

Volvo Cars (Thailand) Co has set a sales target of 20%-30% growth in 2022, all driven by sales in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) segment as domestic and global demand for environmentally friendly cars continues to rise.

Bangkok Post

Tax waiver set to boost financing of Thai startups

A royal decree aimed at waiving capital gains tax for investment in startups is expected to come into force by the first quarter of this year, according to the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT).

Bangkok Post

MPI poised to expand by 4-5% on global recovery

Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit expects bright prospects in the industrial sector this year, believing Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) will expand by 4-5%, driven by global economic recovery.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar nationals now safe in Australia reveal how they fled a military coup one year ago

These journalists faced deportation and arrest in Myanmar, but Australia took them in. Now they reveal their daring escape from the military coup.

ABC News

Thai Cafe Serves up Crypto Advice with Coffee and Cake

A cafe in northeast Thailand has become home to cryptocurrency traders, adding banks of screens showing the latest market moves and dishing out investment advice alongside coffee and cake. Behind a calm exterior of cherry blossom trees, customers of HIP Coffee & Restaurant stare at their laptops, supping nervously on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fishing crews fear 5-year recovery after oil spill

The nightly armada of bobbing green lights from squid boats has all but disappeared near the site of an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand, as devastated local crews brace for lost income and damaged fish stocks.

Bangkok Post

Dec factory output rises 6.83% y/y, beats forecast

Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in December rose more than expected by 6.83% from a year earlier, the Industry Ministry said on Monday.

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Deep South eyes Thai-Saudi thaw

A forum to gather public input on opportunities for deep South provinces in expectation of improved relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia will be held in the middle of next month, the deputy government spokeswoman said.

Bangkok Post

Airport staff to get fourth shot as Test & Go resumes

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots by the end of next month as Thailand resumes its "Test & Go" quarantine waiver scheme for inoculated travellers on Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said.

Bangkok Post

Kerry and Grab team up for new express delivery

Leading delivery company Kerry Express has partnered with Grab Thailand to introduce two new pick-up services this Valentine's season.

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Fertility rate too low

An extremely low fertility rate has become a critical issue in Thailand but the government has yet to address the problem.

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Focus on chicken, halal for Saudi market

The Commerce Ministry is set to roll out export promotion plans for chicken and halal food to tap into the Saudi Arabia market after the Middle Eastern state last week restored full diplomatic relations with Thailand after a freeze for more than three decades.

Bangkok Post

FTI: 800,000 migrant workers needed

Thailand urgently needs 800,000 migrant workers to serve the manufacturing sector as well as tourism and service businesses that are struggling to deal with a labour shortage, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post

Hoping for a return to normalcy

The first local transmission of Omicron confirmed in Thailand on Dec 20 last year prompted the government to abruptly suspend new registrations for quarantine-free entry into the country and raise the Covid-19 alert to level 4 amid fears over the highly contagious variant.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Spill Threatens Corals in Eastern Thailand

Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas. Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said it was crucial to try to prevent the…

Reuters

Oil spill threatens corals in eastern Thailand

Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas.

Bangkok Post

Japanese thrash Thailand in quarter-finals of AFC Women's Asian Cup

Two-time defending champions Japan booked their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asian Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand on Sunday but joint-favourites Australia crashed out with defeat to South Korea.

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