The Thai Chamber of Commerce issued a statement on Friday offering to cooperate with the government in tackling the virus outbreak, while requesting a tax deduction for expenses incurred from health screening, treatment and vaccinations for infected employees.
Chairman Kalin Sarasin said in the statement the outbreak requires quick screening and isolation for the infected and those at risk from uninfected people.
The detection of infected people without a clear management plan will cause significant entailing problems, he said.
The chamber suggests a joint working group be established with the public and private sectors involved in the area to manage problems in the longer term.
Communication, press conferences and information management should be consistent because of the impact on public confidence, while confusion needs to be…
World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan trains at Muang Thong Thani yesterday ahead of next week’s Yonex Thailand Open.
World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan has vowed to “fight until the end” in the Asian leg in Bangkok, which begins with next week’s Yonex Thailand Open.
The Jan 12-17 tournament will be followed by the Toyota Thailand Open from Jan 19-24 and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 from Jan 27-31.
The three events will be held at Muang Thong Thani’s Impact Arena without spectators and under strict coronavirus protocols.
It will be Tai’s first appearance on the BWF World Tour since she won the All England Open title in March before the season was suspended by the Badminton…
Frozen towers, palaces stun visitors at Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
published : 8 Jan 2021 at 04:00
People look at ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China. (AFP photo)
Giant snow mazes, illuminated frozen towers and crystal palaces etched from vast blocks of ice greeted visitors to China’s annual ice festival in Harbin.
The frozen dreamscapes have drawn millions of visitors over the years to the wintery northeastern city, which opened the festival on Tuesday despite small Covid-19 outbreaks across China.
Preparations for the annual winter celebration begin weeks in advance,…
Police and officials from the Food and Drug Administration and concerned agencies raid an illegal medical glove factory in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani on Friday evening. (Police photo via Wassayos Ngamkham)
PATHUM THANI: Authorities have seized more than 2 million substandard medical gloves and other items worth about 150 million baht during a raid on an illegal factory in Lam Luk Ka district.
They raided the factory in tambon Buen Kham Phroi on Friday evening following information that the factory had illegally produced substandard medical gloves, Pol Maj Gen Somboon Thiankhao, commander of the 191 Patrol and Special Operation Division, also known as 191 Police, said on Saturday.
The team consisted of Patrol and Special Operation Division police and officials from the Food and Drug Administration…
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will install its first automatic, paperless kiosk for passport renewal to reduce the risk of coronavirus by Jan. 29 at MBK Centre, according to a Bangkok Post report.
Chatri Archjananun, director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs, said there will be 15 machines by May following a trial, 10 of which will be inside and the rest outside. Users must have their passport history and be 20 years of age at least.
Mr Chakrapol highlights the company’s latest special edition shoes.
Many new brands are launched onto the Thai market every year. Some are withdrawn after only a year or two or perhaps survive for a decade or more. However, there are some die-hard products that have remained alive and thrived over the long-term and Nanyang falls within this group of resilient brands.
A Thai producer of canvas shoes and ChangDao flip-flops, Nanyang Marketing Co has now been successfully operating for 68 years. Unlike many famous international manufacturers of sports shoes, which tend to introduce new collections on an annual basis, Nanyang only adjusted its product offerings and business structure slightly over the years.
“Our business has passed to the third generation now and remains alive because we know our strengths…
Finance Ministry preps relief for 33 affected provinces
Borrowers at state-owned financial institutions to get a break
State-owned GH Bank plans to participate in the relief scheme consisting of a debt holiday, suspension of principal repayment and an interest reduction for borrowers.
The Finance Ministry is set to propose relief measures for cabinet approval next week to help borrowers at state-owned financial institutions in 33 provinces affected by stringent containment restrictions.
State-owned banks, such as GH Bank and the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand, plan to participate in the project to aid borrowers in 28 provinces, such as Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Samut Prakan, designated as red zones, where strict…
In normal times, this week’s FA Cup third round would create bit of a buzz.
It is when the heavyweight clubs join the competition and there is always excitement if one of the small clubs takes on a giant from the Premier League.
It’s even better when one of the big clubs succumbs, although admittedly that doesn’t happen much these days.
The draw this week is nicely set up, with four non-league clubs having tasty home fixtures against Premier League and Championship clubs.
Unfortunately, with the Covid-19 problem, the times are far from normal.
With the lack of spectators to roar on the underdogs in their small stadiums, it will not be anywhere near the same.
Even so, there are some promising fixtures and as always in this stage of the Cup, you never know what might happen.
At the time of writing it is still possible a number of games will be called off owing to…
THA: Let inoculated tourists visit without quarantine
published : 9 Jan 2021 at 10:20
Tourism operators are asking the government to start conducting research on a plan to welcome international tourists, which would aim to revoke the 14-day quarantine requirement for those visitors inoculated against Covid-19.
Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of Thai Hotels Association (THA), said the government should start researching guidelines for vaccinated tourists to bypass the mandatory quarantine if Thailand and other countries are able to implement a complete vaccination programme for their populations.
In recent months, the 14-day quarantine has been the biggest…
Dr Opas Kankawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, is confident about the government’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak. (Disease Control Department photo)
The Public Health Ministry is convinced that the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak that has been raging since last month is likely to slow down by the end of January.
Yet it is warning of a new risk inside office buildings.
“We have seen no new cases in seven days in 20 provinces, which is very good and a positive sign,” said Dr Opas Kankawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department said on Friday. “If we can continue our efforts to limit the outbreak from spreading, we will see an obvious decrease in the number of new daily cases by the end of this month.”
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