- MPI increases for 6th straight month: Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) in October dipped by 0.54% year-on-year, but authorities believe domestic industry is approaching its pre-outbreak momentum as monthly MPI has been rising since May. Bangkok Post
- Kingdom signs deal to secure vaccine: Thailand officially signed an agreement yesterday with AstraZeneca securing the kingdom’s access to the company’s Covid-19 vaccine and authorising the right for a local manufacturer to produce it. Bangkok Post
- Border security beefed up: Migrants paying to be smuggled across. The authorities are strengthening security along the Myanmar border to block illegal entry – and vowing to prosecute anyone who helps to sneak people in – after a Thai woman tested positive for Covid-19 after returning home. Bangkok Post
- Tourism Industry Council of Chiang Mai and seven other groups in the…
WHTW Top 10: 30/11 – 04/12
