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Thailand should focus on reviving the economy ahead of injecting money into Covid-19 relief programmes, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Monday, in a move perceived to signal a scaling down of financial aid for victims of the pandemic.

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NFT trading plunges as interest ebbs

The global trading volume of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) plummeted to 83 billion baht in March from a record high of 157 billion baht in January, with the number of unique buyers declining each month.

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Steel consumption plunges by over 14%

Steel consumption in Thailand dropped by 14.3% year-on-year to 2.54 million tonnes between January and February due to a surge in Covid-19 infections, a shortage of construction workers and weak business sentiment, says Tata Steel Thailand Plc (TSTH), a unit of India's largest steelmaker.

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Japan pushes new diplomatic profile

During Golden Week, around the first week of May, Japanese politicians will usually spend time at home with their constituencies and families. Not the prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, however. He knows full well that as the world's third-largest economy, Japan's wider diplomatic and security profile in the era…

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Car exports hit by parts crisis

Thailand's car exports in March dropped by 10.2% year-on-year to 93,840 units due to a shortage of semiconductors and auto parts, which could become even more scarce because of the Russia-Ukraine war, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

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Foreign Office updates Thailand advice for Brits as country eases Covid travel rules

The Foreign Office has updated its Thailand travel advice as Covid travel rules are eased for UK travellers heading on holidays including pre-travel Covid tests

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Thai hemp-cannabis industry can gain impetus

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New book: Sen. Duckworth’s pushback after Biden rejects her for VP, worried about Thailand birth

“I’ve beaten every a—h—- who’s come after me with that,” Duckworth told Biden, recounted in “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future.”

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Makro launches ‘maknet’ online marketplace application for entrepreneurs

Makro captures the trend of online business growth by developing the application ‘maknet’ as the company’s new S-Curve. The application will serve as an online wholesale market for entrepreneurs and aims to be the no. 1 B2B marketplace in Thailand.

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The sweet smell of success

Though Thailand faces gloomy economic prospects with a surge in inflation, higher energy prices and persistent Covid outbreaks, a performance by Thai rapper Danupha "Milli" Khanatheerakul at the Coachella Festival in California that was capped by her eating khao nieo mamuang (mango sticky rice) on stage went viral on social…

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Building the unique capabilities your organisation needs now

I believe that the way organisations in Thailand need to develop their people is at a crossroads. I have been in this game for 30 years and I think more has changed in the last two years than in the 10 years before.

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Soft power must have global appeal

The presence of the 19-year-old rapper Milli at the Coachella Music Festival in the United States has reinvigorated Thailand's soft power ambitions -- an area the Thai government has not fully explored nor exploited.

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Melbourne held in late Champs League drama

Melbourne City have been held to a 1-1 draw in their Asian Champions League clash with Korean side Jeonnam Dragons amid late drama in Thailand.

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Car bomb rocks Myawaddy, putting Mae Sot on security alert

MAE SOT, TAK: A car bomb went off at the foot of the first Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge on the Myawaddy side of the border opposite Thailand's Mae Sot district late on Saturday night, prompting Thai security units to be put on alert, according to Thai media reports.

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More than just a mango

The recent craze over mango sticky rice had Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha mulling ways to harness Thailand's cultural influence abroad, although it begs the question of how much the state understands soft power and whether it is committed enough to carry through with the vision.

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Thailand to export 50k workers

The Labour Ministry aims to send 50,000 Thai workers overseas this year following improvements in the global Covid-19 situation.

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Chiangrai United suffer 6-0 loss against Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe moved three points clear atop Asian Champions League Group J on Friday with a 6-0 win over Chiangrai United in Thailand.

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Thailand to 'fully re-open'

The Test & Go travel scheme for foreign arrivals and RT-PCR testing upon arrival will end this month as vaccinated travellers will only need to take self-antigen tests during their stay from May 1 as part of a further easing of entry rules to boost the economy and tourism.

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Operators upbeat on cuts

Authorities say Thailand is on track to regain its spot as one of the world's top tourist destinations, with a goal of earning 1.5 trillion baht this year after the elimination of RT-PCR tests upon arrival and the Test & Go scheme from May 1.

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CBRE's advice for navigating the property market's ups and downs

Professionalism, reliability and agility have been key to helping property consultancy CBRE Thailand ride the cycle of ups and downs in the Thai property sector over the past 34 years.

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AJE to use Thailand as regional hub

AJE, the producer of Big carbonated drinks, is poised to expand nationally and regionally into new consumer product categories, using Thailand as its Asean hub of operations.

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Krungsri promotes EEC to Japanese

Bank of Ayudhya, also known as Krungsri, aims to grow its loans to Japanese corporate and multinational corporate customers (JPC/MNC) by 3.4% this year by focusing on foreign direct investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

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DPM meets Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary and METI

Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Thailand, together with Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), called on Mr. Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, and Mr. Hagiuda Koichi, Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry of Japan (METI) on…

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Mahidol among global top 50 for performing arts

Thailand's Mahidol University ranked among the top 50 universities globally under the performing arts discipline on Subject 2022's QS World University Rankings list.

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Govt receives 200k Covovax dose lift

The Ministry of Public Health will distribute 200,000 coronavirus protein-based vaccine doses donated by India and its partners to state-owned hospitals across Thailand with the target of inoculating those unvaccinated people.

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