Thailand

The Thai Chamber of Commerce estimates that a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic will cause 10 million Thais to lose their jobs. Meanwhile businesses must adjust themselves to the New Normal, as the health crisis is expected to last for at least a year. The Thai Chamber of Commerce’s (TCC) Chairman, Kalin Sarasin commented in a seminar, that the COVID-19 pandemic will …

A 17 year-old girl was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at a Moo Kata BBQ Restaurant in Chiang Mai. The stabbing occurred while the two were working in the restaurant in the evening. When police arrived at the scene they found the girl stabbed multiple times in her neck and body. She later died of her injuries at hospital. The boyfriend …

The novel coronavirus pandemic has prompted Thailand’s major telecom operators to rev up deployment of fifth-generation technologies, making it the first country in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations to have commercial 5G services. Thailand’s top two mobile operators Advanced Info Service and True Corp. are racing to deploy 5G networks at hospitals to lend support to doctors and medical personnel fighting the …

Thailand’s Education Ministry will offer jobs to 10,000 Post-Covid-19 Teachers to man smaller classrooms post-Covid-19 lockdown. The new jobs come as classes are being split for new social distancing rules. Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan said class sizes will be reduced for social distancing purposes. The pre-pandemic ratio was 20:1 students per teacher. When schools re-open on July 1, the ministry …

Police in the northern province of Chiang Mai have arrested a 60 year-old Australian man for being in possession of child pornography. Chiang Mai police went to his house after receiving a search warrant on the 15th May. Chiang Mai Police said they received a tip from an anonymous source that Mr. Wayne Jeffory McCullough, 60, was in possession of …

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand has plans to rebrand tourism in the post-coronavirus era to “Amazing Trusted Thailand”. Aimed at selective markets and destinations in the country. Locations that can guarantee health and safety standards for both tourists and locals. “We estimate international markets will return in October. All related agencies are working on a proper recovery …

Thai Airways International on Monday confirmed it will further suspend international flights following the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand’s announcement. Further prolonging its ban on inbound and outbound commercial flights until at least June 30. A resumption in July is being considered, and THAI stressed it will continue to monitor the situation with a view to recommencing commercial flights as soon as …

British Grocery chain giant Tesco has found abuses against migrant workers at its Tesco-lotus stores and distribution centres in Thailand and Malaysia. Tesco based the allegations on interviews with 187 migrant workers in Thailand and 168 workers in Malaysia. The abuse of migrant workers included passport retention; unexplained and illegal wage reductions; heavy indebtedness to labour brokers; and excessive overtime …

As Shopping malls in Thailand reopened on Sunday shoppers were required to download a government mobile app to collect visitor records. The Thai Chana mobile app to their mobile phones for check-in and check-out at shops. Customers would use their mobile phone to scan QR codes as they enter and leave shops and the premises. The government mobile app was created to allegedly …

A new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns that the synthetic drugs market in East and Southeast Asia continues to expand and diversify. Furthermore the price of methamphetamine “yaba” has dropped to the lowest level in a decade as the supply has surged. Released today, the report titled “Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast …