Howard Chang, Managing Director of Malaysia and Thailand, Kantar (Worldpanel Division) said, “Household FMCG spend in Malaysia has been stagnant for the past several years. In 2019, there was only 1% …
Rehab in paradise: Western addicts head to Thailand to detox
From radical detoxes to luxury retreats, Thailand has become a leading rehab destination for addicts from around the world. However, some experts warn that detoxing far from home can increase the risk …
Banks Get Punted From Thailand’s List of Most Valuable Companies
Thailand’s biggest banks aren’t so large when it comes to their market values.Siam Commercial Bank Pcl was overtaken last month by agro-industrial firm Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, leaving Thailand as …
The Latest: Thailand proud of European recognition on virus
The spokesman for the government body coordinating Thailand’s response to COVID-19 outbreaks has expressed pride that the European Union selected Thailand as one of just 14 …
Schools Reopen Across Thailand With Temperature Checks, Masks
The coronavirus has killed 58 people in Thailand out of 3,173 infections, though the country has not recorded a case of local transmission for 37 days. Thailand this week extended …
The Latest: Thailand eases restrictions, reopens schools
Thailand has further eased COVID-19 restrictions, allowing the reopening of schools and high-risk entertainment venues such as pubs and massage parlors that had been shut since mid-March …
Thai Stock Market Has A Green Light For Wednesday’s Trade
The Thai stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 30 points or 2.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand …
Asia Today: Thailand lets in some foreigners, opens schools
Thailand has begun a fifth phase of relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions, allowing the reopening of schools and high-risk entertainment venues such as pubs and massage parlors that had been shut since …
Thailand’s migrant sex workers fear for the future
Bua used to earn up to 40,000 baht ($1,300) a month as a sex worker in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai when the coronavirus forced entertainment venues to close, leaving her jobless.
Cambodia and Laos happy as Thailand reopens 37 border checkpoints
Thailand will reopen checkpoints on the border with all neighboring states to resume cross-border cargo transport and trading from Wednesday (July 1), according to the Center for Covid-19 Situation …