Restaurants Development Co. is exploring the sale of its KFC franchise business in Thailand for about $200 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Bangkok-based company is …
Thailand expects to delay plans for ‘travel bubble’ on worries of Covid-19 resurgence
BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand expects to delay plans for so-called travel bubbles, given a resurgence in coronavirus infections in countries that had managed to contain the initial outbreak, a senior …
Thailand needs to do more to support older people from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
About 12 million people in Thailand, almost 1 in 5, are aged 60 or over, more than half of them are women. And according to the 2017 Survey of Older Persons, 32% of those in their 80s indicated …
Thailand denies monkeys abused to harvest coconut products
BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand’s coconut-picking monkeys, long a popular tourist attraction, have become a sensitive trade issue as British activists claim the animals are abused and push for a boycott of …
Thailand’s financial system more vulnerable, says BoT
The Thai financial system has become more vulnerable due to the more-than-expected contraction of the economic outlook in light of the COVID-19 situation, said Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) …
From Singapore to Thailand, why are political sibling rivalries such a huge draw?
Last month, the estranged brother of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong created a buzz when he joined the opposition Progress Singapore Party ahead of the country’s July 10 general election.
Amnesty urges Cambodia to probe abduction of Thai activist as sister pleads for his return ‘dead or alive’
Amnesty International Thailand called on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to ensure “timely investigation of the abduction” of government critic Wanchalearm Satsaksit, in an event titled ‘One Month of …
Here’s Why Thailand’s Dire Economic Outlook Is the Worst in Asia
Thailand has been cited as a success story in containing the coronavirus outbreak, having gone more than 40 days without any local transmission of Covid-19. Yet its economic outlook is the darkest in …
Thailand Still Tepid on Tourists as Virus Fears Linger
Economists and industry insiders predict a slow rebound for Thailand’s all-important tourism sector as one of the world’s top travel spots slowly opens its borders after more than three months of …
Thailand says monkey labour ‘almost non-existent’ after UK shop ban
Monkey labour to harvest coconuts for commercial products “is almost non-existent” in Thailand, the commerce minister said on Monday, after British retailers announced bans on products campaigners say …