
News by Country: Thailand
22 January 2021
· World Bank: 1.5m fell into poverty
(Bangkok Post, 21 January 2021)
· Migrant workers flee Thailand for reasons other than
COVID-19 (Khmer Times, 20 January 2021)
· Big brands, small firms offer pandemic aid to Thailand's
migrant workers (Reuters, 15 January 2021)
· In Thailand, coronavirus outbreak among migrant workers
highlights rampant people smuggling
(SCMP, 7 January 2021)
· Over 100 Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand test positive for
COVID-19 (Khmer Times, 6 January 2021)
· More than 6,000 migrant workers returned from Thailand
(Khmer Times, 5 January 2021)
· Thailand offers work permits to undocumented migrants to curb
COVID-19 (Thomson Reuters, 29 December 2020)
· 100,000 migrants waiting to re-enter (Bangkok
Post, 20 December 2020)
· Thai virus restrictions leave 700,000 migrants out of work, in
limbo (Asia One, 17 December 2020)
· Thousands of Jobless Migrants in Thailand May Have Lost Legal
Status (Benar News, 16 December 2020)
· Thai migrant factory workers to be tested after quarantine (Focus Taiwan, 9 December 2020)
· Over 230 repatriated from Thailand (The
Phnom Penh Post, 9 December 2020)
· 4 health care workers in Bangkok test positive for Covid-19 (The Thaiger, 8 December 2020)
· Global equity run-up reflects vaccine progress (Bangkok
Post, 4 December 2020)
· Airlines pivotal to economic recovery (TTRW, 30 November 2020)
· Informal Workers: Making Ends Meet In A Pandemic (The
ASEAN Post, 27 November 2020)
· Top brands compensate garment workers in Thailand after wages
expose (Reuters, 26 November 2020)
· Korean firms ramp up recruitment drive
(Bangkok Post, 20 November 2020)
· Thousands protest in Bangkok after Thai parliament votes on
constitutional reform (CNN, 19 November 2020)
· Thai economy's decline slows on eased lockdown (Straits Times, 16 November 2020)
·
Glum outlook for salary rise (Bangkok
Post, 13 November 2020)
·
200 Thai workers depart for Israel (Bangkok
Post, 13 November 2020)
·
Thai govt grants two-year extension for migrant workers (The
Star, 11 November 2020)
·
Labour shortage a blessing for migrant workers (Bangkok
Post, 10 November 2020)
·
Aung San Suu Kyi thanks Thailand for extension of stay for
Myanmar workers (Pattaya Mail, 7 November
2020)
· Distribution of Relief Kits to Migrant Workers (Relief Web, 5 November 2020)
· Opening up is the only way to rescue Thai tourism
(Bangkok Post, 5 November 2020)
· Economic pressure for Kingdom and Thailand to reopen borders
(Khmer Times, 3 October 2020)
· Thai labor ministry proposes to hire 18,000 laborers in coastal
provinces to boost employment (Xinhua
Net, 3 November 2020)
· EU urged to demand tougher Thai labour safeguards before trade
talks (Thomson
Reuters, 29 October 2020)
· Emergency decree extended to curb coronavirus (Bangkok
Post, 28 October 2020)
· Thailand’s electronics sector still a magnet for investors
thanks to established industries in Smart E&E and IoT
(IoT Business News, 27 October 2020)
· Thai PM says ‘illegal protests’ must be controlled as parliament
opens (Manila Bulletin, 26 October 2020)
·
Thai
protests build as pandemic fuels unrest across Southeast Asia (Nikkei
Asia, 21 October 2020)
·
3M
Thailand joins ASEAN CARES: COVID-19 Relief Programme for the Most Vulnerable (Bangkok
Post, 19 October 2020)
·
Stories
of the Phuket tourism workers hit hard by plunge in travel to Thailand amid the
Covid-19 crisis (SCMP, 18 October 2020)
·
Amid Covid-19, Thailand takes a bold move to make
tourism industry more sustainable and curb environmental damage
(Hindustan Times, 15 October 2020)
·
Thailand to focus on boosting consumption, liquidity
post-coronavirus, says finance minister
(CNBC, 12 October 2020)
·
Thailand Tightens Myanmar Border Control Due to
COVID-19 (Eturbo News, 10 October 2020)
·
Migrant workers to be granted grace period in Thailand
amid COVID-19 pandemic (Xinhua
Net, 7 October 2020)
· Around 200
Thai workers leave for Israel as coronavirus 'eases'
(The
Jerusalem Post, 4 October 2020)
· Mitsubishi
Elevator sacks hundreds of workers as virus hits sales (Bangkok
Post, 2 October 2020)
· Thailand
extends state of emergency, allows some foreign tourists (Kyodo
News, 29 September 2020)
· Protecting
sex workers in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic: opportunities to build
back better (Doc Wire News, 26 September 2020)