
News by Country: Thailand
8 January 2021
·
Thailand Still Tepid on Tourists as Virus Fears Linger (VOA News, 6 July 2020)
· Major
Impact from COVID-19 to Thailand’s Economy, Vulnerable Households, Firms (Modern
Diplomacy, 3 July 2020)
· Thailand’s
migrant sex workers fear for the future (Global Times, 2 July
2020)
· 8.3
million Thai workers will lose employment or income in 2020 says World Bank (Thailand
Business News, 1 July 2020)
· Sporadic
factory operation forces Myanmar workers to return despite Thailand’s easing of
lockdown (The Nation Thailand, 1 July 2020)
· Japan
welcomes Thai workers
(Bangkok
Post, 29 June 2020)
·
7 in 10 workers in Malaysia, Thailand uncomfortable
returning to workplace (hrmasia, 25 June
2020)
·
50,000 select foreigners to start arriving next week (Bangkok Post, 24 June 2020)
· Undocumented
returnees from Thailand detained for not paying fine (Eleven, 22
June 2020)
· Thousands
of Thai workers to return to Taiwan (Bangkok Post, 21 June
2020)
·
Police on
look out for illegal border crossings (Bangkok Post, 21 June
2020)
· Fisherfolk
helping out Thailand’s essential workers is the community spirit we need right
now
(Green Peace, 19 June 2020)
· Thailand:
small, low-tech firms suffer the most during COVID-19 pandemic (Modern
Diplomacy, 18 June 2020)
· Livelihoods
of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19 (Modern
Diplomacy, 17 June 2020)
· Thailand
to allow re-entry of Myanmar migrant workers (The Inquirer, 16 June
2020)
· Auto
workers miss out as AI gobbles up jobs (Bangkok Post, 15 June
2020)
· Hundreds
Of Workers Returning From Thailand Are Quarantined In Kachin State (BNI, 15
June 2020)
·
THAI looks at plan to delay flights until Aug 1 (Bangkok
Post, 12 June 2020)
·
Fitch pumps brakes on buildings sector (Bangkok Post, 12 June 2020)
·
World economy to contract at least 6% in 2020: OECD (Bangkok Post, 10 June 2020)
· Thailand’s
tourism and MICE business will first reboot with low-risk countries (The Thaiger, 8
June 2020)
· Thai PM
calls on workers to prepare for overseas work after pandemic subsides (Xinhua Net, 8
June 2020)
· A Million
Volunteers Help Thailand Curb Coronavirus Infections (Bloomberg,
9 June 2020)
· Recovery
plan must aid contract workers (Bangkok Post, 5
June 2020)
· Thailand's
1 million health volunteers hailed as COVID-19 heroes (CNA, 4
June 2020)
· Government
says Cambodian workers should remain in Thailand during Covid-19 (The Thaiger, 4
June 2020)
· COVID-19:
Thailand’s Looming Second Wave (The Diplomat,
1 June)
· Foreigners
can apply for work permit into Thailand (Khmer Times, 31 May
2020)
· Thailand
passes record stimulus package to combat COVID-19 impact (CNA, 31
May 2020)
·
Over 4 million in Thailand may face unemployment over
Covid-19, drought (The
Star, 29 May 2020)
·
300,000 Myanmar
migrant workers in Thailand jobless due to COVID-19 pandemic (The Inquirer, 28 May 2020)
·
Migrants take hardest
virus hit
(Bangkok Post, 27 May 2020)
·
Central Thailand
prepares for return of thousands of Burmese workers (The Thaiger, 27 May 2020)
·
Isuzu expects Thai
sales of light trucks to fall 35% in 2020 (Bangkok
Post, 27 May 2020)
·
Asean needs to come
together over Covid-19 pandemic
(Bangkok
Post, 23 May 2020)
· Thai Chamber of Commerce warns 10
million jobs in peril if lock-down persists (The Thaiger, 22 May 2020)
· Japan's Panasonic to cut 800 jobs
in Thailand, move some production to Vietnam next year (The Economic Times, 21 May 2020)
· Migrant workers in Thailand
growing desperate after unexpected layoffs (CNA, 21 May 2020)
· Thai Airways Employees Union
Supports Bankruptcy Restructuring (Chiangrai
Times, 21 May 2020)
· Migrant workers left destitute by
economic nosedive (Bangkok Post, 19 May 2020)
· UPDATE 1-Thai govt to go to
bankruptcy court with Thai Airways rehab plan (Reuters, 18 May 2020)
· Long queues as Thai malls reopen
after virus shutdown (The
Jakarta Post, 18 May 2020)
· State readies B350bn in aid for
informal workers, farmers (Bangkok Post, 16 May 2020)
·
Migrant workers on
coronavirus front line as Asia returns to work (Straits Times, 15 May 2020)