TRA Reports Wavering Consumers Confidence Due to Omicron Variant
The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) says consumer confidence is less optimistic due to the new Omicron coronavirus variant and has urged all sides to cooperate in addressing the crisis. According to TRA Vice President Chatchai Tuongratanaphan, the Retail Sentiment Index (RSI) for December 2021 showed a less-than-optimistic outlook due to…
Authorities in Bangkok Say Restaurants Can Serve Alcoholic Drinks Until 9PM
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that alcoholic beverages can be served until 9:00 PM at eateries in the capital with SHA+ certification or that meet Thai Stop COVID 2+ standards. The announcement was signed by Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang and goes into effect today (Sunday, 9 Jan). Entertainment…
Entertainment Workers Affected by Venue Closures to Receive Compensation
The government says workers who saw substantial earnings losses due to government closures of entertainment venues during the pandemic will each receive 5,000 baht in assistance. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul, the plan will be proposed by the Ministry of Labor at the next Cabinet meeting. She added…
India working to create bubbles with 10 more countries: Scindia
With Omicron deferring resumption of regular international flights, India is currently working on creating air bubbles with 10 more countries including Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Since last summer, India has so far created bubbles with 31 countries. The government had earlier decided bubbles will lapse and scheduled international flights under…
An introduction to Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO
Twitter has a new CEO: Parag Agrawal, who’ll be taking over for Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the longest-serving chief executive in the company’s 15-plus-year history.
NRCT holding Thailand Research Expo 2021 on November 22-26
The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) will be holding Thailand Research Expo 2021 on November 22-26, providing a stage for the presentation of research, technologies, and innovations that have the potential to be used for the country’s development. Thailand Research Expo 2021, whose concept is “research for developing the…