Picture courtesy of ThaiPost Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced that the government will be pushing for a swift increase in the minimum daily wage to 400 baht, in a bid to assist workers grappling with rising living costs. The decision will be reached through negotiations between the government, employers, and workers to agree upon …
Advertisement After months of political maneuvering, negotiations, coalition-building, and the return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s new government is starting to settle in and unveil some of its actual policy plans. And if recent announcements by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin are any indication, this governing coalition has some very bold and (for …
BANGKOK — Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. Instead, the 28-year-old stayed a month and a half, as her experience at the parade gave rise to discussions and discoveries in the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ people from China, frequently scorned and ostracized at …
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Tensions are mounting at a popular tourist destination in Thailand thanks to a massive increase in the number of Russians moving there to escape being drafted into fighting the war in Ukraine, according to a report. Locals in the southern province of Phuket are now complaining that the Russian arrivals have created a Russian-only …
Thailand’s securities watchdog today (Monday) issued new rules that ban cryptocurrency firms from offering crypto lending Crypto Lending The process of lending cryptocurrency assets with an increased interest rate and due date is known as crypto lending. The process of crypto lending often occurs through cryptocurrency exchanges or online lending platforms to connect borrowers to …
6 Despite the encouraging figures, the recovery of tourism in Thailand is not as strong as expected, the industry is far from having regained the situation before the Covid-19. The sector is calling on the government to take emergency measures to come to its aid. The government at the bedside of the tourism industry The …