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Day: April 28, 2022

Legal

Top 3 trends at Thailand’s largest food exhibition underline the importance of sustainability

Sustainability, plant-based and clean label food products have dominated the THAIFEX-ANUGA ASIA 2022, Thailand’s top food exhibition and one of the region’s largest.No one was surprised to see that this year’s food trends unveiled at the fair focused o…

Internal Affairs

Bangkok’s governor-elect says corruption is a hard nut to crack

Bangkok Governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt has admitted that the most difficult problem to address in Bangkok is corruption, but claimed that he is more confident that he is on the right track to solve the city’s myriad problems with his 200 plus polic…

General

Myanmar emergency overview map: Number of people displaced in South East since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (As of 25 April 2022)

During the reporting period, the number of IDPs have significantly increased with about 5000 new IDPs verified. The total number of IDPs this week is 236,000, reaching the highest number since the beginning of the year.This week, 3000 IDPs displaced fr…

Medical & Health

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report 233 – 27 April 2022

The average number of new laboratory-confirmed (PCR positive) COVID-19 cases reported per day decreased by 5% in the past 7 days compared to the previous week, with the total passing 4.2 million reported cases of COVID-19 in Thailand. This is the third…

Medical & Health

‘Thailand Pass’ to stay, PM to oversee situation after end of “Test and Go”

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will not scrap the “Thailand Pass” scheme, as has been widely anticipated, but will shorten the registration process for overseas tourists applying to enter Thailand as the “Test and Go” one-night…

Medical & Health

Talks underway to allow COVID-19 voters at Bangkok elections

The Disease Control Department has been consulting with the Election Commission about how to enable voters infected with COVID-19 to cast their ballots in the May 22nd Bangkok gubernatorial and councillor elections safely.Public Health Minister Anutin …

Market

Labour Minister Joins PM Delegation in Songkhla and Phatthalung to Meet Professional Groups and Labour Volunteers to Promote Community Enterprises, and Villagers Earn Jobs and Income

Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin joined the delegation of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha to visit Songkhla and Phatthalung provinces to follow up on the Royal Initiative Project to improve the Phuminat Dam Init…

Market

Thailand’s Export Hit 30-Year High In March

BANGKOK, Thailand’s export hit a 30-year high in March, mainly driven by a high demand for gold and electronics, according to data from the commerce ministry.Thai export value in March accounts for 922 billion Thai Baht (about 28.8 billion U.S. dollars…

Information & Technology

MOL Meets to Drive Collaboration to Promote Education and Employment for Students and Workers of All Levels in Chiang Mai

Advisory Board Member to the Minister of Labour, Mr. Natthawat Teeratathamrong, attended the meeting to explain the drive of action to promote education and jobs for students and workers of all levels. The meeting took place at The Empress Chiang Mai H…