Under the current regulations, foreign workers must collect their permits in person at the Department of Employment, creating difficulties for those in remote areas and increasing travel expenses for both employees and businesses.
Thailand’s Finance Ministry and Social Development and Human Security Ministry are preparing to jointly improve the database of government welfare systems to ensure greater transparency in terms of data and reduce the number of bogus applicants.
The Thai Cabinet has approved a scheme to spend 8.28 billion THB (223 million USD) on interest and loan guarantees to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access capital more easily.
The Thai Cabinet has approved three ministerial notifications about measures to protect the environment in the three Andaman coastal provinces of Phangnga, Krabi, and Ranong.
The Thai cabinet has approved 1.8 billion THB (about 48.8 million USD) in financial assistance for the Lao Government to maintain and improve Highway R12, shortening the travel time from Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province, through Laos, to the Vietnamese border in central Quang Binh province.
The Thai cabinet has approved a plan to increase the 2025 budget deficit by 153 billion THB (3.6 billion USD), a move aimed at stimulating the economy which is lagging its peers in the region.
The Thai cabinet on December 12 approved the extension of the 30-day visa-free entry for Japanese tourists with business visits, helping facilitate investment.
Thailand’s House of Representatives will be dissolved on March 20, Minister of the Thai Prime Minister’s Office Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on March 14 as he was heading for the weekly Cabinet meeting.
The Thai Cabinet on January 3 approved its third national tourism development plan for 2023-2027, with an aim to make the country one of the world's top wellness destinations.
The Thai Cabinet has approved a set of new tax measures that include special corporate tax exemption for eligible firms, individual income tax deductions, and those to promote climate actions.
The subsidy scheme for domestic tourists might be reduced to 500,000 rooms from 1.5 million after the Thai cabinet this week cut the proposed budget of 8.7 billion baht (nearly 250 million USD) by half, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Thailand is on course to surpass its target of attracting 10 million foreign visitors this year, according to government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.
The Thai government approved a low-interest loan project to improve liquidity for aquatic enterprises (phase II), with a credit limit of 5 billion baht (about 130 million USD), on November 1.
The Thai cabinet has declared three extra holidays for residents in Bangkok, and Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan provinces to reduce traffic congestion when Bangkok hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting next month.
The Thai Cabinet resolved that Thailand would offer to host the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the ASEAN Para Games in 2025, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has announced.
The Thai Cabinet has approved a 45-day stay for tourists entitled to visa exemptions and 30 days for those eligible for the Visa on Arrival programme in order to help boost the tourism sector during the travel season.
The Thai cabinet on March 22 adopted a 10-point plan to ease the increasing living cost burden on locals due to impacts of the rising fuel prices arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
