Bangkok’s Union Mall will close until May 27, casualty of Covid-19 In another sign of Thailand’s Covid-19 battered economy, the Union Mall in Bangkok has announced that it will close temporarily, purportedly for Covid-19 safety but likely because of a lack of customers during the pandemic. The mall, in Ladprao opposite the Central Ladprao shopping…
200 entertainment venues in Bangkok ordered closed Bangkok city hall is trying to control Covid-19 clusters from entertainment venues as almost 200 entertainment places were ordered to close for two weeks. After the new clusters of infections were detected in night-entertainment venues in the capital, Bangkok city hall is now vaccinating at-risk groups working there. The city…
COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Thailand to save life, revive economy BANGKOK, Feb 23 — The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has planned the distribution of the first lot of COVID-19 vaccine to contain the disease, save life and revive the national economy, Thai news agency (TNA) reported. CCSA spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin said vaccine would be…
No dine-in service at Bangkok restaurants after 9 pm Bangkok officials announced a ban on dine-in services at restaurants after 7 pm, but PM Prayut Chan-o-cha quickly changed the order to allow people to eat at the restaurants until 9 pm, saying an earlier-hour ban would have a negative impact on the restaurant owners and…
Bangkok’s commercial property market struggles through 2020 This year Thailand’s developers had to work around the effects of government lockdowns and restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed significant changes have occurred to the commercial property market in Thailand. CBRE Research reports that the Bangkok office market suffered a significant change in the net up-take,…
Bangkok metered taxis can now charge special fees for luggage The Transport Ministry has announced that as of Tuesday, Bangkok metered taxis will be allowed to charge passengers handling fees for large luggage items, but not for equipment such as wheelchairs or walking sticks. Under the new regulations, taxis will be allowed to charge luggage…
Thai Airways sells warehouse items and leases offices for extra cash In its latest move to generate just a little more cash in the midst of bankruptcy, cash-strapped Thai Airways is leasing out its office buildings and auctioning off in-flight items like bowls, cups, mugs and packages of “refreshing tissue.” Thai Airways also recently put…
Thai Air Asia returns to Suvarnabhumi in addition to its Don Mueang hub Thai AirAsia is spreading its Bangkok wings and opening up a secondary hub at the main Suvarnabhumi airport (BKK), to help broaden its attraction and bolster its bottomline. Thai Air Asia was the first airline to head back to the moth-balled Don…
Bangkok expo planned to fill 1 million job vacancies Thailand has a lot of job opportunities. About a million. The Labour Ministry is hosting an expo to connect job seekers, especially recent university graduates, with companies. For recent graduates, a new government initiative co-payment system will take care of half the salary. Job Expo Thailand…
Bangkok airport security staff file lawsuit over pay cuts “They saw us as security guards and looked down on us since we had little education, they thought they could trick us into signing those papers.” Some security staff at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport say they were tricked into pay cuts claiming they were told to sign new…