Pathom Sangwongwanich

Thailand will take steps to enhance the safety of foreign tourists, official said on Wednesday, a day after a teenager shot dead two people, including a Chinese visitor, inside a popular shopping mall in downtown Bangkok.

Thailand will allow Russian citizens to visit for longer periods in a bid to boost tourism during peak travel season, a government minister said.

A Thai state-owned financial institution will help the government disburse 560 billion baht ($15 billion) in digital money handouts, helping to fulfill a key election pledge of the ruling party, says a government official.

Thailand’s government may delay disbursing stimulus handouts as part of the digital wallet program by a month due to the time taken in developing a security system, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.

T hailand unveiled a $14 billion cash handout to jumpstart its economy, trimming the size of the planned stimulus only slightly despite warnings

A street in Bangkok, a coastal city in Japan and rural Vietnam—all are changing with the arrival of a post-pandemic migration wave.

Thailand plans to implement a $14 billion cash handout plan in the final quarter of this year as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s government touts the stimulus as key to revive growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

Thailand’s government will weigh the option of funding a $14 billion cash handout plan from the state budget, as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s flagship program to revive a sluggish economy through a one-time borrowing faces hurdles.

Thailand is steering an initiative for a visa program with countries that together hosted about 70 million tourists last year as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ramps up initiatives to attract

Thailand is staking claim to host a Formula One race, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin pitching Bangkok as a circuit for a street race that will help burnish the Southeast Asian nation’s status as a major tourism hub.