By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S economy in May softened from the previous month following a slowdown in the tourism sector and a decline in manufacturing production, which offset the surge in exports, the central bank said on Monday (June 30). The tourism sector in May saw a decline in both revenue and
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Unemployment surged to 9.6% in Bangkok last month
KASIKORN Research Centre’s latest survey on the living conditions of Thai households in Bangkok and surrounding provinces shows that unemployment rate soared to 9.6% in May as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, PostToday reported this morning (5.6.2020). This survey, held during May 21-28, indicated that the jobless rate should reach the highest point in
Read morePattaya heavily flooded after bad summer storm
BOTH Pattaya and Banglamung district of Chonburi province were heavily flooded at 3.30 p.m. yesterday after a violent rainstorm lashed the whole area for an hour with floodwaters being 50 centimetres to a metre high at some points, Sanook.com reported this morning (15.5.2020). Flooding was heaviest at Pattaya’s Soi Khao Noi, Sukhumvit and railway roads
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