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The government has eased Covid-19 restrictions on certain businesses and activities, including restaurants, shopping malls, beauty salons, massage shops and parks, starting Wednesday.

With the COVID-19 situation in Thailand, we share a glimpse of companies and their CSR projects to help aid the situation.

4 A pedestrian walks past the entrance to Bang Kapi market in Bangkok which recently reopened after being closed temporarily in June. Pornprom Satrabhaya A private sector council has cut Thailand's economic growth projection this year to 0-1.5%, mainly due to the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak. The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) decided to slash the country's gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for this year to 0-1.5% in Wednesday's meeting from an earlier estimate of 0.5-2%. Payong Srivanich, chairman of the Thai Bankers Associat...

An unnecessary fear An unnecessary fear Amid a surge of Covid-19 cases found in food factories, an expert reveals it is unlikely for people to contract the virus through the foods they eat published : 29 Jun 2021 at 04:00 Social distancing is implemented at the food court of The Mall's Bang Kapi branch in Bangkok last week. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb) It's been almost a month since Covid-19 cases were found in an ice factory in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan. But Mook* still feels paranoid every time she orders iced beverages from outside. "I'm sure new C...

FTI anxious over vaccination delays Setback erodes trust in the government published : 15 Jun 2021 at 06:01 People queue at The Mall Bang Kapi department store to receive Covid-19 vaccinations under the Thai Ruam Jai Safe Bangkok scheme. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb) The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has voiced fresh concern over the delay in the vaccination campaign due to a vaccine shortage, a setback that may erode public trust in the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration. The worry came after many hospitals, which had prepared to va...