Headline summary as of 7th May 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reported 3 newly confirmed cases (a housewife from Yala province, detected from active testing and two men travelling back Kazakhstan, currently under state quarantine), a total number of 2,992 cases. Out of the total number, 165 are being hospitalised and 2,772 are discharged from hospital. The death toll […]
Headline summary as of 5th May 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reported only a newly confirmed case, a total of 2,988 confirmed cases. Out of the total number, 2,747 have been discharged from hospital. A death toll is at 54. Princess Ubolratana has expressed her concern about a possible surge in new coronavirus cases following the lifting of the […]
Headline summary as of 4th May 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: As of today, Thailand reports 18 newly confirmed cases, a total of 2,987 cases. Out of the total cases, 2,740 of which have been discharged from hospital. The death toll is at 54. All the today’s newly confirmed cases are being hospitalized in the Southern city of Songkla. Earlier yesterday, […]
Headline summary as of 1st May 2020
News The National Hazardous Substance Committee (NHSC) chaired by the Industry Minister Suriya, is standing by its scheduled ban on the agriculture chemical paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos and restrict use of glyphosate instead of banning it, despite the request from the Thai Chamber of Commerce to postpone the ban to 31 December 2020, citing the […]
Headline summary as of 30th April 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Media report that today’s daily situation updates from The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will be different from others. The Centre will lay out measures to ease the lockdown with the head of National Security Council, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council, Public Health (Secretary-general), Interior […]
Headline summary as of 29th April 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports nine newly confirmed cases, the total of 2,947 cases. Out of the total cases, 2,665 patients have recovered and total 54 death toll. Turmoil broke out outside the Finance Ministry’s yesterday after a woman decided to lie down in front of the ministry’s entrance in protest that […]
Message From President – April 2020
“I hope that you and your families are as well as possible during these difficult times. As a Chamber, we continue to navigate the current situation, ensuring that we are providing you our members the best opportunities to stay engaged and updated. For those not yet using this resource, please check out our COVID-19 page […]
COVID-19 Southeast Asia Update: April 23, 2020
As the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic continues to unfold, Tilleke & Gibbins is dedicated to ensuring that you receive the most up-to-date legal developments across Southeast Asia, in a practical and direct format, to ensure that your business can comply with new regulations quickly and effectively. With the situation developing rapidly, we understand that […]
Thailand’s Ministry of Labor Formalizes Further COVID-19 Relief through Social Security Fund
Implementing recent cabinet resolutions to introduce social security relief measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 17, 2020, Thailand’s Ministry of Labor published two regulations under the Social Security Act (SSA) in the Government Gazette: Regulation on Entitlement to Compensatory Benefits in the Event of Unemployment Due to Force Majeure from […]
Message From Treasurer – April 2020
“Usually as Treasurer I only report to members once a year on their Chamber’s financial performance, but as we all know times are now different. You have all seen the efforts made by the Chamber to continue to deliver benefits to members via webinars and other non-contact activities. You have also seen that the Chamber […]
