Message From Chamber – October 2021
“Dear Austcham Members and Friends, Greetings from your Chamber! We start with good news, that the restrictions on events continues to ease and we are delighted to announce that our return Bangkok Sundowners event will be held soon. While the situation appears to be ever improving, AustCham Thailand will continue to keep members and the […]
Australian Ambassador and acting Deputy Chief of Mission for the US visit the SWING office in Pattaya
On 6 October, Ambassador McKinnon and acting Deputy Chief of Mission for the US, James Wayman, visited the SWING office in Pattaya to hear about SWING’s contribution to the health and well-being of sex workers and vulnerable groups in Bangkok and Pattaya. The Australian and US envoys had the opportunity to talk with Surang Janyam, […]
Chamber Business News: October 2021
5 OCT – AustCham Thailand Webinar: Smart Warehouses: New Normal of Industry On Tuesday 5 October, AustCham Thailand held its webinar on “Clean Power Solutions for factories” with Thailand’s leader in fully integrated logistics and industrial facilities, the WHA Group. We would like to thank our speaker, Mr. Chairin Netipiraphong, Deputy Director-Business Development, WHA Corporation PCL, […]
Headlines summary as of 29 October 2021
News Newly confirmed case(s) Total Cases Patients under severe conditions and those using ventilators Discharged from hospital From 1 April, totally confirmed cases (third wave) 1st dose vaccine recipients (from 28 Feb) 3rd dose vaccine recipients (from 16 July) 8,968 (190 from prisons); (excluding ATK 4,410) 1,893,941 (last seven days: 62,552) 2,222/ 515 1,775,570 (+8,747) 1,865,078 41,075,152 […]
Headlines summary as of 28 October 2021
News Newly confirmed case(s) Total Cases Patients under severe conditions and those using ventilators Discharged from hospital From 1 April, totally confirmed cases (third wave) 1st dose vaccine recipients (from 28 Feb) 3rd dose vaccine recipients (from 16 July) 9,658 (218 from prisons); (excluding ATK 4,410) 1,884,973 (last seven days: 63,694) 2,281/ 526 1,766,823 (+8,526) 1,856,110 41,075,152 […]
Delete your LinkedIn profile if you don’t use it
Before you go bananas and think I am totally mad, just read this so you understand why I suggest you drop out of LinkedIn if you don’t use it. Welcome to LinkedOut. A LinkedIn profile that is not updated, with no personal photo or background image, with few connections, the list goes on… is so […]
The Biggest Issue Affecting Overall Life Expectancy for Leaders Today
To all leaders out there, I am worried about you. From the onset of the pandemic, I have observed how many burdens you carry. By now, we are getting a pretty good idea that this is not a race to the end, but a marathon, which dictates of us to relearn a new way of […]
Innovation is key: BOI announces new Digital Services Platform and Digital Content Category
As part of its efforts to revamp its promotion policies for digital businesses, Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) announced on 16 September 2021 that it will cancel individual promotional categories for software development, e-commerce, and digital services to combine them under Category 5.10. According to the BOI, these changes are aimed towards a greater focus […]
Headlines summary as of 27 October 2021
News Newly confirmed case(s) Total Cases Patients under severe conditions and those using ventilators Discharged from hospital From 1 April, totally confirmed cases (third wave) 1st dose vaccine recipients (from 28 Feb) 3rd dose vaccine recipients (from 16 July) 8,452 (160 from prisons); (excluding ATK 2,653) 1,875,315 (last seven days: 63,463) 2,355/ 534 1,758,297 (+8,449) 1,846,452 40,717,544 […]
Legal Updates: Thailand Approves New Measures to Attract Skilled and Wealthy Expats
The epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) has been severed and protracted from 2020 until today. As a result, the Thai government has implemented strict epidemic prevention and lockdown measures to prevent the spread. Consequently, gross domestic product (“GDP”) and domestic investment are greatly reduced. Intending to inject foreign money into an economy and to […]
