Headlines summary as of 5 January 2023
KEY ISSUES AT A GLANCE AUSTRALIA IN THE NEWS GENERAL POLITICS ECONOMICS For further information please see the embassy’s Facebook Page ‘Australian Embassy, Thailand’ or the Ambassador’s Twitter Page https://twitter.com/AusAmbBKK
New International Business Report Tracks Evolving Sentiment within Private Sector
Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) for H2 2021 reveals increased levels of overall economic optimism, as companies in most sectors anticipate an improved outlook moving forward. The report analyses 10,000 surveys and 100 interviews from mid-market businesses around the world, delivering insights from all regions – including across Asia-Pacific and within Thailand. It is […]
Value Chain Disruptions – and How to Overcome Them
Value Chain Disruptions – and How to Overcome Them Traditional value chains are deeply vulnerable to changing global conditions, as the pandemic has made painfully clear. From lockdowns and travel bans to illnesses and remote work, irregularities at one link in the value chain tend to disrupt operations elsewhere as well. In such an environment, […]
Thailand Establishes Personal Data Protection Commission
Thailand has completed the establishment of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), the regulator under the country’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA), strongly indicating that the planned full enforcement of the PDPA on June 1, 2022, is likely to proceed as scheduled. The establishment of the PDPC was finalized on January 18, 2022, […]
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BOI Expands Promoted Activities for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers
Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) recently published BOI Notification No. Sor. 8/2564, which extends the scope of investment promotion covering electronic vehicle (EV) industry manufacturers to include the production of “automotive platforms” for electric vehicles, and creates a new category of BOI promoted activities covering the manufacture of electric bicycles (E-bikes).Automotive PlatformsThe following investment promotion […]
New Variant Good or Bad, Negative Liquidity to Impact Asset Values
US Government turns off the Liquidity Tap As we reached the end of November yesterday, we face quite a daunting prospect – not the Omicron variant of COVID (which we don’t yet know whether this represents really good news, really bad news or somewhere in between) but the prospect of a month in which the […]
ABF Representatives meet with ONCB providing with supports
On Tuesday 19, JAN , Australian Border Force (ABF) representatives from the Australian Embassy in Bangkok (Superintendent Wayne and Inspector Joel) met with Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Secretary General Mr Wichai CHAIMONGKHON to discuss operational cooperation.The ABF also provided ONCB with 30 lifejackets in support of the important work Thai law enforcement […]
New measures for return to Australia
Following the decision by National Cabinet (8 January 2021) and announcement from the Prime Minister (https://www.pm.gov.au/media/statement-national-cabinet), if you’re travelling to Australia you must provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 (PCR) test to your airline when checking in for your flight at the departure point. 1. This applies to all travellers five years of age or […]
Australia Day Speech by Ambassador McKinnon
Happy Australia Day! Normally, the Embassy would hold an event with Australians and friends of Australia to celebrate the day. This year, due to the pandemic, they are celebrating Australia Day virtually. Ambassador McKinnon has this video message for everyone in Thailand.
