Important update on Thai travel restrictions regarding COVID-19.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has announced that, from midnight 21 March 2020, passengers from all countries travelling to Thailand, including transit passengers, are required to present: 1. A health certificate certifying that the passenger “poses no risk of being infected by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)”, issued no more than 72 hours prior to […]
Important update on travel restrictions regarding COVID-19
While we know that many of you have been making every effort possible to return home, options to fly out of Thailand to Australia are becoming extremely limited. Please contact airlines directly to discuss your options. If you can’t leave or don’t want to leave Thailand, follow the advice of local authorities and minimise your […]
Announcement on COVID-19 for AustCham Members
Dear AustCham Members, I am writing to you on behalf of AustCham’s Board of Directors to update you on what the Chamber plans to do regarding our membership services including our event policy, as the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate around the world. First and foremost, our highest priority is the safety, […]
Feedback – what every employee wants and what every manager doesn’t know how to give
One of the hardest things for any manager to do in business is to give direct feedback to their team member/s regarding performance. It is hard enough for the manager to give feedback on how well someone is doing let alone informing an employee how well they are not doing. For a team member who […]
Thailand’s Private Sector Leads the Way, While Government Still Lags Behind Despite Minor Improvements
According to the National Statistical Office in Thailand, women made up almost half (46%) of the workforce in 2019. Although Thailand’s current progress towards workplace equality compares favourably to other parts of the world, an equitable distribution of leadership roles nevertheless remains an unmet goal. Grant Thornton’s Women in Business 2020 report reveals that Thailand […]
Why Digital Marketing Is a Must for Any SME
By Stuart Pollington, the owner of Smart Digital Group in Thailand and Smart Traffic Pty Ltd in Australia If you don’t have a website, you’re missing out on customers and probably losing them to your competitors. It’s a bold statement, but one we can make with confidence. There’s plenty of evidence to back it up. In Thailand […]
How to Make Your SME Stand out from the Online Crowd
By Stuart Pollington, the owner of Smart Digital Group in Thailand and Smart Traffic Pty Ltd in Australia If you are an SME in Thailand, a Southeast Asian business hub, you need to have a website. If you don’t, you’re almost certainly losing customers to competitors. Moreover, even though over half the world’s population already […]
Four Misconceptions about Cyber Attacks
By Grant Cameron, Chief Executive, Trafalgar International Ltd A 2015 study from market analyst Juniper Research predicted that the global cost of data breaches in 2019 would reach $2.1 trillion. Latest studies predict the global cybercrime cost to triple to $6 trillion by 2021. Travelers Business Risk Index noted that 75% of large businesses, 60% […]
CSR from a Thailand based SME perspective
By Dale Lee, Co-Founder & Managing Director at CoffeeWORKS Limited Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainable business practices, business ethics, and similar terminology are now well familiar to most people, including companies operating in Thailand. Those of us in business recognize the continuing importance customers and communities place on the way companies and brands operate in […]
Learning how to do inter-ASEAN business.
By Jim Holloway, International Advisor, V. Pack & Move (Bangkok) Co., Ltd. Since 1997, V. Pack & Move (Bangkok) Co., Ltd. has expanded its network of associates to cover all the countries in ASEAN In each case we were approached by clients in Thailand, or other countries, to find associates within specific ASEAN countries to facilitate […]
