Headline summary as of 11th May 2020
News Today, Thailand reported 6 new cases, a total number of 3,015 cases. Out of the total number, 2,796 have discharged from hospital, 163 are being hospitalized. The death toll is at 56. National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general shared his thoughts with Bangkok Post on the post-COVID-19 scenario.—Bangkok Post Nida poll released the result of […]
Headline summary as of 8th May 2020
News Updates related to COVID-19: Today, Thailand reports eight newly confirmed cases, the total case is at 3,000. Out of the total number, 2,784 cases are discharged from hospital. The government plans the next round of easing disease control measures and reopening of big premises on May 17 while maintaining restrictions on returnees and efforts […]
Tax update: COVID – 19 – Tax concessions
“In an environment where diverse solutions are required, Fulcrum provides clients with a fresh approach to professional services” In response to the Covid 19 crisis the Revenue Department have announced a number of concessions to the individual and corporate tax regulations. This memo seeks to highlight the announcements as at 30 March 2020, however, we […]
Enhanced risks for overseas Directors resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic – Ten tips to help mitigate some of the risks
As the Covid Pandemic continues on, most countries are starting to see the move into the easing of restrictions with the goal of stimulating fragile economies. There is hope on the horizon and lots of reasons to start to feel positive about kick starting your business into this“new norm”.One thing is, however, clear. Global travel […]
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 […]
AI and Healthcare: A Progress Report on Watson for Oncology
By Udo Kim, Senior Manager, Expatriate Market Segment at International Bumrungrad International Hospital Seven years ago, an artificial intelligence (AI) computer system built by IBM and nicknamed Watson pulled off a stunning victory over a team of human champions on the television quiz show Jeopardy! Just over two years ago, Bumrungrad became the first hospital in the […]
Stats Don’t Lie – Facebook is Still the King of Social – Especially in Thailand
By David Norcross, Managing Director of Lexicon It feels like only yesterday that people across continents, outraged by the company’s careless use of user data, banded together and in unison declared their intention to #deletefacebook. Articles swept the interwebs with how-to guides for deleting your account, and the brand itself was bruised and bloodied by the […]
