State measures have muted effect
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Extra government holidays and stimulus schemes struggle against weak consumer spending, but operators remain hopeful
published : 15 Feb 2021 at 04:02
12 Consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in January because of a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 cases. Varuth Hirunyatheb
February is characterised by rosy red colours to usher in auspicious occasions and highlight affection, as people celebrate both Chinese New Year and Valentine s Day this month, but questions linger about consumer spending amid the ongoing pandemic.
The allure of spending and travel linked with these special occasions is far less enticing than in previous years, when many Thais and foreign tourists soaked up the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Three more teachers caught over subsidies fraud
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published : 11 Feb 2021 at 19:29
13 Ms Siriporn Nankasee, 28, (in white), is one of the three teachers caught during a search of her house in Khon Kaen s Nong Rua district. The three teachers are accused of allegedly cheating local residents in two government co-payment schemes. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: Three more teachers were arrested for allegedly cheating local residents in two government co-payment schemes.
A combined team of officers from Nong Rua police station, tourist police and Provincial Police Region 4 officers apprehended Ms Walaporn Ladadat, 39, Ms Siriporn Nankasee, 28, and Ms Passawan Konglun, 44, all residents of Yangkham village in Nong Rua district, Pol Maj Gen Phumphong Mukiskul, chief of Khon Kaen police said on Thursday.
Hundreds conned by teachers in handouts fraud
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published : 9 Feb 2021 at 14:40
14 Villagers from Ban Yang Kham in Khon Kaen s Nong Rua district gather at the village s community hall to sign a petition to the Damrongtham Centre on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: A total of 697 people in Nong Rua district, most of them elderly and non-users of smartphones, are believed the victims of a fraud perpetrated by three teachers to steal government handouts to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
There are 500 from Ban Yang Kham in tambon Yang Kham and 197 from Ban Nong Phue in tambon Nong Phue, both of Nong Rua district.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will call on police to file charges against those accused of defrauding the "Rao Tiew Duay Kan" (We Travel Together) tourism stimulus package next week, says national police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk.
THAILAND: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will call on police to file charges against those accused of defrauding the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) tourism stimulus package next