Business baffled by gaffes
published : 5 Jul 2021 at 05:30
41 A Bangkok parking lot filled with taxis owned by cooperatives, as 2,000 cars were returned by drivers who cannot afford the rental fees. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
As both new daily infections and deaths caused by Covid-19 continue to set records, concerns regarding the administration s ability to govern the country have almost reached a critical point.
The third outbreak, the largest since the pandemic emerged early last year, is undermining the public health system and slowing economic recovery. As doubts over the government s management of the crisis grow, the outbreak threatens to shake the administrative power of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha s government.
Price of new computers on the rise
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Thailand third time unlucky
Bank research units have downgraded the 2021 GDP outlook as new wave of infections batters the economy
published : 10 May 2021 at 04:30
48 A restaurant in Siam Square is deserted as most people work from home and are banned from dining at eateries. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
The third wave of the pandemic has unnerved businesses who previously believed they would be able to recover this year after Covid-19 walloped their income in 2020.
Complicated by a more contagious UK Covid-19 strain, the third wave has seen more than 1,000 infections a day since April 14, with deaths climbing to double digits a day.
Cheap smartphones new rage Florian Seiche, chief executive of HMD Global at the launch of Nokia X20.
Budget and entry-level smartphones are seeing high demand from Thai users wanting to upgrade their phones to smart devices that support the Pao Tang mobile app to receive financial assistance from the government, according to mobile vendors.
Ravi Kunwar, general manager for Pan-Asia of HMD Global, a Finnish manufacturer of Nokia phones, said the company rolled out smartphones costing less than 3,000 baht last year and found buyers liked the product s quality and software.
Last month the brand launched Nokia 1.4 which can support the Pao Tang app for 2,690 baht. The smartphone is designed to tap into the family market so that each member can use it to have virtual meetings and study remotely.