Thai government ends popular co-payment stimulus measure

Prayut Chan-o-cha and Cabinet ministers during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak
Prayut Chan-o-cha and Cabinet ministers during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

There is no need for the government to roll out another phase of the 50:50 co-payment scheme, because the Thai economy is recovering, with steady [Read More…]

Thailand bans cryptocurrencies as a payment method in the country

Cryptocurrency coins: Bitcoin, ethereum, XRP, Litecoin
Cryptocurrency coins: Bitcoin, ethereum, XRP, Litecoin. Photo: vjkombajn / Pixabay.

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that cryptocurrency payments in the country will be banned from April 10 due to the risks of [Read More…]

Second phase of co-payment scheme fully subscribed in just two hours

The Government House Building or Koo Fah in Bangkok
The Government House Building or Koo Fah in Bangkok. Photo: พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์ (Phiraphat Wimonrangkarat) Government of Thailand.

Five million Thai people registered to join the second phase of the Government’s 50:50 co-payment economic stimulus scheme within just two hours of its launch [Read More…]