Seventeen businesses and activities can resume in Bangkok on Monday

14 Sept 14:35 Key points summarised by AI

Bangkok proceeds with the third phase of lockdown easing, allowing 17 types of businesses and activities to resume operations starting Monday.
Reopened venues, including food shops, malls, barbers, fitness clubs, cinemas, and various sports facilities, must strictly enforce health measures like social distancing, mask-wearing, and customer time limits.
Certain high-risk activities and services, such as saunas, sparring in boxing camps, competitive matches in sports stadia, and close-contact events, remain prohibited or heavily restricted to mitigate further disease transmission.

New home loan scheme aims to boost property sector with Bt125 billion

Yesterday 11:38 Key points summarised by AI

The Cabinet approved a new Bt50-billion 'A House for Each PLUS' home loan scheme from the Government Housing Bank, offering up to Bt3 million with 40-year repayment terms for low- and middle-income earners.
This initiative aims to significantly boost the property sector and national economy, projecting to generate Bt125 billion in economic activity and create jobs.