Phase 5 of Rao Tiew Duay Kan program opens for registration Monday

13 Sept 12:43 Key points summarised by AI

The 5th phase of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) program opens for registration on Monday, from 6 am to 9 pm.
Existing registrants from previous phases do not need to reapply but must accept new terms and conditions in the “Pao Tang” app.
New applicants, who must be Thai nationals aged 18+, need to register using the same smart phone number linked to their “Pao Tang” app.
A total of 560,000 entitlements are available, with hotel bookings from March 7th to April 26th and check-ins from March 10th to April 30th.
The program aims to stimulate domestic tourism and support tourism-related businesses, particularly hotels, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thailand’s FDI reaches Bt271bn as high-tech projects expand

Yesterday 10:54 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's foreign direct investment (FDI) surged by 26% year-on-year to Bt271 billion across 971 projects in the first nine months, with a significant portion (494 projects) driven by high-tech industries.
Growth was spearheaded by sectors like digital technology, AI, electric vehicles, and clean energy, largely concentrated in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with China, the US, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong as the top five investment sources.