(Photo: Dusida Worrachaddejchai)The head of a panel steering the economic recovery on Monday urged the government to reopen the country to prevent it from collapsing. He said that although the government had spent some time preparing to reopen the country to foreign tourists under the Special Tourist Visa (STV) scheme, Thailand is effectively closed. The fourth-quarter season was vital and airlines needed to make their flight schedules in advance, Mr Pailin said. If no steps were taken soon to reopen Thailand during the peak season, there would be no time to schedule incoming flights and if it reopened any time after that, it would be too late. The next step will be for the government to allow in foreign businessmen interested in investing in Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post October 06, 2020 02:26 UTC