Revving up: A tuk-tuk driver near the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Thailand will begin the third leg of a four-stage easing of its lockdown soon to kickstart the economy. — AFP
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Parliament approved a 1.9 trillion baht (US$60bil) stimulus package to counter a recession, but divisions emerged in the ruling coalition over how to monitor the programme.
Lawmakers on Sunday voted in favour of bills authorising one trillion baht of borrowing for government spending and 900 billion baht of steps by the Bank of Thailand.
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