Thai PM says weak baht good for exports; Malaysians among top tourists

This month alone, there have been 644,000 foreign arrivals with spending of 113 billion baht, led by visitors from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Britain and the United States (File pic: Visitors at the Thailand-Malaysia border checkpoint)

BANGKOK: Thailand's weak baht is good for exports while its fiscal and financial position remains strong, the prime minister said.

Baht weakness, however, has a negative impact for some and the finance ministry and central bank are monitoring, Prayuth Chan-ocha told a business seminar on Wednesday