Bangkok, April 3 -- Two leading research centres predicted that the March 28 earthquake may result in economic losses of 20-30 billion THB (585.4-878.1 million USD) in Thailand over the coming months. Yunyong Thaicharoen, chief economist at the SCB Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC), a research unit of Siam Commercial Bank, was quoted by the Thai media as saying that the disaster is forecast to result in an economic loss of around 30 billion THB over the next 3-4 months. The disaster will primarily affect Thailand's tourism sector, he said, adding that foreign tourist arrivals are expected to decline by about 400,000 this month, with a recovery to normal levels taking around three months. Given this scenario, EIC plans to downgrade its 2025...