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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:59:00 +0700
157 new Covid-19 cases, numbers down
The government on Wednesday reported 157 new cases of novel coronavirus disease over the preceeding 24 hours, 132 local transmissions and 25 imported cases, raising the total to 10,991.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:42:00 +0700
Private sector deems latest relief measures insufficient
The cabinet resolution on relief measures, including new subsidies for power and water bills set to take effect next month, is necessary but insufficient to help businesses cope with the new outbreak of Covid-19 that is crippling the economy, say bus...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:37:00 +0700
BoT offers borrowers debt holiday
The Bank of Thailand has extended financial relief measures to individual borrowers until June this year, aiming to ease financial burdens stemming from a new round of the domestic Covid-19 outbreak.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Thailand seen as 'ketamine transit hub'
Gangs in Taiwan, China and Thailand have colluded to smuggle ketamine into Thailand for re-export to lucrative markets in Malaysia and Hong Kong, a source in the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has revealed.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Deadly ketamine cocktail laced with 3 other drugs
A physician at the Police General Hospital who conducted a test on two samples of seized "powdered milk ketamine", found near dead victims on Tuesday, revealed that the tests detected the presence of four substances -- ketamine, heroin, ecstasy and a...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:27:00 +0700
Local bodies can provide Covid jabs, says Anutin
Local administrations can purchase Covid-19 vaccines and conduct their own vaccination campaigns, provided approval is given by the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:08:00 +0700
Moody's: Expect a slow Thai recovery
Thailand's slow economic recovery reflects the sustained damage wrought by the pandemic on international travel and tourism, in large part because of the slow reopening of borders in major markets, says Moody's Investors Service.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Govt approves Covid handouts
The government on Tuesday agreed to two cash handouts to those most in need in the wake of the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:40:00 +0700
Police raid factory packing used medical gloves for sale
PATHUM THANI: Hundreds of bags of used medical gloves which were being boxed for resale were seized when police raided an illegal factory in Lam Luk Ka district on Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:00:28 +0700
Cabinet approves handouts, cuts power bills
The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to reduce electricity and tap water charges, a handout of 7,000 baht over two months to needy people, and provide soft loans to eligible businesses.



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