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Sat, 20 Mar 2021 13:44:00 +0700
119 new cases reported, quarantine may be eased
A total of 119 new Covid-19 cases — 112 local infections and seven imported — reported on Saturday, raising the total to 27,713 with no new deaths, as authorities are considering easing quarantine rules.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:32:00 +0700
Malaysia PM backs Indonesia's call for Asean summit on Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday expressed support for Indonesian President Joko Widodo's call to hold an emergency Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit to address the situation in Myanmar.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:09:00 +0700
Tourism help sought ahead of Songkran
Tourism operators expect dull sentiment for the Songkran festival next month and are urging the government to offer more tourism stimulus plans in addition to a continuation of the existing subsidy programme.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 04:33:00 +0700
BoT paves path for legal stablecoin
The Bank of Thailand is open to legal digital currencies and plans to issue a consultation paper on stablecoins within the first half of this year.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:59:00 +0700
Samut Sakhon governor discharged after virus fight
Governor Verasak Vichitsangsri returned to Samut Sakhon on Friday after battling the coronavirus for almost three months, during which he came close to dying.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:26:00 +0700
One death, 100 new Covid-19 cases
One more death and 100 new Covid-19 cases, 96 local infections and 4 imported, were reported on Friday, lifting the total to 90 fatalities and 27,594 cases.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:13:00 +0700
Quarantine to be eased from April 1
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday resolved to gradually relax Covid-19 controls for foreign arrivals beginning on April 1, shortening or lifting quarantine periods and increasing the range of activities allowed them.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:08:00 +0700
Pattaya picked to host logistics forum
Pattaya is being touted by the government as likely to increase investment confidence in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with the city selected to host a Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) logistics forum that can showcase Thailand as a hub of moder...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Hopewell litigants invited to appeal
The Administrative Court on Thursday recommended that concerned parties seek a retrial of the 2019 ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court in the "Hopewell saga" following this week's landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Beware scam hemp offers, farmers told
Farmers are being warned against people who lure them into cultivating hemp for commercial and industrial purposes.



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