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Sat, 01 May 2021 15:24:00 +0700Myanmar ethnic divisions soften after coup
The Myanmar military’s disinformation was crude but effective.
Sat, 01 May 2021 13:09:00 +0700Record 21 Covid deaths, 1,891 new cases
Thailand on Saturday reported 21 new coronavirus deaths, setting a new daily record and raising fatalities to 224, while 1,891 new cases brought the total to 67,044.
Sat, 01 May 2021 07:11:00 +0700Activists call for foreign monitors
A network of protest groups has handed letters to foreign embassies asking diplomats to visit seven Ratsadon group co-leaders and monitor their condition in prison.
Sat, 01 May 2021 07:02:00 +0700Health minister restricts Covid vaccine options
People cannot choose which Covid-19 vaccine they receive, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul amid mounting concern over side-effects of shots being administered in the country.
Sat, 01 May 2021 06:55:00 +0700Dine-in restrictions to cost 200k jobs
The Restaurant Business Association expects more than 200,000 workers to lose their jobs after the government imposed new measures that prohibit dining in at eateries.
Sat, 01 May 2021 06:33:00 +0700Tech firms unite to help battle virus
Some 36 tech organisations, in coordination with the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT) and the Medical Council of Thailand (TMC), have vowed to provide digital solutions and infrastructure for three pilot field hospitals as they join the effort to fi...
Sat, 01 May 2021 05:00:00 +0700BoT to slash growth outlook
The fresh wave of Covid-19 infections has the Bank of Thailand likely to slash its economic growth forecast for this year from a previous prediction of 3%.
Sat, 01 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700Thais tested for 'Indian strain'
Health officials are urgently trying to establish whether a group of Thais who recently returned home from India and tested positive for Covid-19 have contracted the new and highly dangerous variant of the virus currently sweeping through that countr...
Sat, 01 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700Association of Domestic Travel urges quick jabs
The Association of Domestic Travel (ADT) is urging the government to hasten the vaccination programme and deliver on tourism stimulus after a collapse of the domestic travel segment.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:26:00 +0700Activist Parit hospitalised on day 46 of hunger strike
Protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak has been admitted to Ramathibodi Hospital for treatment of deteriorating health from a hunger strike that has reached 46 days.