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Sat, 08 May 2021 15:03:00 +0700
Myanmar military cashes in on Thai pipeline
Myanmar’s military has received hundreds of millions of dollars from natural gas sales through a financial scheme linked to the Myanmar-Thailand pipeline, a French newspaper has reported.

Sat, 08 May 2021 12:15:00 +0700
Thailand logs 19 Covid deaths, 2,419 new cases Saturday
The government on Saturday recorded 19 more Covid-19 deaths, for an accumulated toll of 382, and 2,419 new cases, raising the total since the start of the pandemic to 81,274.

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:00:00 +0700
Govt eyes defamation case against MFP after Thamanat ruling
The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry says it will file a defamation lawsuit against the Move Forward Party (MFP) over its harsh criticism of the prime minister following a Constitutional Court ruling on whether Deputy Agriculture and Cooper...

Sat, 08 May 2021 06:00:00 +0700
BMA to expand mass-testing across city
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expanding Covid-19 mass testing across the capital with a plan to test 3,000 people in risk groups each day for the next few days to slow the rate of transmissions.

Sat, 08 May 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Royal aid being flown to India Saturday
Life-saving oxygen supplies sponsored by Their Majesties the King and Queen for Covid-19 patients will be flown to India today by the Royal Thai Air Force as that nation's virus catastrophe deepens.

Sat, 08 May 2021 04:34:00 +0700
Ministry warns delivery on gouging
Controls on delivery services during the pandemic have been tightened to prevent operators from profiteering as online orders have surged following a fresh wave of infections.

Sat, 08 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700
PM eyes huge vaccine stockpile
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to procure up to 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to prepare for unforeseeable emergencies as the pandemic continues to rage unabated in several countries.

Sat, 08 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700
New aid measures to bump spending
The government's new relief packages are expected to generate spending of up to 400 billion baht, which could increase GDP growth by one percentage point, says Kulaya Tantitemit, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).

Fri, 07 May 2021 20:33:00 +0700
Bangkok extends closure order to May 17
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has extended for another week a closure order that was set to end on Sunday in light of a continued high rate of coronavirus infections in the capital

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:21:00 +0700
Bangkok needs more beds for severe Covid patients
Bangkok will need more beds for severely ill Covid-19 cases over the next couple of weeks, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Friday as the number of daily infections hit a new high.



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