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Tue, 18 May 2021 14:49:00 +0700
Censorship, surveillance and profits: hard bargain for Apple in China
GUIYANG, China: On the outskirts of this city in a poor, mountainous province in southwestern China, men in hard hats recently put the finishing touches on a white building a quarter-mile long with few windows and a tall surrounding wall.

Tue, 18 May 2021 13:49:00 +0700
Record 35 deaths, 2,473 new Covid cases
The government on Tuesday reported the highest-yet daily Covid-19 related death toll, 35 fatalities, for an accumulated toll of 649, and 2,473 new cases, raising the total to 113,555 since the pandemic started early last year.

Tue, 18 May 2021 06:34:00 +0700
BoT worried over possible rise in NPLs
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is concerned with the expected higher number of non-performing loans (NPLs) of tourism-related businesses in the second quarter of this year because of the the third wave of Covid-19.

Tue, 18 May 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Fear pushes patients to keep HIV status a secret
Thailand celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Monday, to help raise awareness against gender-based discrimination.

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:40:00 +0700
Line Man Wongnai eyes IPO in 2-3 years
Line Man Wongnai, the operator of a food delivery service, aims to launch an initial public offering (IPO) within the next 2-3 years, as part of a way to strengthen its competitiveness in the highly contentious segment.

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:30:00 +0700
Thai economy shrinks by 2.6% in Q1
The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year -- an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter -- after it was boosted by a continued increase in agricultural production, recovery of non-agricultural production, a...

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Mass jabs eyed in Hua Hin ahead of tourism return
A project has been proposed to achieve mass vaccination in Hua Hin ahead of Prachuap Khiri Khan's non-quarantine reopening to foreign tourists in October.

Tue, 18 May 2021 04:38:00 +0700
Revenue Department eyes collection gap
The Revenue Department is concerned that its collection of corporate income tax in the fiscal year 2021 will fall short of its target as listed companies' profits last year are expected to be 40% lower than the previous year, said the department's di...

Tue, 18 May 2021 04:25:00 +0700
Key tourism scam suspect turns self in
A key suspect in an investment scam which included a well-known tourism project turned himself in to police on Monday to face charges of defrauding the public of about 1 billion baht.

Tue, 18 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Clusters surge across capital
As Covid-19 infections continue to surge in Bangkok with 28 clusters now detected across 19 districts, the Public Health Ministry is planning to inoculate at least five million people by the end of July.



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