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Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:01:00 +0700Record 91 Covid deaths, 9,326 new cases
Ninety-one Covid-19 fatalities and 9,326 new cases were reported on Saturday, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 05:33:00 +0700Restaurateurs slam fresh lockdown restrictions
Restaurant operators and food vendors are irritated with the new round of tight lockdown measures and travel curbs, saying it will further impact their businesses.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 04:19:00 +0700Tourist interest in Phuket high, insists govt
More than 12,000 tourists have applied for a Certificate of Entry (COE) following the launch of the Phuket Sandbox tourism scheme and almost 6,000 have been approved, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0700Harsher virus curbs on the way
Tougher measures, including a curfew, will be imposed in Bangkok and its five adjacent provinces for at least 14 days starting on Monday to curb the rapid surge in Covid-19 transmissions.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:47:00 +0700Curfew in Greater Bangkok from Monday
Strict measures, including a curfew, will be imposed in Bangkok and five adjacent provinces for two weeks starting from Monday as the government attempts to curb the soaring number of new Covid-19 infections.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:04:00 +0700Firms eye partial lockdown
Local businesses favour a partial lockdown, especially in areas with severe infection numbers to reduce the economic impact.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0700Ministry tells Ming Dih Co to relocate
The Industry Ministry has told Ming Dih Chemical to relocate its operation to an industrial estate if it wants to continue operating in the kingdom following the fire on Monday that affected at least 80,000 residents in Samut Prakan.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:49:00 +0700Man caught making guns for online sale
A 39-year-old factory machinist was arrested on charges of illegally making, modifying and selling guns when police raided his room at a workers’ dormitory in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:04:00 +0700Samui aims for 2,000 guests in 1st month
The Samui Plus model is aiming to attract 2,000 travellers in the first month of reopening as it banks on Phuket's success in order to ease rules which currently require tourists to stay in alternative local quarantines (ALQ) for the first seven days...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:36:00 +0700Why and how we need to reskill at scale
Research by the US firm Gartner indicates that the number of skills needed for a single job, say in marketing or sales, has increased by 10% per year for the last four years. At the same time, 30% of the skills required for a job four years ago are n...