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Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:35:00 +0700
Malaysia's Supermax pays B200m compensation to migrant workers
KUALA LUMPUR: Supermax Corp Bhd, a Malaysian medical glove maker accused of using forced labour at its factories, said on Tuesday it had so far paid the equivalent of about 200 million baht to migrant workers to cover recruitment fees and other costs...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:10:00 +0700
Construction of 3rd Songkhla Lake bridge to start next year
The construction of a third bridge across Songkhla Lake, linking Krasae Sin district in Songkhla province with Khao Chaison district in Phatthalung, is expected to begin in 2023 and be open for use in 2026, Department of Rural Roads director-general ...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:56:00 +0700
Court upholds sentence for corruption official who pointed gun at cabbie
The Appeal Court has upheld the lower court’s sentencing of a senior official at the National Anti-Corruption Commission to one year in jail, suspended for two years, and fining him 31,000 baht for threatening a taxi driver with a pistol at the gov...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:42:00 +0700
Malaysia Covid-19 panel recommends full border reopening in March
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's coronavirus recovery council on Tuesday said it has recommended a full reopening of borders as early as March 1 without mandatory quarantine for travellers, as part of plans to accelerate economic recovery.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:04:00 +0700
Bhumjaithai Party boycotts Green Line concession extension
Bhumjaithai Party ministers were conspicuously absent from Tuesday's cabinet meeting, which was due to discuss a 30-year extension of the Green Line railway concession with the maximum fare set at 65 baht.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:45:00 +0700
Turbulent priest: India's anti-Muslim firebrand and possible future PM
NEW DELHI: A monk known for his incendiary anti-Muslim rhetoric leads the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party into elections in India's most populous state Thursday, where a strong win could put him in pole position to succeed Prime Minister Nar...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:45:00 +0700
EU joins chips race with 42 bn euro bid to rival Asia
BRUSSELS: The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc's digital dependence on Asia.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:05:00 +0700
10,398 new Covid cases, 17 more deaths
There were 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 10,398 new cases reported the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:53:00 +0700
Temple in Khon Kaen closed by Covid
KHON KAEN: A temple in Muang district has been closed until Feb 14 after nine more novices were diagnosed with Covid-19, raising the number of infections among monks and novices there to 15.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:44:00 +0700
Drug suspect caught in sting, 16kg 'ice' seized
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A major drug suspect was caught and 16 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized in a sting operation in Phrom Khiri district on Monday.



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