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Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:32:00 +0700
25,298 new Covid cases, 98 more deaths
The country registered 98 more Covid-19 fatalities and 25,298 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0700
Navy mulls 'other options' amid B13bn sub hubbub
The navy has "some other options" prepared should its 13.5-billion-baht deal to buy a submarine from the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC) fall through due to the company's failure to procure the German-made MTU 396 engine ...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 08:06:00 +0700
US nabs 'yakuza chief', 3 Thais buying weapons for rebels
United States authorities said on Thursday they had arrested a Japanese organised crime leader and three Thai men who were trafficking heroin and methamphetamine while also trying to acquire weaponry for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 07:50:00 +0700
Jail-term reduction rules set
The Justice Ministry has revised the criteria for who is eligible to receive reduced prison terms by royal pardon.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:22:00 +0700
China rumours raise tourism sector's hopes for bumper Q4
The tourism sector is upbeat about the Chinese market following hints emerging that outbound trips from the mainland might be allowed in the fourth quarter.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Entry to be easier from May
RT-PCR tests for foreign visitors are expected to be replaced by antigen tests from next month in a bid to attract more tourists and revitalise the struggling sector.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Men of cloth, not paper
The latest case of embezzlement at Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara in Bangkok and its branches upcountry should send alarm bells ringing about an existing flaw in the way Buddhist temples are financially managed.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:05:00 +0700
UN suspends Russia from human rights panel as Thailand, 57 others abstain
The United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over its conduct in Ukraine, although dozens of nations abstained despite the Ukrainian ambassador’s pleadings to defend “the innocent lives lost” in t...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:33:00 +0700
Merger review rejected
A majority of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board members have shrugged off a request to seek the Council of State's deliberation as to whether the regulator has the power to consider approving the merger of True Corp...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:04:00 +0700
Thailand mulls easing Covid test rules for overseas visitors
Thailand will consider scrapping a mandatory real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on arrival for foreign visitors as the country further relaxes its visa rules to attract tourists.



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