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Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:12:00 +0700
PPRP may nominate alternative PM candidates: Prawit
The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) may come up with alternative candidates for prime minister in the next general election, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:11:00 +0700
TCT wants Thailand Pass scrapped
The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) said the Thailand Pass scheme should be scrapped from June 1 to gain an additional 2 million tourists from tour groups and help the country to achieve 10 million tourist arrivals this year.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:05:00 +0700
Covid-19 not yet endemic
Thailand cannot yet declare Covid-19 as an endemic disease as the country is still at risk of a fresh wave being triggered, Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine, warned on Monday.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:33:00 +0700
Pre-university pupils want exam review
A group of pre-university students are asking Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Anek Laothamatas to review the results of their university admission exams after they received zero marks for failing to properly follow exam ve...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:27:00 +0700
NFT trading plunges as interest ebbs
The global trading volume of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) plummeted to 83 billion baht in March from a record high of 157 billion baht in January, with the number of unique buyers declining each month.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:42:00 +0700
Building the unique capabilities your organisation needs now
I believe that the way organisations in Thailand need to develop their people is at a crossroads. I have been in this game for 30 years and I think more has changed in the last two years than in the 10 years before.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0700
More than just a mango
The recent craze over mango sticky rice had Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha mulling ways to harness Thailand's cultural influence abroad, although it begs the question of how much the state understands soft power and whether it is committed enough t...

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:59:00 +0700
Chinese battle web censors to vent lockdown anger
Chinese internet users have rallied to outwit government censors on a video documenting weeks of lockdown in Shanghai, flooding social media feeds as frustration continued to escalate over strict Covid Zero rules.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:48:00 +0700
'So much joy': Brazil holds first carnival since Covid-19
Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 started devastating Brazil.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:18:00 +0700
20,052 new Covid-19 cases, 129 more deaths
The country registered 20,052 more Covid-19 cases and 129 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.



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