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BANGKOK POST: The new phenomenon of the "community pantry", also known as "pantry of sharing", is rapidly increasing as Thais continue to donate daily necessities items to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The new phenomenon of the "community pantry", also known as "pantry of sharing", is rapidly increasing as Thais continue to donate daily necessities items to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
BANGKOK POST: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has denied reports that True Visions is planning to terminate the contract to live broadcast the domestic leagues.
The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has denied reports that True Visions is planning to terminate the contract to live broadcast the domestic leagues.
BANGKOK POST: UBON RATCHATHANI: A ranger patrol seized 804,000 m**hamphetamine pills and 2 kilogrammes of crystal m**h, or ice, after a brief clash with smugglers on the bank of the Mekong River in Khemarat district on Sunday night, Thairath online reported.
UBON RATCHATHANI: A ranger patrol seized 804,000 m**hamphetamine pills and 2 kilogrammes of crystal m**h, or ice, after a brief clash with smugglers on the bank of the Mekong River in Khemarat district on Sunday night, Thairath online reported.
Six new cases with no new deaths reported.
Thailand maintained its trend of single-digit new cases as six more people tested positive for Covid-19 while there were no deaths over a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Monday (May 11).
Businesses not allowed to close by government order.
Company owners are prohibited from shutting down their business while the emergency decree is in force, while staff are banned from going on strike, a Labour Ministry announcement published in the Royal Gazette website said.
A German man was found dead at a house in Prachinburi early on Wednesday morning after being discovered by his ex-wife.
The man, 59 years old, had apparently suffered a single stab wound to the chest. Police have stated they are launching a murder investigation and the body has been sent for autopsy to establish an official cause of death.
The man’s ex-wife told reporters that she went round to the house to meet him and she discovered his body on his bed with a knife nearby.
Thairath reports that the man had lived in Thailand for some 10 years and worked as an English teacher at a local language school.
หนุ่มใหญ่คนเยอรมัน วัย 59 ปี ครูสอนภาษาที่ปราจีนบุรี ถูกฆ่าตายคาบ้าน พบโดนมีดแทงอก 1 แผล โดยมีมีดของกลางตกอย...
THE NATION: Thailand has made progress in developing a vaccine for Covid-19 after laboratory trials of a prototype proved successful, medical authorities announced on Tuesday (May 6).
Thailand has made progress in developing a vaccine for Covid-19 after laboratory trials of a prototype proved successful, medical authorities announced on Tuesday (May 6).
THE NATION: The Covid-19 pandemic has compelled changes in consumer behaviour, and it remains to be seen if these changes will be the "new normal". One of the areas of behavioural change is in the use of financial services.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, more people have turned to mobile banking. As a result, the number of transactions through the mobile channel saw a big leap. Commercial banks are beginning to review their branch strategies and how to adjust to changing customer behaviour.
The Covid-19 pandemic has compelled changes in consumer behaviour, and it remains to be seen if these changes will be the
THE NATION: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index fell to 99.75 in April, down 2.99 percent on the same period last year and the biggest contraction in 10 years and 9 months, said Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) under the Commerce Ministry.
https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30387389
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index fell to 99.75 in April, down 2.99 percent on the same period last year and the biggest contraction in 10 years and 9 months, said Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) under the Commerce Ministry.
THAI PBS WORLD: The opposition Kao Klai (Move Forward) party submitted an urgent motion to Thailand’s House of Representatives today, demanding the setting up of a special House panel to examine and monitor the Government’s spending of the two trillion baht special budget, established to cushion the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The opposition Kao Klai (Move Forward) party submitted an urgent motion to Thailand’s House of Representatives today, demanding the setting up of a special House panel to examine and monitor the Government’s spending of the two trillion baht special budget, established to cushion the impacts of ...
BANGKOK POST: Police yesterday arrested four men for allegedly shooting dead a forest protection officer at Sap Langka Wildlife Sanctuary in Lop Buri's Lam Sonthi district.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1913708/police-nab-4-for-forest-slaying
BANGKOK POST: Monks in 40,000 temples nationwide have been adversely affected by the government's Covid-19 lockdown according to Tewan Liptapallop, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office.
Monks in 40,000 temples nationwide have been adversely affected by the government's Covid-19 lockdown according to Tewan Liptapallop, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office.
BANGKOK POST: The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) says all Thais stranded abroad will be repatriated, as the government prepares to welcome about 7,000 returnees who will arrive between Thursday and May 31.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) says all Thais stranded abroad will be repatriated, as the government prepares to welcome about 7,000 returnees who will arrive between today and May 31.
BANGKOK POST: Twenty-six medical staff at the Su-ngai Kolok hospital in the southern province of Narathiwat will be placed under 14-day self-quarantine after coming into contact with Covid-19 patients, despite wearing personal protective gear.
Twenty-six medical staff at the Su-ngai Kolok hospital in the southern province of Narathiwat will be placed under 14-day self-quarantine after coming into contact with Covid-19 patients, despite wearing personal protective gear.
BANGKOK POST: The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has expanded the definition of "Patient under Investigation" (PUI) in a bid to intensify the identification of potential carriers of the novel coronavirus.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has expanded the definition of "Patient under Investigation" (PUI) in a bid to intensify the identification of potential carriers of the novel coronavirus.
BANGKOK POST: The Labour Ministry will seek cabinet approval for a large hike in compensation payments to workers insured under the Social Security Act who have lost their jobs or were suspended from work due to the Covid-19 outbreak, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
The Labour Ministry will seek cabinet approval for a large hike in compensation payments to workers insured under the Social Security Act who have lost their jobs or were suspended from work due to the Covid-19 outbreak, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
BANGKOK — Police said Wednesday they expanded coronavirus testing at an immigration detention center in Songkhla province, where at least 60 inmates had contracted the virus.
Forty more people were tested for the virus at the jail in Sadao district, police said. At least 60 out of the 115 inmates there already tested positive for the coronavirus; all of the infections were traced to one of the police officers working at the detention facility.
BANGKOK — Police said Wednesday they expanded coronavirus testing at an immigration detention center in Songkhla province, where at least 60 inmates contracted the virus.
The government on Wednesday reported one new coronavirus case and one additional death, bringing the total in Thailand to 2,989 infections and 55 deaths.
The death was of a 69-year-old Australian male who was a hotel manager in the southern province of Phangnga, said Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
The government on Wednesday reported one new coronavirus case and one additional death, bringing the total in Thailand to 2,989 infections and 55 deaths.
Dean & DeLuca in trouble?
SET-listed Pace Development (PACE) and a wholly owned subsidiary have filed a business rehabilitation plan to continue development of a real estate project and transfer of ownership to customers.
In October 2019, Pace was reported to have defaulted on 2.6 billion baht in debt owed to Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
Pace is also the owner of gourmet grocer Dean & DeLuca, whose global business and assets Pace bought for US$140 million in 2014.
SET-listed Pace Development (PACE) and a wholly owned subsidiary have filed a business rehabilitation plan to continue development of a real estate project and transfer of ownership to customers.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signalled the end of conflict within the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) while throwing his support behind PPRP heavyweights — leader Uttama Savanayana and secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong — encouraging them not to be distracted by political issues that have shaken their leadership.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signalled the end of conflict within the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) while throwing his support behind PPRP heavyweights — leader Uttama Savanayana and secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong — encouraging them not to be distracted by political iss...
Thailand's cross-border trade fell by 7.6% year-on-year in the first quarter as the coronavirus hit the global economy and led bordering countries to close dozens of checkpoints.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved 4.75 billion baht to finance the Government Data Center and Cloud (GDCC) service between 2020 and 2022.
Rachada Dhanadirek, the deputy government spokesman, said the GDCC is the central cloud system to be used by government agencies, ensuring safety and serving as a big data facility for state agencies when disasters occur.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved 4.75 billion baht to finance the Government Data Center and Cloud (GDCC) service between 2020 and 2022.
Pattani has got the nod from the province’s Communicable Disease Committee to ease lockdown measures, as the Covid-19 situation has gradually improved, Governor Kraisorn Wisitwong said on Tuesday (May 5).
The Cabinet has approved proposals by the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) and Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) to help ease the people’s burden during the Covid-19 situation by providing 20 discount on water bills until the end of June, Deputy Government Spokeswoman Rachada Thanadirek said on Tuesday (May 5)
The Cabinet has approved proposals by the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) and Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) to help ease the people’s burden during the Covid-19 situation by providing 20 discount on water bills until the end of June, Deputy Government Spokeswoman Rachada Thanadirek...
The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) expects exports this year to contract by 8 percent, even though the first quarter has been good, because people’s purchasing power in several countries will drop due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the council’s chairman Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong said.
The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) expects exports this year to contract by 8 percent, even though the first quarter has been good, because people’s purchasing power in several countries will drop due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the council’s chairman Ghanyapad Tantipipatp...
Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang announced the arrest of a Singaporean for falsification of documents.
Mr Han, aged 26, allegedly presented forged papers when applying for a visa extension.
พล.ต.ท.สมพงษ์ ชิงดวง ผู้บัญชาการสำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง…
The head of Thailand's Department of Land Transport announced that driving licence issue and renewal would be suspended until the emergency decree related to the coronavirus pandemic is lifted.
This is to prevent people travelling to different provinces to renew their licenses and possibly spreading the virus.
กรมการขนส่งทางบกประกาศเลื่อนบริการต่ออายุใบขับขี่ ตั้งแต่ 7พ.ค.นี้จนกว่ายกเลิกพรก.ฉุกเฉิน พร้อมประสานสตช.....
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Monday that it has granted permission to 28 airports in Thailand to resume domestic services.
Small local restaurants are the biggest offenders when it comes to ignoring government hygiene measures to contain the pandemic, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
On Monday, 689 Thais returning from abroad entered state quarantine while 680 others were allowed to go home, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said today (May 5).
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand may see the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic spread over another nine months, the country’s prime minister said on Tuesday, as disruption from the global crisis drags on tourism and domestic activity.
Thailand may see the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic spread over another nine months, the country's prime minister said on Tuesday, as disruption from the global crisis drags on tourism and domestic activity.
PHUKET: Ten men were arrested on Monday night for breaking the 10pm-4am nationwide curfew, in Muang district of this southern island province.
NAN: The 15th Cavalry Battalion of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment has formed a special team of skilled barbers to give free haircuts to people in rural areas of this northern border province.
Police have busted a gang selling ma*****na online in Bangkok's Thong Lor area, arresting 12 men during raids in the capital city, Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya.
BANGKOK — Thailand reported a new case of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,988 since the outbreak began.
The country’s latest patient is a 45-year-old in Narathiwat province, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration, said. The man had a history of attending a religious ceremony abroad and spending time in a crowded environment, he added.
BANGKOK — Thailand reported a new case of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,988 since the outbreak began.
PATTANI — Security officers on Tuesday said they are investigating gun attacks that killed four people on Sunday in Pattani, where a major armed militant group previously pledged a halt on its secessionist campaigns.
This does not look pleasant at all!
NARATHIWAT — A viral video showing an insect-infested state quarantine facility in southern Thailand is circulating online Tuesday.
Update for today's situation from Richard Barrow in Thailand (5th May 2020)
Official update in on Tuesday:
🔸2,988 people infected (+1)
🔸2,747 discharged from hospital (+7)
🔸187 in the hospital
🔸54 dead (+0)
The new case is a Thai male from Narathiwat.
Some great photos from Khaosod of Thailand during COVID-19 outbreak.
BANGKOK — Before praying and offering incense at the tourist-popular Erawan Shrine, visitors must have their temperatures taken – and the gilded Thai dancers strap on their face shields.
Big problems on the BTS today with severe delays during morning rush hour due to a signal failure at National Stadium and Siam stations. Were you affected?
BANGKOK — Dozens of commuters were left stranded on skytrain carriages on Tuesday morning during hours-long system failure.
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