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Covid-19 benefit boost sought
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/05/2020
» 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.
La Nina may ease drought severity
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/05/2020
» Thailand may not encounter a severe drought this year as earlier expected, thanks to the influence of the La Nina phenomenon, but careful water usage is still needed especially among rice farmers who have been told to wait for the right time to start farming.
Monks suffering as strict distancing rules remain
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/05/2020
» 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.
Tests for virus cure 'promising'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/05/2020
» Trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine on animals has yielded satisfactory results, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Osaka inspires 'maverick' Utain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2020
» Veteran politician Utain Shartpinyo is using the issue of mounting rubbish and traffic congestion in the capital as a political platform to garner votes for the Bangkok election next year.
Any renewed US-China trade war will be perilous
News, Clyde Russell, Published on 07/05/2020
» The rhetoric around the possible resumption of the United States-China trade war has been ramped up by both sides in recent days, but this time around the risks seem to be far greater for both countries, with the world economy as collateral damage.
Back to bad habits
News, Postbag, Published on 07/05/2020
» Re: "Is this crisis really a turning point?" (Opinion, May 1).
It's time to face grim Covid-19 reality
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 07/05/2020
» At the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, there emerged an outbreak containment option called "Hurt and then ending" which in Thai is jeb tae jop. The complete lockdown of Wuhan was a prime example of that. In Thailand, the lockdown measure was first implemented in Buri Ram before it become a standard practice nationwide. The effectiveness of the measures varies across the globe -- from a seemingly complete success story in Wuhan to a not-yet sustained success in Spain, to a success and then failure in Singapore. I do not think anybody doubts the effectiveness of the lockdown on controlling the outbreak, but many, including myself, are starting to come out and question the cost of lockdown, which I have previously mentioned.
Re-opening hits snags
News, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2020
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is mulling the next stage of partial reopening, considering a two-hour limit for visits to shopping malls and restricting the number of shoppers allowed to enter at one time.
Hotline clears Covid-19 barriers
News, Kanpirom Wiboonpanich, Published on 07/05/2020
» When Maw la Myine, 45, was a child growing up in poverty-stricken Mon state in Myanmar, he dreamed of becoming a lawyer to help his people understand the law and seek justice.