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Govt aims for 4% growth this year driven by recovery in Q4
Published on 17/03/2021
» The goverment is aiming to achieve economic growth of 4% this year, with a recovery expected in the fourth quarter of the year, amid expectations that easing coronavirus restrictions will bring in tourism income, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Wednesday.
Philippines to shut border to foreigners as virus cases surge
Published on 17/03/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines will close its border to foreigners and restrict the number of Filipinos entering the country as authorities battle to contain a spike in coronavirus infections.
Poll: Wide support for banning water splashing
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/03/2021
» A majority of people support banning or limiting water splashing during next month's Songkran festival, to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Poll: Wide support for banning water splashing
Online Reporters, Published on 17/03/2021
» A majority of people support banning or limiting water splashing during next month's Songkran festival, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, Nida Poll.
Beer and loathing: Irish mourn another St Patrick's Day lockdown
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» DUBLIN: The cellar of The Temple Bar in central Dublin would normally be stacked head-high with enough kegs of Guinness to serve thousands of pints to revellers toasting Ireland's patron saint.
Arkhom banking on jabs to boost economy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/03/2021
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith feels upbeat about the country's economic prospects because of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Thailand, predicting the economy will start picking up in the fourth quarter.
All first jabs in 3 months for target populations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2021
» All first shots of the Covid-19 vaccine will be given to target populations in the next three months, while the entire inoculation programme is expected to finish by the end of this year, public health authorities said on Tuesday.
China's jab drive raises questions
News, Published on 17/03/2021
» China aims to vaccinate at least half a billion of its people against Covid-19 in four months, a challenge that will test the country's formidable industrial might just as it accelerates efforts to help inoculate the rest of the world.
Passport to prosperity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/03/2021
» May I see your vaccine passport? You will be asked to demonstrate proof of shots everywhere -- be it airports, shops or events -- until the coronavirus outbreak is kept at bay. If you leaf through history, you will find their predecessors. In the past, travellers carried international certificates of vaccination to show at the port of entry when they visited yellow fever risk areas such as Africa and Latin America.
UK hot tub insurance claims bubble over during Covid
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» LONDON - Birds pecking at covers and a grass strimmer causing a puncture -- insurance claims for hot tub damage tripled in Britain last year as people took more dips during lockdowns, according to one insurer.