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China's virus epicentre pivots to stem imported cases
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» WUHAN, China: The ground-zero city of Wuhan is cautiously reopening after a two-month quarantine, but the birthplace of the global coronavirus pandemic is now on guard against a potential new threat: imported cases.
Bangkok shops to shut at midnight
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/04/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered all shops and street vendors to close from midnight to 5am to fight the spread of Covid-19 in Bangkok which has the country's highest number of cases at 850.
Solid financials offer firepower to weather crisis
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/04/2020
» Like other countries, Thailand is fighting a war against Covid-19. For the government, it cannot afford to lose this war as it must ensure safety to public health, buffer the outbreak's impact on the economy and help affected people who have lost jobs and incomes.
Govt falters in face of steep learning curve
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/04/2020
» As the coronavirus infections graph continues to climb, it's the Prayut Chan-o-cha government's learning curve that has managed to remain flat.
Booze ban set to last 10 days
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/04/2020
» City Hall has banned the sale of alcohol in the capital for 10 days starting on Friday in the latest bid to prevent social gatherings that could spread the highly-contagious coronavirus.
PM condemns curfew breakers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday slammed more than 6,500 curfew violators for lacking a social conscience but insisted he will not impose any tougher restrictions as current measures in dealing with Covid-19 over the past 100 days are proving effective.
Virus hit 'like a bomb' as toll rises in Ecuador's business capital
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Ecuador's economic capital Guayaquil is reeling from the most aggressive outbreak of COVID-19 in Latin America after the pandemic hit the city "like a bomb," its mayor said.
Virus cases soar among Singapore migrant workers
Published on 18/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: New coronavirus cases in Singapore have soared by a single-day record of 942, almost all of them among the thousands of migrant labourers living in dormitories in the city-state.
Time for hotels to innovate
Business, Published on 21/04/2020
» As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to batter the economy, hotel owners and operators in Thailand have adopted various strategies to limit the business impact. While a number of hotels have temporarily shut down operations, some are exploring new revenue-generating strategies, according to observations by property consultancy JLL.
Watching over migrant workers
Oped, Published on 22/04/2020
» As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have widespread effects on the economy and workforce in Thailand, migrant workers are among the worst affected by this unprecedented global health crisis.