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School closures 'affecting development'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2021
» Many first-graders are missing out on their first-ever day at school as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with concerns that delays to their schooling could harm their development and mental health.
NBTC board picks to be ready by Sept 30
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/08/2021
» The selection of seven new members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board is expected to be wrapped up by the end of next month when the general session of the Senate, which is responsible for voting on the candidates, concludes.
Restaurants accept dine-in rules
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 26/08/2021
» Restaurant operators say they are receptive to Public Health Ministry plans for reopening, which involve tough Covid-19 protocols including a requirement for diners to show vaccination proof.
CCSA subpanel to review easing curbs
News, Published on 26/08/2021
» A subcommittee of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will consider a proposal to ease some lockdown restrictions on Thursday, as the government pledges to distribute 15 million vaccine doses a month, assistant CCSA spokeswoman Apisamai Srirangson said on Wednesday.
GPO, bid winners poised to sign ATK contract deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2021
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) and the companies which won the bidding for a contract to supply the government 8.5 million sets of the Covid-19 antigen test kit (ATK) will sign the contract this month, while the first batch of the imported ATKs is expected to be delivered by Sept 8.
Chula virologist honoured for research contribution
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2021
» Virologist Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, was awarded the Honorary Medical Scientist award by the Foundation of the Department of Medical Sciences (DMC) on Wednesday.
Lockdown curbs pummel car sales
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/08/2021
» Domestic car sales in July plunged by 11.62% year-on-year to the lowest level in seven months as a result of drastic lockdown measures, with more car companies expected to reduce their production due to the Covid-19 impact and a semiconductor shortage.
Zen to expand through more acquisitions
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 26/08/2021
» Zen Corporation Plc, the operator of Zen and Tummour restaurant chains, vows to continue acquiring food and food-related businesses and expand its street food models to balance business risk.
Applying the lessons of Covid-19 to climate change
Oped, Published on 26/08/2021
» We no longer have the luxury of time to debate climate change or stall on taking action. This was made crystal clear in the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The world's leading climate scientists reveal that previous estimates have underestimated how rapidly we will feel the devastating consequences of a warming planet, and how severe the impacts will be -- not in the distant future, but right now.
2 held over crystal meth parcel plot
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/08/2021
» A Nigerian man and his Thai wife have been arrested for attempting to smuggle nine kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine to Hong Kong, the culmination of a lengthy probe 10 months after the drugs were seized in Bangkok.