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Govt ready for returnees
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2020
» The government is gearing up to handle Thais set to return home from neighbouring countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, including thousands from the Malaysian border, starting on Saturday.
Thai workers stranded in Malaysia to get cash aid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/04/2020
» The Interior Ministry is pushing ahead with a proposal to give cash to Thai workers stranded in Malaysia as part of urgent relief measures after the neighbouring country decided to extend its broader closure to April 28.
Migrant workers upset by border opening delay
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/04/2020
» Migrant workers in Malaysia are appealing to the government to help repatriate them after the Southeast Asian country postponed the opening of its border by another two weeks.
Tycoons' fortunes take a dive
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/04/2020
» Even the extravagantly wealthy are feeling the pinch from the coronavirus pandemic, as members of Forbes Thailand's 50 richest list saw US$28 billion erased from their combined wealth, an 18% decline to a total of $132 billion.
Malaysia to open border for rubber
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/04/2020
» Malaysian authorities have ordered the reopening of the Padang Besar checkpoint in Songkhla next week to allow the import of concentrated latex for the country's production of rubber gloves.
Stranded Thais allowed to enter Satun
Post Reporters, Published on 29/03/2020
» SATUN: Almost 300 Thai nationals left stranded at the Wang Kelian immigration checkpoint in Malaysia's Perlis state on Saturday night were allowed to enter Thailand, but they were required to place themselves into quarantine for 14 days at home, the Satun governor said on Sunday.
More border closures in fight against virus
Post Reporters, Published on 20/03/2020
» The Interior Ministry has ordered most border provinces to leave only one international checkpoint open as the country tries to block arrivals to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has caused a sharp jump in cases this week.
Thai returnees rush to beat border lockdown
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2020
» The 4th Army began shutting 13 border posts in Narathiwat province from 5am on Wednesday as part of moves to stem the spread of Covid-19, as border checkpoints in the South were flooded with Thais returning from Malaysia, which also closed its borders on Wednesday.
Mosque visitors hard to track
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/03/2020
» Health authorities have only managed to track down 54 out of the 132 Thais who attended an event in Malaysia that has been linked to scores of Covid-19 cases across Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
CP Group lands $10bn Tesco deal
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 10/03/2020
» The battle between Thailand's retail titans for UK-based Tesco's Asia business has reached an end, with Charoen Pokphand Group, the country's biggest agribusiness conglomerate, submitting the winning bid for a deal worth more than US$10 billion.