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This Harvard alum wants to help Thailand reclaim lost decade
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2023
» The Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the "lost decade" under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalise Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
Thai vaccine human trials to begin in March
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/02/2021
» Thailand will begin clinical trials of a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine in March, making it the nation’s first inoculation programme to enter human trials.
Thai massage loses its charm behind masks, social distancing
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/07/2020
» Walk into a massage parlour and a familiar clasped-hands “wai” greeting will welcome you as a hint of jasmine lingers in the air. Less appealing is the smell of disinfectant and the squeaky sound of latex gloves.
All fatalities decline since start of pandemic
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/06/2020
» Thailand is seeing fewer fatalities than usual during the Covid-19 epidemic, with deaths from all causes since October dropping by about 8% from a year earlier.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
Thailand tilts towards Chinese-style internet controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.
China opens ‘Pandora’s Box’ of human genetic engineering
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: A Chinese researcher’s claim that he successfully modified the genes of human embryos may force the country to make a stark choice about the future of its burgeoning biotechnology industry — one with significant implications for an emerging technology arms race with the West.
How Bill Gates aims to save $233bn by reinventing the toilet
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2018
» SYDNEY: Bill Gates thinks toilets are a serious business, and he’s betting big that a reinvention of this most essential of conveniences can save a half million lives and deliver $200 billion-plus in savings.
Elon Musk’s team in talks with Thailand about rescue
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/07/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Representatives for Elon Musk are in talks with Thai authorities about aiding in the rescue of a boys’ soccer team stuck in a cave, said a spokesman for the billionaire.
Global trade boom steams into 2018 despite Trump threats
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/11/2017
» HONG KONG: It was meant to be the year of the trade war. Instead, it was the year of the trade boom.