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Hong Kong wants 80% jab rate before reopening
Published on 27/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong will have to achieve a vaccination rate of at least 80% before it will consider reopening its borders to mainland China and the international community thereafter, The Standard reported, citing a top government official.
Thailand bans travel from 8 African countries
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2021
» Thailand will ban entry of people travelling from eight African countries it designated as high-risk for the new omicron coronavirus variant, a senior health official said on Saturday.
Eight rescued, one missing after boat sinks off Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 27/11/2021
» SONGKHLA: One person is missing and eight others were rescued when a speedboat carrying a team of divers capsized off Koh Noo, about one kilometre from Laem Samila beach, in Muang district on Saturday morning.
Witness says ranger went berserk before stabbing colleague
Published on 27/11/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A witness in an attack involving two forest rangers in a deep forest in Thong Pha Phum district told police that the attacker went berserk and suddenly used a knife to stab a colleague on Thursday before fatally shooting himself.
Travel curbs go global: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/11/2021
» The World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said a new strain discovered by South African researchers is a "variant of concern" as global markets swooned at the prospect of a setback in the fight against the coronavirus.
Calm returns to Solomons capital after deadly riots
AFP, Published on 27/11/2021
» HONIARA - A tense calm returned to the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara Saturday, after days of rioting left at least three dead and reduced swathes of the city to smouldering ruins.
City floods to worsen: study
News, Published on 27/11/2021
» Climate change and unplanned urbanisation will result in a decrease in groundwater resources and intensified flood risk in Bangkok, a study by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has found.
Tebboune faces another test as Algerians vote
AFP, Published on 27/11/2021
» ALGIERS - Algerians vote on Saturday in local elections seen as key in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's push to turn the page on the two-decade rule of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
EEC touts prudence of PPP projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/11/2021
» Four key infrastructure projects in the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) are saving the state significant amounts of money because of their public-private partnership (PPP) funding, in addition to offering a net return of more than 200 billion baht for the government, according to the EEC Office.
Govt to file poll-tweak drafts soon
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2021
» The coalition government is expected to submit draft amendments to two organic laws related to the election system for parliamentary scrutiny late next month.