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Smog upsets Unesco heritage hopes
News, Published on 06/02/2020
» Phetchabun: Air pollution caused by open burning in sugar cane plantations has jeopardised chances for Si Thep Historical Park to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage site, according to Wisan Kositanont, chairman of the Phetchabun Provincial Cultural Council.
Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, breaks into three
AFP, Published on 06/02/2020
» ISTANBUL - A plane carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather on Wednesday.
Cathay Pacific asks all staff to take unpaid leave
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, its CEO announced Wednesday, as the airline faces a crisis in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Ailing plastic businesses seek rescue
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/02/2020
» Labour Ministry has been asked to step in and help dozens of plastic bag manufacturers which are at risk of closing their businesses altogether since the government banned single-use plastics on Jan 1.
Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form
AFP, Published on 06/02/2020
» TOKYO - A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.
Thai evacuation pilot hails 'heroic' staff
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/02/2020
» Thailand's turn to send an aircraft to Wuhan to bring back its nationals stranded in the locked-down city came on Tuesday. That mission shed light on the courage of the air crew and medical personnel who went ahead with the flight into the heart of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.
Sam Mitr moves to protect seats
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/02/2020
» The latest gathering of the Sam Mitr (Three Allies) group -- a key faction within the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) -- is seen as a show of force intended to warn against any attempts to cut its cabinet seat quota in the reshuffle expected after the no-confidence debate scheduled for this month.
Court calls halt to BMA's river promenade project
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/02/2020
» The Administrative Court on Wednesday ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to halt development of a 57-kilometre promenade along the Chao Phraya River.
FFP's fate decided in 2 weeks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/02/2020
» The Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve the Future Forward Party (FFP) on Feb 21 over allegations that it accepted a 191.2-million-baht loan from its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a violation of the organic law on political parties.
First local contagion case 'recovered'
News, Published on 06/02/2020
» A taxi driver, who was the country's first case of local transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, has fully recovered and been discharged from hospital, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday.