Showing 1 - 10 of 57
Battle rages to cut coronavirus off at the pass
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/04/2020
» The steady decline of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks has raised hopes that the country may eventually curb the outbreak that has ravaged the world.
Things that could have been better said by commentators
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/04/2020
» Following last week's column on the verbal gems football commentators have treated us to in the past, it seems only fair to acknowledge other sports in which commentators have performed heroically over the years.
So what's the plan?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/04/2020
» Sometimes it seems like the authorities in Thailand are solving minor problems like arresting teenagers who break curfew whilst completely ignoring the bigger ones.
The steps we take today will define tomorrow
Oped, Published on 11/04/2020
» After every cataclysmic event one tends to think that the world will never be the same. This time it is true that in certain ways the world must change. Global history is laden with such turning points almost all being painful. For years we have been warned that a pandemic could be that cataclysmic. The section of humanity that live amidst raging wars, crises, endemic fragility, state collapse, and human misery could be pardoned for thinking that it could not be worse.
SCB gets tentative nod for Myanmar licence
Business, Published on 11/04/2020
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's fourth-largest lender by assets, has won preliminary approval for a subsidiary business licence in Myanmar, targeting 7 billion baht in loans in the first five years of operation.
A forest lockdown will fuel more fires
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/04/2020
» With strong wind and fast-approaching forest fires, a group of forest dwellers on Doi Mon Dok mountain in Chiang Mai's Samoeng District are racing against time to stop the flames from engulfing their village.
Partnership introduces virus app
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/04/2020
» Multiple private and state organisations have joined forces to develop a new mobile app, Mor Chana, which was launched yesterday to help people assess their coronavirus infection risk, assist health authorities in tracking users in close contact with infected people and prevent transmission among healthcare workers.
Pfizer Identifies Lead Coronavirus Drug Candidate
Business, Published on 11/04/2020
» Pfizer Inc. has found a promising but early potential coronavirus treatment, which the drugmaker aims to begin testing in patients this summer.
Boeing Considers 10% Cut to Workforce
Business, Published on 11/04/2020
» Boeing Co. is considering a plan to reduce its workforce by about 10%, people familiar with the matter said, as the aerospace giant grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
FTI calls for standardised logistics
Business, Published on 11/04/2020
» The private sector will ask the government to speed up introducing the same practices for logistics procedures nationwide that now exist in a patchwork applied differently across various provinces, as the current arrangement is causing mayhem in the logistics process.