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Court asked to revoke ban on online booze sales
News, Published on 21/10/2020
» consumer: The Administrative Court was asked yesterday to revoke the government's ban on online sales of alcoholic drinks.
68-year-old fitness grandma proves hit in China
Life, Published on 21/10/2020
» Chen Jifang hits the gym for at least two hours every day and has the physique to prove it. At nearly 70, she's being held up as a shining example as China orders its vast population to get fit and lose the bulge.
Gunmen fire on Nigeria protesters as indefinite curfew imposed
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» LAGOS - Armed men opened fire on a crowd of more than a thousand people in Nigeria's main city Lagos on Tuesday, four witnesses said, as rallies against bad governance showed no sign of abating.
Khashoggi fiancee sues Saudi prince in US over murder
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - The fiancee of journalist Jamal Khashoggi sued Saudi Arabia's crown prince and other officials Tuesday in a US court, seeking damages for his brutal murder in Istanbul two years ago.
Curfew in Nigeria's Lagos over 'monster' protests
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» LAGOS - Authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos as the police ordered out anti-riot units nationwide to face protests officials claimed had been hijacked by criminals.
Trade panel OKs new rules for online food delivery
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/10/2020
» The Trade Competition Commission (TCC) on Tuesday gave the nod to amended guidelines to regulate online food delivery after such services mushroomed during the Covid-19 lockdown that began in April.
Panel to monitor debt restructuring
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/10/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) will spend three months monitoring the debt restructuring progress of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on a case-by-case basis, after the Bank of Thailand's debt relief measures in the second phase expire tomorrow.
Govt told 'to stop the use of violence'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/10/2020
» About 50 lecturers and students from the Thai Academic Network for Civil Rights (TANC) on Tuesday submitted a petition, signed by 1,118 lecturers from various universities, to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha calling on the government to stop using violence against protesters.
Govt gets it all wrong in closing down train lines
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/10/2020
» Should I, or should I not, take the train today?" might be the question du jour for city commuters right now. Apart from checking if a train is running or delayed, commuters find it helps to remain flexible in case authorities suddenly order the train services to temporarily shut. Such has been the response to the pro-democracy rallies that have erupted daily since the Oct 15 crackdown, when riot police used water cannon to disperse crowds.
Khao San Road to reopen with special fair
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/10/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is to hold a fair on Khao San Road from Oct 30-31, in a bid to showcase the popular tourist location's new look.