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US makes good on threats of Turkey sanctions over Russia arms
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday made good on months of threats to punish Turkey for buying a major Russian missile defense system, although it held off on the most drastic options.
Massive outage hits Google services worldwide
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» NEW YORK - A massive outage knocked Google services including Gmail and video sharing platform YouTube offline across much of the globe Monday.
Blanket of hazardous haze smothers city
News, Published on 15/12/2020
» Toxic haze caused by health-hazardous PM2.5 fine dust particles shrouded Bangkok's skyline on Monday, with the air quality in 49 out of 50 districts reaching unhealthy levels.
Big Mountain Music Festival fiasco prompts warning
News, Published on 15/12/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday threatened to enforce the emergency decree and prohibit the assembly of more than five people should the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country get any worse.
Key test one step closer to cancellation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2020
» Permanent secretary for education Supat Champathong has ordered an impact study in the event the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) were to be cancelled, amid talk of universities planning to replace it with their own tests.
Co-pay scheme probed for graft
News, Published on 15/12/2020
» The Finance Ministry is investigating alleged corruption in the government's co-payment scheme which subsidises half the cost of purchases, known as Kon La Krueng and the latest tourism stimulus campaign known as Rao Tiew Duay Kan (We Travel Together).
CU's goal: a vaccine for Thais
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/12/2020
» Chulalongkorn University has launched a fund-raising campaign to build a factory and make Covid-19 vaccines on campus.
State of emergency to continue
News, Published on 15/12/2020
» The state of emergency in the deep South will be extended for another three months from Dec 20 for security reasons.
Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» PUCON, Chile: Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes on Monday as southern Chile and Argentina were plunged into darkness.
Trump announces departure of Attorney General Bill Barr
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Attorney General Bill Barr, who angered him by contradicting his claims of having been the victim of mass fraud in the US election, is leaving office.