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Trump throws pandemic relief into doubt
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has thrown a long-awaited pandemic relief package into doubt days before millions of Americans will lose their benefits and face eviction from their homes.
Prayut orders smuggler blitz
News, Published on 24/12/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered police to form a special committee to investigate state officials involved in the smuggling of illegal migrants, which has been blamed for the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
Tourism gloom 'won't improve'
News, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/12/2020
» There is little hope of attracting international arrivals during the first quarter of next year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in Thailand, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says.
RTARF touts three-year strategic plan
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/12/2020
» The Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) is preparing a three-year operation plan for safeguarding the country's sovereignty and national interests.
Migrant traffickers act in gangs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/12/2020
» Illegal labour smuggling networks have been operating in a systematic and organised manner, bribing their way through checkpoints to bring in migrant workers, a source told the Bangkok Post.
Migrants sacked, dumped at roadside
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2020
» Police are hunting those responsible for abandoning 14 Myanmar workers in Samut Prakan on Tuesday night.
Gunmen kill dozens in Ethiopia attack, says rights body
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area.
Trump pardons spark outrage
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - An angry backlash Wednesday met US President Donald Trump's pardons of corrupt Republican congressmen and security guards convicted of killing 14 civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre.
Migrants get SMS virus info alerts
News, Published on 24/12/2020
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is working with five major mobile operators to update migrant workers on Covid-19-related information through SMS messages, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
Bid to register foreign workers to quell outbreak
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/12/2020
» An advocacy group on Friday urged the government to offer to register illegal migrant workers, particularly in Samut Sakhon, as an incentive for them to come forward to authorities for Covid-19 screening and not attempt to run away.