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Navy defends decision to buy three Chinese-made tanks
News, Published on 02/06/2021
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) on Tuesday defended its purchase of three Chinese-made tanks, saying the procurement was approved before the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
PM's fears shut door on business openings
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/06/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's plan to allow five types of business to reopen yesterday was postponed for two weeks because the prime minister remains concerned about the overall Covid-19 situation, National Security Council chief Gen Natthapol Nakpanich says.
Govt okays jab payouts
News, Published on 02/06/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved a budget of about 15 billion baht for the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to spend on healthcare for those affected by Covid-19 and any medical treatment for Covid-19 patients.
Hybrid strain hits Vietnam, maybe Thailand next
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2021
» The discovery of a hybrid variant of Covid-19 containing both the Indian and UK variants has been detected in Vietnam and put one Thai virologist on alert as he expressed his concern over the possibility that the hybrid strain could make its way to Thailand.
Extra spending of B2bn for high-speed link gets nod
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/06/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved an additional 2.17 billion baht to buy land needed to build the 220-km high-speed railway linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports.
Govt fears Covid storm from East
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/06/2021
» The government is keeping a close watch on a recent influx of people from Cambodia into the eastern border province of Sa Kaeo amid concern that many of them may be infected with Covid-19.
Inoculation rules laid out for visitors to Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/06/2021
» Anyone flying into Phuket must have received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine or full doses of other brands, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Tuesday.
Canada faces reckoning after remains of indigenous students found
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» KAMLOOPS (CANADA) - The discovery of the remains of 215 children at one of several boarding schools set up a century ago to forcibly assimilate Canada's indigenous peoples has once again compelled the nation to confront its painful past.
Meatpacking giant JBS believes Russia behind hack that hit plants
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» NEW YORK - An American subsidiary of Brazilian meat processor JBS told the US government that it has received a ransom demand in a cyberattack it believes originated in Russia, which has forced some plants to cut production.
Osaka crisis throws light on stars' mental health and media 'voyeurism'
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» PARIS - Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open, after revealing her battle with depression and anxiety, has cast a harsh light on the mental health of the sport's superstars with one expert even accusing the media of "voyeurism".