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New charge against Suu Kyi, Australian adviser
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2021
» Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged along with four of her allies with violating the country's colonial-era official secrets act, her chief lawyer said on Thursday.
PM: Plans in place to evacuate Thais if necessary
Mongkol Bangprapa and Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/04/2021
» Thailand has prepared a plan to evacuate Thais from Myanmar if the situation warrants it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
UK sanctions Myanmar conglomerate
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2021
» LONDON: Britain sanctioned a Myanmar conglomerate on Thursday for its close links to the military leadership which Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said was wantonly killing innocent people including children.
WHO blasts Europe's slow vaccine rollout, as France heads for new lockdown
AFP, Published on 01/04/2021
» COPENHAGEN - The WHO on Thursday slammed Europe's "unacceptably slow" vaccine rollout and warned of a "worrying" surge in cases, as France became the latest country to impose new restrictions to combat soaring coronavirus infections.
J&J vaccine manufacturing error affects 15m doses
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2021
» A manufacturing error at a plant involved in Covid-19 vaccine production affected 15 million doses worth of an ingredient for Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, according to two people familiar with the matter, though the company downplayed the situation and said it met its most recent vaccine delivery target.
550kg 'ice' seized on Mekong River bank
Pratuan Khachornwutthinan, Published on 01/04/2021
» NAKHON PHANOM: Two young Lao men have been arrested and 550 kilogrammes of crystal meth, or ice, worth about 275 million baht, seized in That Phanom district.
Songkran seen showering B113bn on economy
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2021
» Consumer spending could jump 64% to 113 billion baht during the upcoming Songkran holiday after last year's slump when tighter coronavirus curbs were in place, the commerce university said on Thursday.
120km/h speed limit starts
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/04/2021
» The Transport Ministry started the faster highway speed limit of 120 kilometres per hour on a highway section in the Central Plains on Thursday and will expand it to other highways in all regions from August.
Ousted Myanmar parliament plans national unity government
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2021
» Myanmar’s parliament, ousted by the military on Feb 1, plans to set up a national unity government in the first week of April, according to a statement by a parallel administration of key allies of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
TEST YOURSELF: Where the wild beasts roam
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/04/2021
» Farmers in Prachuap Khiri Khan are learning to live with elephants