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Billionaire Bloomberg ends campaign, endorses Biden
AFP, Published on 04/03/2020
» NEW YORK - US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg quit the Democratic presidential race and endorsed frontrunner Joe Biden Wednesday after being snubbed by voters on Super Tuesday despite blowing more than half a billion dollars on his campaign.
Erdogan demands EU help in Syria as price to end migrant crisis
AFP, Published on 04/03/2020
» ANKARA - Turkey's president on Wednesday warned a fresh migrant crisis could be resolved only if Europe supports its efforts in Syria, as violent clashes broke out between refugees and police on the Greek border.
Thai quarantine flip-flop throws holidays into doubt
Published on 04/03/2020
» Thailand threw possibly tens of thousands of holiday plans into confusion after Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered any new arrivals from nine countries and two territories to undergo quarantine for the coronavirus, before swiftly reversing the decision.
ECB, UBS restrict travel, Olympics won't be cancelled: Virus update
Published on 04/03/2020
» Total coronavirus cases globally topped 93,000. surged in Iran and rose in Europe, including an official in Brussels. China reported 38 more deaths and fatalities rose to nine in the US.
No self-quarantine for healthy travellers from Singapore
Published on 04/03/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore travellers arriving in Thailand will not have to self-quarantine for 14 days if they are healthy, the Thai embassy said on Wednesday.
Economy 'may shrink' if virus impact drags on: JSCCIB
Published on 04/03/2020
» The economy might not grow in the first half of 2020, and could even contract over the full year, if the coronavirus epidemic drags for longer than a few months, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) said on Wednesday.
US launches airstrike against Taliban to defend Afghan forces
AFP, Published on 04/03/2020
» KABUL: The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces Wednesday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt.
Quarantine for some returnees from Korea
Published on 04/03/2020
» The government has decided to quarantine Thais returning home from working illegally in one province of South Korea - Gyoengsang and its capital Daegu, the centre of an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Anutin closes Facebook account after quarantine post
Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2020
» Public Health Minister Auntin Charnvirakul has closed a Facebook account one day after he posted -- and then deleted -- a message that said all visitors from Thailand's largest sources of foreign tourism would face mandatory self-quarantine for two weeks.
Village ravaged by summer storm
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 04/03/2020
» KHON KAEN: A violent summer storm hit a village in Phu Wiang district on Tuesday night, causing heavy damage to houses and other property.