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Red Cross looks to global influencers to fight virus 'infodemic'
AFP, Published on 05/05/2020
» GENEVA - The Red Cross on Tuesday launched what it said was the first global network of social media influencers to battle misinformation about the new coronavirus and spread lifesaving content about the pandemic.
Army: Slain insurgents were 'wanted criminals'
Published on 05/05/2020
» PATTANI: Firearms seized from three insurgents killed during a clash with security forces in Nong Chik district on April 30 had been used in many attacks in the far South, a 4th Army spokesman said on Tuesday
Philippine telecoms body orders ABS-CBN to shut down
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2020
» MANILA: The Philippines' telecoms body on Tuesday ordered the country's leading broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp to cease operations immediately, saying its license had expired.
Park ranger killed in clash with hunters
Online Reporters, Published on 05/05/2020
» A park ranger has been shot dead in a clash while patrolling in Sap Lanka Wildlife Sanctuary in Lop Buri province.
Last chance for Thai Airways, says PM
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2020
» The government is ready to back a rescue package for Thai Airways International Plc, but it will entail a full restructuring and there will be no second chances, the prime minister said.
2-hour limit on shopping mall visits mulled
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/05/2020
» The prime minister has raised the prospect of a two-hour time limit on shopping centre visits to help curb the novel coronavirus.
Russians caught partying on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/05/2020
» SURAT THANI: Seven Russian tourists were arrested and charged with violating the emergency decree while partying on the island of Koh Phangan on Sunday night, police said.
Pet groomers reopen but owners quarantined outside
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2020
» Chewy and Miley, both two-year-old Schnauzer dogs, are getting their hair cut at a groomer in Bangkok for the first time since the new coronavirus outbreak began in Thailand in January.
April consumer prices dive
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/05/2020
» The consumer price index (CPI), a gauge of headline inflation, fell 2.99% year-on-year in April, the biggest decline in 10 years and nine months.
Stores threatened with closure after rush to buy booze
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/05/2020
» Stores that fail to enforce disease control measures will be closed, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam warned on Tuesday, after people crowded into shops to buy alcohol following the lifting of the ban in most provinces.