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Congress to certify Biden win, Democrats poised to take Senate control
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faced one of the darkest days of his presidency Wednesday with Congress poised to certify Joe Biden's White House victory and Democrats on track to take control of the Senate with a pair of stunning upset victories in Georgia.
Covid deaths at record high as EU approves second vaccine
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» THE HAGUE: The European Union's medicines watchdog on Wednesday approved a second coronavirus vaccine, in a relief to struggling European countries as the world reached a grim new record of 15,700 deaths in 24 hours.
2 new rail projects on track
Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2021
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will open bidding for two dual-track railway projects next month.
Censure bid to come later this month
Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2021
» The opposition will submit a censure debate motion by the end of this month against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Travel scheme users won't lose privileges
Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2021
» Thai tourists who made hotel bookings under the Rao Tiew Duay Kan (We Travel Together) co-payment scheme and cancelled or postponed their reservations due to concerns over Covid-19 will not lose their privileges under the campaign, according to the government.
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail despite US extradition block
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to remain in custody in Britain, pending a US appeal of the decision to block his extradition to face charges for leaking secret documents, a judge in London ruled Wednesday.
China notifies Thailand it is holding back waters
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2021
» China has notified downstream neighbours it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the waterway's upper reaches for 20 days, as part of a new data-sharing pact, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Thailand said on Wednesday.
China's digital currency trial returns to Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/01/2021
» Shenzhen, China's technological hub, will start its second trial of the nation's digital currency this week, giving away virtual gift packets to its citizens as the nation steps up its testing efforts in a bid to launch the world's first sovereign digital currency.
Philippines seeks 148m Covid shots this year for 2/3 of population
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines is negotiating with seven vaccine manufacturers to procure at least 148 million Covid-19 shots as it seeks to inoculate close to two-thirds of its population this year, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Free meals for Chiang Mai workers left jobless, as all nightclubs closed
Phanumet Tanraksa, Published on 06/01/2021
» CHIANG MAI: A restaurant owner with a kind heart is offering free meals for night workers forced out of their job by an order closing all night entertainment venues for 14 days to help halt the spread of Covid-19.