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Millions face new virus curbs, but hope rises for US vaccine
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - Millions of people faced new coronavirus restrictions Wednesday as infections surged, but in one sign of hope, a US firm said it would soon start final-stage human trials for a possible vaccine.
Pompeo opens way for tougher sanctions on Russia-Germany pipeline
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday opened the way for tougher sanctions to stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that Russia is building to US ally Germany.
Bangkok motor show finally underway
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2020
» Bangkok's twice-postponed annual auto show opened to the public on Wednesday in the country's first large-scale event since coronavirus restrictions eased, with nearly all attendees wearing masks and face shields.
1.9m sign up for domestic travel perk
Published on 15/07/2020
» More than 1.9 million people signed up for the “We travel together” tourism stimulus package on the first day of registration, a scheme devised to promote local travel as the industry has been battered by the pandemic.
Thais treated 'with contempt' over Egyptian visitors
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/07/2020
» The opposition has lambasted the government after foreign nationals were allowed to enter Thailand without enforced quarantine and claims there might have been other, unreported cases of arrivals slipping through the net.
Somkid, 4 other Cabinet members resign
Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and four other Cabinet members tendered their resignations on Wednesday after mounting pressure from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) since the party's leadership reshuffle.
FamilyMart to deploy robots in Japan stores
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2020
» TOKYO: In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation.
Traders demand more than apology to rescue Rayong business
Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2020
» The Rayong Chamber of Commerce is calling for more than an apology from the government to save the tourism sector, after mass hotel cancellations sparked by fears of catching coronavirus disease.
Thai wine sisters take aim at booze monopoly
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» Sisters Mimi and Nikki have battled Thailand's tropical climate, chased off elephants from their vineyards and won over a sceptical public to their award-winning wine. Now they're taking on the "unfair" booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom's billionaire booze monopolies.
'Small risk' of Covid transmission in Rayong
Online Reporters, Published on 15/07/2020
» There is only a slight chance of transmission of coronavirus disease in Rayong province, because only one of the Egyptian visitors who went shopping was infected and he always wore a mask and did not eat at a mall, according to the chief of the Disease Control Department.