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Cathay Pacific CEO blames virus for historic loss
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways has said it expects to make a loss of HK$9.9 billion (40.5 billion baht) in the first six months of 2020, the largest in its history.
Prayut confirms asking banker Predee to join cabinet
Post Reporters, Published on 17/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed that he had approached banker Predee Daochai to join a new cabinet lineup and dismissed reports that the head of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) was a candidate.
Phetchaburi woman gets Thai ID after 44 years
Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2020
» PHETCHABURI: A Thai woman deprived of her rights to state benefits for 44 years burst into tears after receiving a Thai ID card for the first time, bringing an end to a tale with an unusual twist.
Rice price guarantees unchanged
Chatrudee Theparat and Reuters, Published on 17/07/2020
» Guaranteed rice prices for the 2020-21 crop year will be unchanged from those of the previous season, the National Rice Policy Committee decided on Friday.
Taiwan envoy quits Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Taiwan’s top representative to Hong Kong returned home after refusing to sign a statement supporting the “one China” principle, the news site Up Media reported, in another example of the city’s tighter enforcement of Beijing’s policies.
Foreigners can apply for visa extensions after July 31
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/07/2020
» Foreign visitors still stranded in the kingdom by the Covid-19 pandemic will be allowed to apply for an extended short stay after their visas expire on July 31, the Immigration Bureau chief said on Friday.
Special boost for Rayong tourism
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/07/2020
» The government will direct meetings, tourists, promotions, football matches and concerts with spectators, and film crews, to Rayong province to revitalise the tourism sector there.
Messi rages as failing Barca lose La Liga
AFP, Published on 17/07/2020
» MADRID: Barcelona made it all about the Champions League and after surrendering La Liga to Real Madrid, now it is all they have left.
US-China storm blunts HK competitive edge
Business, AFP, Published on 17/07/2020
» Hong Kong: Beijing's tough new security law and President Donald Trump's order to rescind special trading privileges have blunted Hong Kong's competitive edge and risk turning the financial hub into just another Chinese city, analysts warn.
BMA: B20,000 fine for failure to report Rayong visit
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/07/2020
» Anyone failing to inform city officials they were at the hotel or mall in Rayong where a virus-infected Egyptian soldier went could be fined 20,000 baht, Bangkok deputy governor Sopon Pisutthiwong warned on Friday.