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Virus delay, overseas fan ban: turbulent Olympic timeline
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» TOKYO: From a historic coronavirus postponement, to a decision to bar overseas specators, the path to Tokyo 2020 has been littered with hurdles.
Army denies supplying rice to Myanmar troops
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2021
» The Royal Thai Army has denied supplying rice to units of Myanmar’s armed forces, saying that any food being sent over the border was part of normal trade.
Police crack down hard on latest rally
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2021
» Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon at protesters as another anti-government rally descended into violence on Saturday night.
Turkey condemned for quitting treaty protecting women
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» ISTANBUL: Turkey sparked both domestic and international outrage Saturday after it withdrew from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women.
Erdogan sacks another central bank chief
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» ISTANBUL: Turkey braced on Saturday for a new spell of financial turbulence after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked his market-friendly central bank chief and replaced him with a former ruling party lawmaker.
Yasothon sees first Covid case this year
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2021
» A woman who worked at a shrimp factory in Samut Sakhon has been confirmed as Yasothon’s first Covid-19 case since the second wave began in December.
Amid new lockdowns, EU threatens AZ export ban
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» PARIS: France, Poland and Ukraine introduced new lockdown measures on Saturday to fight a surge in coronavirus infections, as the European Union threatened to block exports of AstraZeneca jabs in an escalating row over vaccines.
Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Games
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» TOKYO: Overseas fans will be banned from this summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said on Saturday, in a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public the Games will be safe.
Thailand in talks to buy another 5m Sinovac shots
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2021
» Thailand is in talks with Sinovac Biotech to buy another 5 million doses of CoronaVac after taking delivery of another 800,000 shots of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Saturday.
Boy critical after gunman riddles pickup
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 20/03/2021
» BURI RAM: A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition in hospital after being struck by bullets fired at a pickup truck being driven by his father in Chalerm Phrakiat district.