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Why haven't the Tokyo Olympics been postponed already?
AFP, Published on 21/03/2020
» LAUSANNE - The global sporting calendar has been swept away by the coronavirus pandemic but the International Olympic Committee has insisted the Tokyo Games will go ahead in four months despite growing calls for a postponement.
Sports bodies to Japan: Call off the Olympics
Published on 21/03/2020
» National Olympic committees and other sports governing bodies in Europe and the Americas now say the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for July should be postponed.
Bangkok Airways halts all international flights
Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2020
» Bangkok Airways says it is temporarily suspending all international flights from Sunday until further notice as the spread of the coronavirus has crippled travel demand worldwide.
BoT shores up market stability
Published on 21/03/2020
» The Bank of Thailand is seeking to shore up market stability after a jump in bond yields stoked concerns that stresses are building up.
'Progressive Movement' born
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2020
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul of the former Future Forward Party has formally introduced the “Progressive Movement” to continue with their agenda after their party was disbanded.
Iran 'frees French researcher'
AFP, Published on 21/03/2020
» PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron announced on Saturday that Iran has freed a French researcher imprisoned in the Islamic republic after France released an Iranian threatened with extradition to the United States.
Malaysian cases approach 1,200
Published on 21/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia jumped to 1,183 on Saturday with four deaths, and the government warned of more cases next week as it looks for people who attended a mass religious gathering linked to a majority of the Covid-19 infections.
Border closure delayed for stranded people to cross
Published on 21/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Provincial authorities have allowed people left stranded in areas along the Thailand-Myanmar border to cross until 6.30pm Saturday after key checkpoints were closed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Vietnam to bar all inbound flights
Published on 21/03/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam will suspend all inbound international flights to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country, the government said in a statement on Saturday.
Bangkok malls to close from Sunday
Published on 21/03/2020
» City Hall has ordered Bangkok shopping malls to close from Sunday until April 12 as it steps up the battle against the spread of the coronavirus.