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China parliament eyes Hong Kong national security law after unrest
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» BEIJING: China's parliament said Thursday it will introduce a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move likely to stoke unrest in the financial hub.
Shooter at Texas naval air station 'neutralised'
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US Navy said on Thursday an active shooter at its Corpus Christi naval air station in Texas had been "neutralised," with one security force member injured in the events that unfolded in the early morning hours.
China plans national security laws for Hong Kong
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» HONG KONG: China will propose national security laws for Hong Kong in response to last year's often violent pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
US weekly jobless claims remain high
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave of layoffs, pointing to another month of staggering job losses in May.
21 Thais from Saudi Arabia sent for quarantine
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/05/2020
» SONGKHLA: Twenty-one Thais returning home from Saudi Arabi arrived in Songkhla on Thursday and were sent to state quarantine facilities in their home provinces.
Three cops face probe for alleged extortion
Post Reporters, Published on 21/05/2020
» Three police officers from Provincial Police Region 8 are being probed after they were alleged to have made attempts to extort money from villagers in Surat Thani.
2020 Jaguar F-Type Coupe and Convertible facelift: Thai prices and specs
Richard Leu, Published on 21/05/2020
» Entry-level 300hp four-cylinder engine remains but power in supercharged V8 rises to 575hp.
SET to extend revised short-selling rules
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/05/2020
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is set to extend the revised equity short-selling regulations to Sept 30 from June 30 as stock market volatility remains high in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
BoI seeks to lure makers of medical equipment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/05/2020
» As Asian supply chains reshuffle in the wake of the pandemic, the government is focusing its efforts to attract foreign investors in need of a new manufacturing base around the medical devices sector, a promising industry in light of the health crisis.
'Jae Saiboon' drug network busted
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 21/05/2020
» KHON KAEN: Three members of the "Jae Saiboon" (sister on the merit path) drug network have been arrested in Nam Phong district and 400kg of compressed marijuana seized in two northeastern provinces.