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UN chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid pandemic
AFP, Published on 23/03/2020
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed Monday for an "immediate global ceasefire" to protect vulnerable civilians in conflict zones from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
Germany agrees €750bn relief package
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2020
» BERLIN: Germany on Monday presented a package worth up to €750 billion ($808.43 billion) to mitigate the damage of the coronavirus outbreak on Europe's largest economy, with Berlin aiming to take on new debt for the first time since 2013.
Gold-shop killer trial scheduled for April
Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2020
» The Criminal Court on Monday set April 13-17 for the trial of a former school headmaster who faces nine charges in connection with the armed robbery of a gold shop in Lop Buri province on Jan 9.
Lockdown leaves migrant workers exposed
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 23/03/2020
» A partial lockdown in Thailand to limit the spread of coronavirus exempts construction, exposing thousands of migrant workers to the deadly disease, human rights groups warned on Monday.
Fed goes all-in with new, unlimited bond buying
New York Times, Published on 23/03/2020
» The Federal Reserve said it would buy as much government-backed debt as needed to soothe fraught markets and unrolled a series of programmes meant to shore up both large and small businesses, unveiling a whatever-it-takes effort to cushion the brutal economic blow of coronavirus.
THAI Smile grounds international flights
Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2020
» THAI Smile has suspended all international routes amid worldwide air travel restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Commerce Ministry relaunches 200 mobile grocers
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/03/2020
» The Commerce Ministry is scheduled to relaunch 200 mobile grocery stores on Tuesday, selling essential consumer goods in Greater Bangkok as part of the government’s efforts to lower people’s cost of living and curb the spread of Covid-19.
Weeks after Korat massacre, Amnesty report describes conscript abuses
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2020
» Thai military conscripts face widespread violence and sexual assaults, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, calling the abuse institutionalised and systematically hushed up by the hierarchy.
Phuket readies field hospital for virus patients, 4 more infections
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/03/2020
» PHUKET: The new provincial convention hall will be used as a field hospital for treatment of coronavirus patients, with the number of new cases in the province continuing to rise.
India locks down, Hong Kong bans non-resident arrivals: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 23/03/2020
» European leaders scrambled to enforce restrictions to prevent health-care systems from being overwhelmed as deaths surged across the region. German Chancellor Angela Merkel went into quarantine. Hong Kong imposed a 14-day ban on non-resident arrivals, and India locked down most urban areas.