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Global economy on stronger footing: IMF
AFP, Published on 26/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: The global economy is expected to see a strong rebound this year, but the coronavirus crisis is causing severe damage, slashings tens of trillions of dollars off GDP, the IMF said Tuesday.
Israel sees no serious cases after Pfizer shots
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» JERUSALEM: Israel, which has already given a full set of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccinations to over 6% of its citizens, has not registered a single serious Covid-19 case among them, even as infections surge in the wider population, the government said on Tuesday.
Malaysia secures 18.4m doses of vaccines
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Tuesday it had signed deals with two domestic companies to purchase 18.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines produced by Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute and China's Sinovac.
Vietnamese trawler seized fishing off Narathiwat
Waedao Harai, Published on 26/01/2021
» NARATHIWAT: A Vietnamese fishing trawler was seized and four crewmen arrested late on Monday for fishing illegally in Thai waters in Muang district off this southern province.
Ratchanok, Pornpawee to face badminton world No.1
AFP, Published on 26/01/2021
» Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwon were handed a tough draw on Tuesday at the badminton World Tour Finals.
Grim milestone for Indonesia as coronavirus cases pass 1m
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia surpassed a million confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a grim milestone for the Southeast Asian nation that has struggled since last March to get its Covid-19 epidemic under control.
Malaysia secures 18.4m doses of Russian, Chinese vaccines
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday struck deals with two domestic companies to purchase 18.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines produced by Russia's Gamaleya Institute and China's Sinovac, the health ministry said.
Social security contribution cut to 0.5% for 2 months
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2021
» Monthly contributions by salaried employees to the Social Security Fund will be further cut for two months to 0.5% of their salaries from a reduced rate of 3% previously.
Half million illegal migrants to be registered
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/01/2021
» Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin expects about 500,000 illegal migrant workers will be registered by the middle of next month.
New Covid outbreak 'could cost 1m tourism jobs' in Q1
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» Thailand could see a million more jobless tourism workers in the first quarter after its latest wave of coronavirus infections, while relief measures are urgently needed to support the struggling sector, a private tourism group said on Tuesday.