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Biden to halt fossil fuel leasing on federal land
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will announce new bans on drilling on federal lands, as well as a US-hosted climate summit in April, as part of a raft of actions that take aim at rising global temperatures.
Ratchanok crashes out of badminton World Tour Finals
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2021
» Ratchanok Intanon suffered a shock defeat at the hands of her Thai compatriot Pornpawee Chochuwong at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 which started on Wednesday.
Govt aims to vaccinate 19m in first phase
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2021
» The government is targeting the immunisation of 19 million people against the coronavirus in a first phase of inoculations starting on Feb 14, the prime minister said on Wednesday, amid criticism the government has been slow in rolling out vaccines.
Democrat MP Thepthai disqualified, new poll to be held
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2021
» Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong has been disqualified in a unanimous decision by the Constitutional Court over poll fraud in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Two cops among 9 gamblers caught during raid on house in Phichit
Sitthipoj Kebui, Published on 27/01/2021
» PHICHIT: Nine people, including two police officers and two municipal officials, were arrested for alleged gambling during a raid on a house belonging to an assistant village head in Muang district on Wednesday -- although the cops claimed they were only playing checkers.
9,000 people face tourism subsidy fraud charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/01/2021
» Police will prosecute about 9,000 people who allegedly conspired with hoteliers and shop owners to defraud the We Travel Together stimulus scheme, the national police chief said on Wednesday.
Parliament votes to remove kratom from narcotics list
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/01/2021
» An amendment bill removing kratom from the narcotics list cruised through the final stages in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, taking it one step closer to legalisation.
Most schools outside Samut Sakhon to reopen nationwide
Published on 27/01/2021
» The government on Wednesday said it would reopen most schools -- including those in Bangkok -- from next week, in response to localised declines in new coronavirus infections.
Napoleon's account of legendary Battle of Austerlitz goes on sale
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» PARIS - Napoleon Bonaparte's account of his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, dictated during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, went on sale Wednesday in Paris for one million euros ($1.2 million).
China says flyovers in Taiwan Strait a 'solemn warning'
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» Chinese military exercises near Taiwan are a "solemn warning to external forces", Beijing said Wednesday, after the new US government expressed strong support for the self-ruled island.