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Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah dies at age 91
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy and mediator in some of the worst crises to grip the Gulf, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, the royal court announced.
Ministry: Economy may contract less than forecast
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2020
» The economy is likely to shrink less this year than the record 8.5% projected previously, helped by stimulus measures, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, as the government tries to revive a coronavirus-hit economy.
Cabinet approves B1.5tn borrowing next year
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2020
» The government will borrow 1.5 trillion baht next year to counter the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic amid dwindling state revenue.
Stranded foreigners can stay until Oct 31
Online Reporters, Published on 29/09/2020
» The cabinet has allowed foreigners unable to return to their home countries due to the Covid-19 situation to stay in Thailand until Oct 31.
Pliskova struggles past Egyptian trailblazer as Djokovic promises best behaviour
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» PARIS - Second seed Karolina Pliskova ended Mayar Sherif's fairytale Grand Slam breakthrough to set up a Roland Garros second round clash against former champion Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday as world number one Novak Djokovic pledged to be on his best behaviour on his return to the majors after his US Open brain fade.
Heavy losses claimed as Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting rages
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» YEREVAN: Azerbaijani and Armenian forces claimed to have inflicted heavy losses as fighting raged for a third day on Tuesday over the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh.
With social media and academia, villagers save ancestral forest
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 29/09/2020
» CHIANG RAI: The villagers of Ban Boon Rueang in Chiang Khong district of this northern province had long known that they benefited from the community wetland forest that supplied them with fish and firewood, but it wasn't until devastating floods in 2010 that they realised just how much.
Gold robber caught en route to Laos
Wassayos Ngamkham and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 29/09/2020
» A man wanted for a 6 million baht gold robbery in Bangkok was caught in Loei on Tuesday, trying to sneak across the border to Laos.
Protest against asphalt factory in Udon
Yuttapong Kumnodnae, Published on 29/09/2020
» UDON THANI: About 300 people protested in front of an asphalt factory in Kumphawapi district on Tuesday, complaining about the smell and the dust kicked up by trucks coming and going.
COVID-19 Spurs Thailand’s Rise as Global Medical Hub
Published on 29/09/2020
» When Professor Sir Nick White arrived in Thailand from Oxford University 40 years ago to join a small medical research unit, his duties included treating malaria and milking venomous snakes. Today, from his base at Bangkok’s Mahidol University, he leads an international team conducting a worldwide COVID-19 drug trial.