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Russian woman drowns off Patong beach
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/02/2020
» PHUKET: A 34-year-old Russian woman drowned while swimming at Patong beach in Kathu district on Saturday.
Over 300 Phuket tour buses idled
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/02/2020
» PHUKET: More than 300 tour buses in Phuket have been parked for over a week with no Chinese tour group arrivals because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Chinese tourists desert Phuket as virus spreads
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/02/2020
» PHUKET: The streets of Phuket Old Town are usually busy with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears about coronavirus have largely emptied the streets this year.
Chinese tourists desert Phuket as virus spreads
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2020
» PHUKET: The narrow laneways and pastel-coloured shophouses of Phuket Old Town are usually bustling with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears about coronavirus have largely emptied the streets this year.
Chuan says proxy voting must be investigated
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2020
» Parliament president Chuan Leekpai has insisted that proxy voting by MPs must be investigated without exception.
Sowing seeds of healthy lifestyles
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 01/02/2020
» It has been said that the secret to growing the right fruit rests with sowing the right seeds. This belief has galvanised a woman's quest for food security, which in turn has given birth to a unique movement.
Bank of Thailand expects weaker economy in Q1
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/02/2020
» The spread of the new coronavirus strain and the delay in the fiscal 2020 budget bill will dampen the economy, which will grow at a softer pace than expected in the first quarter and the full year, adding to the likelihood of a policy rate cut at next week's meeting, says a key central bank official.
Virus transmission goes local
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Wassana Nanuam and Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/02/2020
» The Public Health Ministry on Friday confirmed Thailand's first case of person-to-person transmission of the novel coronavirus, as the government started preparing to repatriate 161 Thai nationals from China next week.
The best form of rule
News, Postbag, Published on 01/02/2020
» Re: "Democratic letdown", (PostBag, Jan 31).
Punish proxies who imperilled economy
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/02/2020
» Proxy voting has again rocked Thai politics. The guilty politicians may claim they had no idea about the consequences of the voting irregularity, but it's undeniable that the practice now threatens to void the 2020 budget bill and has caused enormous damage to the country.