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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.
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.
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.
Aswin: Please don't leave Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 23/03/2020
» Bangkok governor Aswin Khwanmuang has asked people not to leave Bangkok, where shopping malls and other at-risk places have been shut down to combat the spread of Covid-19.
Sentiment dejected despite aid measures
Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/03/2020
» Thailand’s stock market saw another turbulence on Monday as the number of Covid-19-related global infections and deaths surged and crude prices stumbled, with the local “soft lockdown” adding another woe for the already-fragile confidence.
February tourist arrivals slump 42.8% y-o-y
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2020
» Tourist arrivals in Thailand sank 42.78% in February from a year earlier after a 2.46% rise in the previous month, due to the coronavirus outbreak, tourism ministry data showed on Monday.
Visitors banned at major Korat hospitals
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 23/03/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Five major hospitals in this northeastern province have banned visits by relatives and others to all inpatients, to prevent crowds gathering and to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Migrant workers flee home
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 23/03/2020
» NAKHON PHANOM: Lao and Vietnamese migrant workers were being allowed to leave Thailand across the Friendship Bridge to Thakhek in Khammouane province of Laos on Monday, even though all border checkpoints were ordered closed on Sunday night to stem the spread of the coronavirus.