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MH17 murder trial starts with calls for justice
AFP, Published on 09/03/2020
» BADHOEVEDORP (NETHERLANDS) - Four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 went on trial in the Netherlands on Monday, with families of the 298 victims calling for justice.
Italy tests lockdown; global cases near 110,000: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 09/03/2020
» Italy started its first working day after a government decree sought to curb movement within the country’s financial hub. Germany plans to boost investment to help its economy and the Trump administration is drafting measures to blunt the economic fallout from the outbreak.
186 returnees from South Korea quarantined at navy base
Apinya Wipatayotin and Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/03/2020
» Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri province has received 186 Thai returnees from South Korea for observation, but the number of local cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection unchanged on Monday.
China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens
AFP, Published on 09/03/2020
» BEIJING: China closed several makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work Monday as normality slowly returns to the country after weeks battling the epidemic.
Airlines may face virus medical bills in new rules: CAA
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/03/2020
» Thailand’s aviation regulator said airlines should ask passengers coming from high-risk territories for health certificates to establish they are free of the new coronavirus.
Thamanat denies aide involved in massive mask-hoarding
Apinya Wipatayotin and Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2020
» Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow admitted on Monday that his assistant had met a man who was said to be hoarding face masks, but he denied they discussed the mask trade.
Afghanistan's duelling leaders to hold parallel inaugurations
AFP, Published on 09/03/2020
» KABUL - Afghans on Monday will witness the bizarre spectacle of two inaugurations at the same time, with President Ashraf Ghani and his bitter rival Abdullah Abdullah both claiming the premiership amid fears their bickering could derail upcoming Taliban talks.
A viral wake-up call
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Dusida Worrachaddejchai & Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/03/2020
» Managing a virus epidemic can be a daunting task for any administration, but inefficiency by the government for its perceived failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Thailand has drawn waves of criticism both online and offline.
More than just combat exercises
News, Published on 09/03/2020
» 'Sawasdee krub," US Marine Corps Communication Strategy and Operations Officer, Capt George McArthur said as he sat down with the Bangkok Post at the end of an amphibious operation at Hat Yao beach in Chon Buri's Sattahip on Feb 28.
'Ghosts' evade govt virus net
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/03/2020
» About 80 Thai returnees from South Korea who "slipped through" a new screening process at Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday are being told to report to health authorities in three days or face legal action under the Communicable Disease Control Act.