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Chinese man, Cambodians caught in glove factory raid
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/12/2020
» PATHUM THANI: A Chinese employer and 11 illegal Cambodian migrant workers were arrested during a raid on an illegal medical glove factory in Lam Luk Ka district.
EU gets first jabs, Tokyo sets daily record
News Agencies, Published on 26/12/2020
» European Union countries began taking delivery of their first Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday, with immunisations scheduled to begin in several countries on Sunday.
Breakfast, freezers, Lego: on the vaccine trail in Germany
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» BERLIN - It was over breakfast on the wintry morning of January 24 that Ozlem Tureci and her husband Ugur Sahin decided, "we need to fire the starting gun on this".
Heinous crime: Death of 'Nong Chompoo' stumps police
News, Published on 26/12/2020
» The death of a three-year-old girl, Nong Chompoo, in Mukdahan's Dong Luang district in May is a case that has left police baffled. Hundreds of people have been interviewed with a number coming under police suspicion, but there has never been enough evidence to seek an arrest warrant.
ESG ratings don't mean what you think
Business, William Hicks, Published on 26/12/2020
» Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and sustainability stock indices based on ESG scoring have become the hot new trend among retail and institutional investors, allowing them to evaluate companies based on sustainability and social development instead of simply profits and losses. ESG funds promise long-term growth as governments around the globe promise to scale down emissions to combat climate change.
Fresh lockdown warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2020
» The authority handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand issued a stark warning on Friday: cooperate with our guidelines or there will be a nationwide lockdown by March.
Tax exemption for alcohol extended to mid-2021
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/12/2020
» The Excise Department has extended an excise tax exemption applied for alcohol used for cleaning to mid-2021 to lower the tax burden for producers.
CPF readies debentures in new refinancing push
Business, Published on 26/12/2020
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) is preparing to issue five series of debentures with tenors of two years to 12 years to retail, institutional and high net worth investors.
What the new wave of Covid could mean
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 26/12/2020
» As we all know, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Thailand has skyrocketed after months of calm, breaking a single-day record last Saturday and causing authorities to issue urgent control measures, especially in Samut Sakhon.
Corn waste to blame
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/12/2020
» The haze is already upon us, but where does it come from? In Chiang Mai, most point to forest fires, but as the valleys fill with haze with not a forest fire in sight, there must be another source. What is that? Small farmers burning their corn field waste before the burning ban arrives.