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Thai AirAsia to furlough 75% of workforce
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 18/01/2021
» Thai AirAsia will keep only one-fourth of the staff and ask the rest to take a leave-without-pay offer for four months, starting February, as the re-emerging coronavirus outbreak has dealt a heavy blow to the aviation sector.
China GDP grows at slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020
AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» BEIJING - China's GDP grew at the slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020, official data showed Monday, but it was still expected to be the only major economy to grow at all after a strong rebound from the coronavirus crisis.
Thailand sold itself as a paradise Covid retreat. No one came
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/01/2021
» It’s hard to imagine a more luxurious place to spend two weeks of quarantine than the Anantara Phuket Suites & Villas, where visitors are pampered in private residences that can have their own pool and courtyard.
Meet the Bidens: America's new 'first family'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will become the new White House residents when he takes office on Wednesday.
Messi sees red as Bilbao stun Barca to win Spanish Super Cup
AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» MADRID: Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time playing for Barcelona as Athletic Bilbao stunned the Catalans to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, a dramatic final finishing 3-2 after extra-time.
Donald Trump: from the American dream to American nightmare
Sebastian Smith of AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: When Donald Trump looks down for the last time from his helicopter over the White House lawn Wednesday, the wreckage of his presidency will be inescapable.
34 nabbed at luxury resort gaming den
News, Phanumet Tanraksa, Published on 18/01/2021
» CHIANG MAI: Thirty-four gamblers, including four Cambodians, were arrested in a police raid on a luxury resort in San Sai district late on Saturday night, police said yesterday.
Arms budget 'intact' as more suffer
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2021
» Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charassathien has asked the government to slash the military's budget for arms purchases to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
U.S. Won't Penalize Vietnam for Alleged Currency Manipulation
Business, Yuka Hayashi, Published on 18/01/2021
» The Trump administration said Vietnam's currency practices, including "excessive foreign exchange market interventions," hurt American businesses, but that it decided not to take any punitive action.
No more late passes
News, Editorial, Published on 18/01/2021
» After more than five years of delay, the House of Representatives has finally decided to fine the contractor responsible for the new parliament's construction. However, whether the penalty will be enforced or not remains in doubt.