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China warns Hong Kong protesters against 'stirring up trouble'
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» BEIJING: China warned Hong Kong protesters Wednesday it would not tolerate them "stirring up trouble again" in the semi-autonomous territory that was rocked by months of pro-democracy demonstrations last year.
Women hail victory as Sudan moves to ban genital cutting
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» KHARTOUM: Hakam Ibrahim was seven when, like most Sudanese girls, she became a victim of female genital mutilation -- an age-old practice decried as horrific that the post-revolution government is now banning.
Skytrain must improve 'weak' distancing
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/05/2020
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Tuesday urged the BTS Skytrain operator to do better by improving its "weak" social-distancing measures to avoid causing a second wave of Covid-19 in the capital.
Skytrain rapped for 'weak' distancing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/05/2020
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Tuesday urged the BTS Skytrain operator to do better by improving its "weak" social-distancing measures to avoid causing a second wave of Covid-19 in the capital.
Royal water project to reinvigorate farming
News, Chatrudee Theparat & Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/05/2020
» Pid Thong Lang Phra, a foundation dedicated to promoting the sufficiency economy vision of King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, has launched water-development schemes to address the scourge of mass unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Land access glitch delays Yellow Line
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2020
» The opening of the new north-south electric railway project or the Yellow Line, which links Lat Phrao with Samrong, will be delayed to mid-2022 because of construction area access issues.
Virus guards at 350 shops not enough
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2020
» Police found 350 stores permitted to reopen after the easing of the lockdown had failed to comply with Covid-19 preventive measures.
Sugarcane leaves a bitter aftertaste
Oped, Witoon Liamchamroon, Published on 06/05/2020
» Two of the country's major environmental problems -- PM2.5 ultrafine dust and toxic contamination -- stem largely from sugarcane farming, which ironically receives a big chunk of state subsidies.
Handout appeal deadline this Friday
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/05/2020
» The deadline to file appeals for rejected applicants of the 5,000-baht monthly handout of aid money is this Friday, says the Finance Ministry, which anticipates the number of filers petering out.
Borderless clinic to take on fight against virus
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/05/2020
» In the era of the Covid-19, the thought of going to the hospital can bring about fear and trepidation.