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Germany calls for unity as US virus toll soars
AFP, Published on 08/05/2020
» BERLIN - Germany marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe on Friday with a call for global cooperation to beat the coronavirus, as western economies prepared to brave still mounting death tolls with a return to normal business.
Restaurants reawaken to a reckoning
Samantha Proyrungtong, Published on 08/05/2020
» It seemed that the moment every Bangkok restaurateur had been waiting for had finally arrived. On 30th April 2020, the Government declared that restaurants, along with salons and eventually malls, would be able to reopen their establishments to dine-in customers. The announcements were broadcast live on Thai TV and streamed on official social media pages but for many the joy was quickly dampened by confusion and lack of information which followed.
Coronavirus deals 'powerful blow' to Putin's grand plans
AFP, Published on 08/05/2020
» MOSCOW - The bombastic military parade through Moscow's Red Square on Saturday was slated to be the spectacle of the year on the Kremlin's calendar.
Opposition wants Covid spend probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/05/2020
» The opposition camp on Thursday submitted a petition to the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) asking it to look into the government's spending to alleviate economic hardship brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and examine its plans to boost the economy.
PM warns of virus risk at packed locations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/05/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has suggested Covid-19 prevention measures are needed to prevent overcrowding at many public places, says Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
Eyes wide open
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/05/2020
» The literature about modern Thai politics is not abundant, and by this I mean a narrative that grounds its characters in the double-whammy of coup d'etat and street protest that characterised the mid-2000s to mid-2010s. The period, plus a few years earlier when Thaksin Shinawatra rose to power, contains some of the most convulsive and era-defining moments that continue to shape the visible and invisible dimensions of Thai society in the present time, and it's astonishing that not more writers find it a rich wellspring of artistic expression (on the contrary, visual artists and theatre artists seem more responsive to the political currents of the same period).