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Tram route modified to lessen impact on traffic
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/08/2020
» PHUKET: A revised design of the 41.7km light rail system running from Phuket airport to Chalong intersection was debated at a public hearing on Monday with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) hoping to get a cabinet nod by the middle of next year.
Showman Trump hopes Republican convention will change America's tune
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will draw on all his showman's instincts at the Republican convention starting Monday to get Americans to look beyond his handling of the coronavirus crisis and return him to the White House for a second term.
Thais living abroad back anti-govt rallies at home
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/08/2020
» Pro-democracy rallies are sprouting up abroad in support of the anti-government demonstrations in Thailand.
The winds of change are blowing
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/08/2020
» The wind of change has swept across Thailand and awakened Thai youth faster and more furiously than I've witnessed before in my lifetime. The three-fingered salute of rebellion which has spread to high-school students like Covid-19 during the traditional ritual of national anthem singing appears to have caused alarm among older generation people like myself.
Students need reality check
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 24/08/2020
» Today's students are passionate about their cause but have little knowledge of historical rallies and seem to be driven by the cyber world, Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Minister Anek Laothamatas said. In an interview with the Bangkok Post, he offered his insight into the difference between student movements of yesteryear and today's heated protests.
PSH preps 3-pronged strategy
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 24/08/2020
» SET-listed developer Pruksa Holding Plc (PSH) will re-market some launched projects, tap Chinese buyers and promote precast factories for outside jobs in the hopes of seeing a market recovery in the second half.
Sin Chai Hua widens coverage
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 24/08/2020
» The 86-year-old laundry company Sin Chai Hua is set to expand its new store model to cover the mass market and beef up its franchising business.
More concessions needed to spur domestic tourism
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2020
» Tourism is a vital driver for Thailand's growth, so much so that when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, it shook the foundations of an entire industry -- worth billions of baht -- and caused the Thai economy to fall to its knees.
13 dead in crush at Peru party raided over coronavirus violations
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» LIMA: At least 13 young people suffocated in a crush during a raid on a nightclub in Peru's capital, where a party was being held in violation of a coronavirus ban on large gatherings, police and press reports said.