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Seoul frets about new Covid wave
News Agencies, Published on 09/05/2020
» A potential second wave of coronavirus infections could be possible in South Korea after confirmed cases suddenly increased after a lull, with a surge tied to nightclubs in Seoul.
UK 'to quarantine most arrivals'
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2020
» LONDON: The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, an airline association said on Saturday.
With attention on virus, Amazon deforestation surges
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO - It has not gotten much attention with the world focused on coronavirus, but deforestation has surged in the Amazon rainforest this year, raising fears of a repeat of last year's record-breaking devastation -- or worse.
Play ball: Taiwan baseball fans return to the stands
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» NEW TAIPEI CITY (TAIWAN) - Taiwanese baseball fans were allowed to cheer their teams at live stadium games on Friday, after the island kept coronavirus infections down and its professional sports leagues running despite the pandemic.
Finance Ministry to issue savings bonds soon
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2020
» The Finance Ministry plans to offer special savings bonds worth 50 billion baht to the public to give taxpayers more investment alternatives to earn higher income as low interest rates and economic uncertainty prevail.
THAI workers eager to save airline
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/05/2020
» Thai Airways International (THAI) workers' union wants to join the state's last-ditch efforts to save the airline from bankruptcy but called for a more active role in the rehabilitation process.
Second wave a worry, warn advisers
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/05/2020
» The nation must be ready to cope with a possible resurgence in Covid-19 cases if lockdown measures are eased, as expected, starting on May 17, the government's pandemic advisory committee warned on Friday.
Economic rehab plan en route
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2020
» A 400-billion-baht borrowing plan intended for economic and social rehabilitation after the pandemic to strengthen the domestic economy will be added to the cabinet's agenda next week, with the first batch expected to be doled out later this month.
Corridor must get local input
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2020
» Despite restrictions on movement necessitated by the Covid-19 outbreak, locals and conservationists in Songkhla's Chana district, whose abundant land has been designated for the industrial development of the South, have found ways to spell out their discontent at the top-down plan.
Criticism is patriotic
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/05/2020
» Re: "Credit where it's due", (PostBag, May 7).