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Stop using Zoom, Singapore schools told
Published on 11/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore has suspended the use of the video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers after “very serious incidents” in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has caused schools to adopt home-based learning.
PM condemns curfew breakers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday slammed more than 6,500 curfew violators for lacking a social conscience but insisted he will not impose any tougher restrictions as current measures in dealing with Covid-19 over the past 100 days are proving effective.
Arms purchase plans get the chop
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/04/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who also serves as the Defence Minister, has ordered the suspension of a plan by the armed forces to procure arms, including the Royal Thai Navy's plan to buy two submarines, according to a government source.
Labour Ministry readying more help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/04/2020
» The Labour Ministry will next week ask the cabinet to approve a fresh proposal on financial aid for another group of 800,000 workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
FTI calls for standardised logistics
Business, Chatrudee Theparat & Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/04/2020
» The private sector will ask the government to speed up introducing the same practices for logistics procedures nationwide that now exist in a patchwork applied differently across various provinces, as the current arrangement is causing mayhem in the logistics process.
Boeing Considers 10% Cut to Workforce
Business, Andrew Tangel, Published on 11/04/2020
» Boeing Co. is considering a plan to reduce its workforce by about 10%, people familiar with the matter said, as the aerospace giant grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
So what's the plan?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/04/2020
» Sometimes it seems like the authorities in Thailand are solving minor problems like arresting teenagers who break curfew whilst completely ignoring the bigger ones.
Stimulus splurge feeds equity investor optimism
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 11/04/2020
» Recap: Stock markets ended the week with upbeat momentum as investor sentiment was lifted by hopes that the coronavirus pandemic is peaking, and by stimulus efforts of governments across the globe.
Delivering the goods in the age of coronavirus
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/04/2020
» With extensive experience in family businesses, politics and regulation, Korkij Danchaivichit has a strong will to shore up Thailand Post as it weathers fierce competition from other courier services.
Apple and Google team up on virus 'contact tracing' by smartphone
AFP, Published on 11/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone "contact tracing" tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person.