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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:41:00 +0700
Lingerie factory closed, 1,388 jobless
SAMUT PRAKAN: A total of 1,388 people have been thrown out of work by lingerie manufacturer Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Ltd's abrupt closure of its factory in Bang Sao Thong district.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:18:00 +0700
58 new Covid-19 cases
The government on Thursday reported 58 new Covid-19 cases, 53 local infections and five imported, raising the total to 26,598.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0700
Regulator to probe JKN hemp post
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered the stock regulator to investigate statements by JKN Global Media (JKN) executives regarding its new hemp investment promotion that drove up its share price this week.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0700
Retail giants upbeat on spending
Consumer spending power is expected to gradually recover in the second half this year, helped by mass distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, the reopening of the country to foreign tourists, and the government's stimulus measures, according to giant reta...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0700
Tourism eyes Chinese
The Andaman sandbox project that promises quarantine-free travel has tourism operators optimistic about travel bubble agreements with vaccinated nations, especially China, after Beijing signalled its first softening of outbound travel restrictions in...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0700
Court urged to reaffirm Karen rights
A land rights advocacy group will submit a petition to the Administrative Court, demanding it reaffirm the rights of a Karen ethnic minority group in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi so they can go back to their home in Jai Paen Din.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0700
MP's cabinet hopes firming
Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn, one of the three MPs expected to take up a cabinet seat in the upcoming cabinet reshuffle, reveals he has indeed been nominated for a ministerial post.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Cops nab Korean 'drug lord'
A South Korean national has been arrested in Pathum Thani for alleged links to the international drug trade.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Restrictions to end 'by October'
Thailand will be fully reopened by October and all Covid-19 restrictions lifted, if all sectors continue to cooperate with the government in its containment efforts, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) hinted on Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:32:00 +0700
Tourist arrivals in Pattaya nosedive 98% in Jan
PATTAYA: The resort city, once a mecca for tourists, was turned into a ghost town by the Covid-19 surge as it received only 26,000 visitors in January, a 98% plunge from a year earlier.



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