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Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:26:00 +0700Prosecutors indict 5 over blocking of Queen's motorcade
Five activists were indicted on Wednesday on charges of attempted violence against the queen during a pro-democracy demonstration last year, when a royal motorcade encountered dozens of protesters.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:45:00 +0700Careless quarantine cook set off new Covid cluster
Failure to follow Covid-19 controls by a cook at an alternative quarantine facility in Bangkok led to a new virus cluster forming in Samut Prakan province, according to health officials.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:41:00 +0700Feb exports dip 0.2% y/y, trade deficit widens
Thailand recorded a current account deficit of $1.07 billion (33.5 billion baht) in February after a deficit of $0.7 billion in the previous month, the central bank said on Wednesday.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:45:00 +0700China under pressure after WHO chief revives lab leak theory
BEIJING: China faced mounting pressure Wednesday over the investigation into the origins of Covid-19, after the WHO chief revived a theory it may have leaked from a Chinese lab and the United States led concerns over data access.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:13:00 +070042 new Covid-19 cases
The government on Wednesday reported 42 new Covid-19 cases, 24 local infections and 18 imported cases, raising the total to 28,863.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:52:00 +0700Police road checkpoints to return nationwide
Police checkpoints will be back on roads nationwide from April 1, with an emphasis on transparency and public scrutiny, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, deputy national police chief, said.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0700US pulls diplomats out of Myanmar as violence spirals
YANGON: The United States on Wednesday ordered the departure of non-essential diplomats from Myanmar, amid growing violence following the military coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0700Sharp increase in destruction of virgin forest in 2020
PARIS: An area of pristine rainforest the size of the Netherlands was burned or hacked down last year, as the destruction of the planet's tropical forests accelerated despite a global economic slowdown, according to research Wednesday.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:16:00 +0700Six rare cats for auction April 23
Six cats of two rare foreign breeds acquired with money from the drug trade will be auctioned on April 23 in Klaeng district of Rayong province, Office of the Narcotics Control Board secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkol said on Wednesday.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:45:00 +0700Netflix, 'Lupin' and EU rules spark a TV revolution
BRUSSELS: "Lupin", a French reboot set in postcard Paris, has made Omar Sy a global star and fulfilled a long-lost dream for Europeans: the confidence to take on Hollywood.