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Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:25:00 +0700
Billionaire Sarath offers B169bn buyout for Intouch
Gulf Energy Development Plc, Thailand’s biggest power producer by market value, has made a buyout bid for Intouch Holdings Plc, which controls the nation’s largest mobile phone operator, offering as much as 169 billion baht.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:23:00 +0700
3 deaths but new Thai Covid cases fall to 1,394 Monday
The government on Monday recorded three additional Covid-19 fatalities and 1,394 new infections, all but six transmitted inside Thailand. The kingdom has now logged 104 coronavirus deaths and 43,742 cases since the start of the pandemic in January 20...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0700
Talks on Monday could see school term postponed
The new school term, which is scheduled to begin next month, may be deferred to June due to the worsening Covid-19 situation.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:55:00 +0700
CAAT wants late-night flights scrapped to curb Covid spread
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is calling for the suspension of all domestic flights between 10pm and 4am, after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) urged all people in high-risk "red zones" to stay at home from 1...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:05:00 +0700
Innovation as a learning process
Innovation today isn’t simply about finding new ways or ideas of doing things to create new things. Sometimes, it’s also about reinventing what we already have into something better. The key to this is understanding the true needs of our customer...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:17:00 +0700
Death toll tops 100 as Thailand logs 1,767 Covid cases, new record
Thailand on Sunday recorded yet another daily record number of Covid-19 cases -- 1,767 -- bringing the accumulated number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 42,352. Two new deaths were reported, raising the toll to 101.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:33:00 +0700
Myanmar junta leader to attend Asean summit
Gen Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's junta leader, will attend an Asean summit in Jakarta where representatives of the bloc are expected to discuss Myanmar's situation, according to Thailand's Foreign Ministry.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Alarm rises over hospital bed shortage
As the number of Covid-19 cases in the third wave soars, several people including celebrities are turning to social media in a desperate attempt to find hospital beds for their families and friends.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:11:00 +0700
Global Covid deaths top 3 million
The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to fight spiralling infection numbers.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:01:00 +0700
Songkran road death toll at 277
A total of 277 people were killed and 2,357 injured in more than 2,300 road accidents during the Songkran holiday this year, according to official data.



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