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Tue, 11 May 2021 10:17:00 +0700
Govt seeking 'humanitarian' solution for detained Myanmar journalists
Three reporters and two activists from Myanmar have been arrested in Chiang Mai for illegal entry and face possible deportation, the reporters' news organisation and local police said on Tuesday.

Tue, 11 May 2021 09:52:00 +0700
31 Covid deaths, 1,919 new cases
The government reported another 31 Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday, for an accumulated toll of 452, and 1,919 new infections raise the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 86,924.

Tue, 11 May 2021 09:31:00 +0700
Value of BoI tax perk submissions   jumps 80%
The value of investment projects submitted under the Board of Investment (BoI) tax incentive programmes skyrocketed by 80% year-on-year to 123.36 billion baht in the first quarter, driven mainly by the pandemic and subsequent measures to curb the spr...

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Sinovac jabs safe for over 60s: study
Senior citizens have no need to worry about getting inoculated with Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine, as a study carried out in China has confirmed its suitability for use in adults over the age 60, said Sophon Mekhton, assistant to the Public Health Minis...

Tue, 11 May 2021 05:00:00 +0700
More surveillance to curb illegal crossings
National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk has ordered all police units to ramp up surveillance in order to prevent the entry of illegal migrants, as the country continues to struggle to combat its third wave of Covid-19 infections.

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:25:00 +0700
Thailand inks pre-Brexit export quota deal with EU
Thailand and the European Union (EU) have signed a new tariff rate quota deal, under which a predetermined number of the kingdom's goods can be exported to the bloc at pre-Brexit tax rates.

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:02:00 +0700
Kobsak urges govt to curb a 4th wave
Thailand should try its best to curb a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, especially preventing the spread of the Indian variant which might enter the country via the Myanmar border. Otherwise, additional borrowing to fight the new outbreak and reha...

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700
South Asian ban widens
Thailand has widened an entry ban to cover non-Thai travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal to guard against the spread of the highly contagious Covid-19 variant first detected in India.

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:51:00 +0700
Indian variant of Covid-19 confirmed in Thailand
The Indian variant of Covid-19 has arrived in Thailand.

Mon, 10 May 2021 10:45:00 +0700
Myanmar counts cost of coup, 100 days on
YANGON: One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters on her knees in the street says the coup has cast a pall of fear and depression over the country.



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