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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:36:00 +0700
Day 4: 80 deaths, 709 injuries
Eighty people were killed and 709 injured in road accidents nationwide on Friday, bringing the total over the past four days of a road safety campaign to 267 deaths and 2,362 injuries.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 14:03:00 +0700
One more Covid-19 death, 216 new cases
One more death linked to Covid-19 and 216 new cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 7,379 cases and 64 fatalities.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:19:00 +0700
City Hall closes 25 types of businesses
City Hall has announced the closure of 25 types of businesses, including entertainment places, effective on Jan 2, to contain the spread of re-emerging Covid-19.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0700
Govt cuts welfare fund payments due to Covid
The Social Security Office (SSO) is to reduce employers and employees' contributions to the worker welfare fund.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 07:22:00 +0700
Long-overdue end of O-Net exams
For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skil...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 06:22:00 +0700
900 drivers on probation
Nearly 900 drunk drivers were arrested and placed on court-ordered probation during the first three days of the "seven dangerous days" of the New Year holiday season, according to the Department of Probation.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Pandemic speeds up digital drive
Despite decades of rapid change, 2020 somehow shifted the pace into overdrive, forcing businesses to change course overnight, workers to scramble to find a place in the new economy and leaders to carve out lucrative opportunities.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Closures across the board
Entertainment venues are among a wide range of establishments that have been ordered to shut from midnight in the wake of the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Governor rules out Chon Buri lockdown
Chon Buri's governor has ruled out a total provincial lockdown despite the number of local Covid-19 cases rising by 51.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Bangkok poll hopes rise
As 2021 has begun, the Prayut government should consider making a positive response to the Bangkokians' wish list: speed up the Bangkok governor election -- as well as the remaining local elections that have been frozen for almost seven years.



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