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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:12:00 +0700
One Covid-19 death, 230 new cases
A Bangkok man died and 230 people were infected with Covid-19, bringing the totals to 70 deaths and 11,680 cases, according to the Covid-19 centre's daily report on Saturday.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Pandemic steps to steer GDP outlook
Thailand's GDP growth projection of 3.2% for this year could be downgraded by as much as four percentage points, depending on the government's management of the latest outbreak, says the Bank of Thailand.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:44:00 +0700
Deadly drug contained 20 times the safe amount of diazepam
The "k-powdered milk" drug, which has so far claimed nine lives, contains the tranquiliser diazepam but uses 20 times the safe amount, according to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:55:00 +0700
Accused Forex-3D kingpin finally caught
The alleged mastermind of the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme has finally been caught in Bangkok after more than a year on the run outside the country.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:50:00 +0700
B200m 'missing' from university aviation school's budget
NAKHON PHANOM: Nakhon Phanom University is investigating the disappearance of 200-million-baht from the budget allocated to its deeply troubled International Aviation College.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:23:00 +0700
188 new Covid-19 cases, weekly numbers down
The government reported 188 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, 154 local infections and 34 imported, raising the total to 11,450.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:55:00 +0700
Khao Yai camper killed by wild elephant
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An 80-year-old man sleeping in a tent in Khao Yai National Park was killed by a wild elephant in the early hours of Friday.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:43:00 +0700
Hoteliers hesitant to embrace ASQ scheme
Hoteliers are delaying their decisions on whether to join the alternative state quarantine (ASQ) programme as the emergence of new local cases has slowed down bookings.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Anti-flooding plans agreed
A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:51:00 +0700
FTI warns tyre AD will hit industry
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects the US decision to impose anti-dumping duties (AD) on car tyres exported from Thailand to seriously affect Thai industries, including the automotive and agricultural sectors, as Thailand may end up miss...



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