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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:20:00 +0700
Anti-govt groups vow to intensify protests as leaders charged
Pro-democracy groups have vowed to intensify their protests calling for monarchy reform and a new constitution, a day after a Bangkok court sent four of their leaders into pretrial detention on royal defamation charges.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:05:00 +0700
New Covid death, 157 more cases
The government on Wednesday reported one new Covid-19 death, raising the toll to 80, and 157 new cases - 144 local infections and 13 imported - bringing the total to 23,903.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:25:00 +0700
Movie Preview: Shadow in the Cloud
Monsters take over an airplane

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +0700
City trains 'for rich men only'
The Thailand Consumers' Council (TCC) has asked the government to lower ticket fares for Bangkok's trains and keep them at under 10% of the daily minimum wage, equal to about 33 baht per round-trip.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:14:00 +0700
B820bn for BCG economy projects
Thailand has to invest 820 billion baht over the next five years if the country is to follow the principle of the bio-circular green (BCG) economy to rev up eco-friendly businesses and innovations, says Krungthai Compass.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:26:00 +0700
Bitcoin hits an all-time high of B1.4m
Bitcoin's price jumped over 20% to an all-time high of 1.4 million baht apiece after Elon Musk, CEO and founder of Tesla, announced the company purchased about US$1.5 billion of bitcoin in January and would start accepting the digital currency as a p...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Censure debate still on track, says Chuan
House Speaker Chuan Leekpai insisted on Tuesday that an attempt by the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to petition the Constitutional Court would not affect the schedule for the censure debate, which is expected to take place from Feb 16-19.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:32:00 +0700
State piracy crackdown bears fruit
The government's continued efforts to crack down on counterfeit and pirated goods has yielded fruit as the latest findings of the US's 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy has not identified any notorious markets in Thailand...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0700
THAI debt rehab plan 'needs review'
Thai Airways International's (THAI) debt rehabilitation plan needs a further review of critical points including the airline's ability to pay off its debts, according to Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:06:00 +0700
OR to begin trading on SET on Thursday
PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) shares will begin trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on Thursday, with analysts suggesting a fair value of 22 baht per share based on the company's fundamentals.



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