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Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:18:00 +0700
Suu Kyi rushed into court amid renewed protests in Myanmar
The first court hearing of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi since the Feb 1 coup began earlier than scheduled and without her lawyer present, further signalling the military’s intention to end her political career.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:34:00 +0700
175 new Covid-19 cases
The government on Wednesday reported 175 new Covid-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, 168 local infections and seven imported, raising the total to 24,961.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:36:00 +0700
New documentary features King's time in Australia
A new documentary commemorating His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn's time in Australia produced by the Australian embassy in Bangkok will be aired on TV Pool until Thursday.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Turning to porn to survive
The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged many people around the world into financial hardship, and many individuals -- including Thai citizens -- have turned to producing their own, adult content on the British social media platform OnlyFans, in order to su...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:18:00 +0700
NPL ratio seen peaking at 4%
Krungsri Consumer, an unsecured loan unit under Bank of Ayudhya, expects the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio for personal loans to peak at 4% this year attributed to the second-wave outbreak.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Top court throws out 'man in black' prison sentence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled a lower court's 10-year prison sentence given to a man charged with illegal possession of firearms and carrying them in public places without permission in connection with the political unrest in 2010.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:41:00 +0700
Tourism veering from bad to worse
Airlines and hotels dubbed the tourism situation this year as being a worse crisis than the first outbreak of the pandemic, leaving them to cling to the hope of a remedy from the government.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:02:00 +0700
Analysts predict shaky growth
Thailand's GDP growth outlook this year remains weak as economic drivers are unreliable at this stage, with the vaccine rollout -- the only positive factor for sentiment in the short term -- yet to begin, says Standard Chartered Bank Thai.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0700
PM denies gambling ties
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha denied an allegation made during a no-confidence debate that he had received benefits related to illegal gambling dens.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:37:00 +0700
Trial for Suu Kyi begins in secret
The closed-door trial began in secret, with the two defendants appearing by video. The defence attorney wasn’t even aware what was happening. By the time he rushed to the court on Tuesday afternoon, it was all over, in less than an hour.



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