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Mon, 24 May 2021 15:25:00 +0700
Q1 jobless rate at 12-year high amid virus outbreaks
Thailand's unemployment rate hit a 12-year high in the first quarter of 2021 due to the renewed impact of coronavirus outbreaks, the state planning agency said on Monday.

Mon, 24 May 2021 08:33:00 +0700
30 Covid fatalities, 2,713 new cases Monday
Thailand on Monday reported 30 new Covid-19 fatalities and another 2,713 cases, bringing the accumulated toll to 806 deaths and the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 132,213.

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:11:00 +0700
Welcome to the world of VTubers
Two university students -- Aisha and Yu Estella Kirameki, better known as YuChan -- enjoy talking with fans via livestream on YouTube where they play games or tell stories. Their activities are similar to many YouTubers, however, Aisha and YuChan are...

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:04:00 +0700
Testing the stagflation waters
Thailand's economy has been mired in a contraction for five consecutive quarters, starting with a 1.8% dip in the first quarter of 2020 followed by an alarming 12.2% nosedive in the second quarter.

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:00:00 +0700
Price of new computers on the rise
New computer models are seeing an uptick in price following the global shortage of semiconductors and a surge in demand for IT devices used for remote work and study, according to IT device distributors.

Mon, 24 May 2021 06:49:00 +0700
How businesses can move with constant shifts
For many businesses, the effects of recent events have been brutal. Uncertainty looms while our economy, businesses and people are facing major shifts. While the situation has forced us to change our usual ways on an individual level, this ultimately...

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:30:00 +0700
Experts urge more jab variety
Health experts are calling on the government to procure a variety of Covid-19 vaccines for its national vaccination drive to ensure effective protection against the virus' more contagious variants, in light of the detection of a strain first identifi...

Sun, 23 May 2021 14:45:00 +0700
Villages sealed off to keep SA Covid variant at bay
Nine villages in Tak Bai district, where the first cases of the South African variant of Covid-19 were detected on Saturday, remained closed to prevent the malignant strain from spreading to other areas in Narathiwat, a senior Public Health Ministry ...

Sun, 23 May 2021 08:44:00 +0700
17 Covid fatalities, 3,382 new cases Sunday
Thailand on Sunday reported 17 new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the accumulated toll to 776, and 3,382 new cases for a running total of 129,500 since the start of the pandemic in January 2020.

Sun, 23 May 2021 07:00:00 +0700
S African strain found among illegal migrants
Thailand has detected the South African variant of the coronavirus among a cluster of infected undocumented migrants in Narathiwat province.



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