Новости за 28.12.2020

A worker at the gambling den in Rayong province has died, the first Covid-19 death in Thailand in two months, bringing the fatalities to 61.

The Prayut Chan-o-cha-led government is "very ku" (borrowing a lot) while "I won't quit...what did I do wrong?" is the quote of the year, according to Government House reporters.

CPV Food Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of C.P Vietnam Corporation (belongs to Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited - CPF), inaugurated its CPV Food Complex on 23 December 2020.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has further relaxed rules on its 500-billion-baht soft loan programme aimed at helping smaller firms cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bitcoin is on track for its longest monthly winning streak in more than a year after touching a record above $28,000 over the weekend.

Provinces with a high number of Covid-19 cases must maximise disease control measures, or new local cases could rise to thousands or even tens of thousands per day by mid-January, according to a government official.

The government on Monday reported 144 new Covid-19 cases - 115 local infections, 14 migrant workers and 15 quarantined arrivals - raising the total to 6,285.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A wild elephant calf was found dead in a stream in Thap Lan National Park, in Khon Buri district, on Monday morning.

A total of 3,065 foreign tourists arrived in November, official data showed on Monday - the second month that long-stay visitors have been allowed in after a ban was imposed in April to keep coronavirus infections at bay.

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa logged its millionth case of Covid-19 and South Korea on Monday became the latest country to detect the new coronavirus variant, as the pandemic showed no signs of letting up.

The national police chief has transferred the Rayong police chief, Pol Maj Gen Paphatdet Ketphan, to an inactive post at the Royal Thai Police Office over the surge in Covid-19 infections in the province, all linked to an illegal casino.

Vietnam will strive for 2021 economic growth of 6.5%, a goal that would exceed its official target of 6% growth for next year, according to a post on the government’s website, which cited Premier Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a conference with local officials.

The government on Monday reported 144 new Covid-19 cases - 115 local infections, 14 migrant workers and 15 quarantined arrivals - raising the total to 6,285.

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is under house quarantine for 14 days after a meeting with the Samut Sakhon governor, who later tested positive for Covid-19.

China recently surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest movie market by ticket sales for the first time. China recorded box-office revenue of US$1.99 billion from January to October, topping US sales of $1.94 billion.

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Chiang Mai has registered its 47th Covid-19 infection, a 46-year-old woman from Rayong.

NAKHON PHANOM: The water level in the Mekong river has dropped quickly and was only about 1.90 metres deep in this northeastern border province on Monday, the lowest this year.

SHANGHAI: A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed on Monday for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said, almost a year after the virus first surfaced in the central China city.

A tug-of-war is building for the baht as concern about the nation’s virus outbreak counters the support from the current-account surplus.

A Thai woman who recently returned to the country from South Korea fell to her death from her room at a hotel in Bang Kapi on Sunday afternoon.

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A fresh round of Covid-19 infections in Samut Sakhon province, home to many migrant workers in the fishery industry, sent shivers down the spine of many locals and businesses, fearing another possible nationwide lockdown could wreak havoc on the fragile economy.

Year 2020 was a quiet year, without exciting news from City Hall.