Новости за 08.03.2021

BURI RAM: People flocked to a cannabis exhibition as interest and demand in the plant surges after the government unlocked hemp use in food and cosmetics in the latest move to promote a new cash crop.

The Criminal Court has denied bail for Piyarat “Toto” Chongthep, leader of Ratsadon guards, but allowed 14 other people held on Saturday to temporarily walk free.

SURAT THANI: An anchor dropped by a navy ship damaged an underwater cable supplying power to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan on Monday, causing a widespread blackout, a Provincial Electricity Authority official said.

Two anti-coup protesters were shot to death by security forces in Myanmar's northern Kachin State on Monday, local media reported, as workers staged a general strike across the country to oppose the military move.

Quarantine requirements could be eased for visitors inoculated against Covid-19 before they travel to Thailand, beginning in October, as the government struggles to rescue the tourism sector.

Thailand's youth-led anti-government protests started in July to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and have also made once-unthinkable calls for reform of the monarchy.

Eighteen leaders of the Ratsadon group were indicted in the Criminal Court on Monday, each on 11 charges, for their roles in anti-government demonstrations at Thammasat University and Sanam Luang on Sept 19-20 last year.

NAKHON PHANOM: Four pub customers were wounded when a village chief fired wild shots from a gun because he was unhappy with the service.

Thailand on Monday added 71 new coronavirus cases – 48 local infections and 23 imported — bringing the total to 26,441.

NAKHON PHANOM: Four pub customers were wounded when a kamnan witnesses said was obviously drunk fired wild shots from a pistol because he was unhappy with the table service.

Thailand on Monday added 71 new coronavirus cases – 48 local infections and 23 imported — bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 26,441. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 85.

NAKHON PHANOM: The Mekong River is currently only a little over one metre deep as it flows through this northeastern border province, posing a threat of severe drought during the dry season.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The Democrat Party has lost a major stronghold, conceding defeat in the by-election in constituency 3 on Sunday.

BEIRUT: After a decade of unfathomable violence and human tragedy that has made Syria the defining war of the early 21st century, the fighting has tapered off but the suffering hasn't.

SINGAPORE: Brent crude futures jumped above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, while US crude touched its highest in more than two years, following reports of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied at Democracy Monument on Sunday in defiance of a police warning.

We’re facing a combination of standstills and sudden changes in the world and the business landscape. Because of this, we are being forced to change. This in turn forces businesses to change and transform. We know full well that if we and our organisations remain the same, we put the survival of our businesses at risk.

State-owned GH Bank expects domestic interest rates will remain low over the next three years, providing a golden opportunity for people wanting to own their own homes.

The government looks set to accelerate the export of eggs in a move to tackle a domestic oversupply.

A huge flock of fund inflows and new traders moving into the cryptocurrency market has drawn a watchful eye from the regulator, eager to inform young, wide-eyed investors about their risky behaviour amid skyrocketing returns, but also limiting those who can partake in the digital asset market.

The armed forces are embarking on an ambitious programme to trim the number of generals in its ranks by 25% by 2029, amid doubts that the plan will ever come to fruition.

With the new round of recruitment for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board scheduled for this month, players in the telecom, broadcasting and innovation industries are monitoring the process as another derailment -- three times in three years -- could jeopardise previous plans put forward by the regulator.

The management of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to ask its board this week to consider allowing another public hearing on the auction draft for the right to use satellite orbital slots, following amendment of several critical details, says Air Marshal Thanapant Raicharoen, deputy secretary-general of the NBTC.

Westerners were prominent in Ayutthaya, the former capital of the kingdom of Siam, in centuries past. They left historical records, architecture, language and cultural links of their contact with Iudea, as it was known at the time. Today they help us understand the area's history and Thailand's policies on international relations.

A number of pha phra ves or painted Vessantara Jataka scrolls will be exhibited for one day only at Siam Society, Asok Road, on Saturday from 1.30pm to 4pm.