Новости за 30.03.2021

The official opening ceremony of IFAD is scheduled on 29 March 2021, joined by Mr. Auttapol Rerkpiboon, President & Chief Executive Officer of PTT Public Co., Ltd. (PTT) and other co-founders.

SHANGHAI: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has formally entered the automotive industry with a new smart electric vehicle (EV) business, the company announced on Tuesday in a filing.

Japan has suspended the provision of new aid to Myanmar in response to last month's military coup, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday, as the violent crackdown against protesters draws a wave of international condemnation.

An exhausted stray dog trapped on a busy expressway in the heat of the day won the compassion of a Bangkok bus driver and conductor, who stopped and took it on board.

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has acknowledged the first royal insult charge against him filed by a member of a vice minister’s team.

The government aims to create a new pension programme to support an ageing Thai population that will add about one million new retirees annually starting in 2023.

Thailand will not deny entry to people fleeing the violence in Myanmar, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday, as the lethal crackdown on protests against the Feb 1 military coup there continued.

Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), H.E. Mr. NASHIDA Kazuya, Ambassador of Japan, and Dr. Narong Sirilertworakul, President of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), attended the opening ceremony of Spiber (Thailand) Co., Ltd.’s factory.

The Corrections Department is in the process of drawing up standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all correctional facilities nationwide to follow and the work is expected to be finished by mid-April, department deputy director-general Tawatchai Chaiwat said on Tuesday.

JAKARTA: Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina said on Tuesday it was still trying to fully extinguish a fire that broke out at its Balongan refinery a day before, injuring six people and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A 10-year-old schoolgirl remained in a coma on Tuesday after being hit on the head by part of a large firework, a wooden skyrocket, launched during a cremation at a temple in Pak Thong Chai district.

Nearly 30 years ago, a young teacher with a zeal for his vocation arrived in Hong Kong, from Perth in Scotland, to embark on a career that saw him move from adult learning centres to working at local primary schools before landing a role at the American International School (AIS) in Hong Kong. Here, Cameron Fox swiftly climbed the ladder to become a very young Head of School.

LONDON: People in England on Monday rushed outdoors as sports returned in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, although Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned spiralling cases in Europe meant more deaths were inevitable.

MAE HONG SON: More than a dozen people fleeing violence in Myanmar were allowed to cross into Thailand on Tuesday to receive medical treatment at a border village, Reuters witnesses said.

SONGKHLA: A customer used a fake 1,000-baht note to purchase goods from a convenience store in Hat Yai district early on Tuesday morning.

NONG KHAI: A Lao worker was arrested on Tuesday after three people, including his wife, were fatally stabbed and another man wounded at a rubber plantation in Sri Chiang Mai district on Monday.

Thailand on Tuesday logged 48 new coronavirus cases, just 27 of them locally contracted infections.

PARIS: The cost of global warming will far outweigh the cost of rapidly cutting greenhouse gas emissions, more than 700 economists from around the world said Tuesday in an unprecedented call to climate action.

Three of the 22 defendants charged over the Sept 19-20 protests at Thammasat University and Sanam Luang have promised the court they would refrain from making references to the monarchy if they were released on bail so they could prepare their defence.

Thailand on Tuesday logged 48 new coronavirus cases, just 27 of them locally contracted infections, bringing the accumulated total number of confirmed cases to 28,821. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 94.

As the death toll among Myanmar’s protesters rose dramatically last weekend, military air strikes against one of the country’s largest rebel groups stoked fears of another problem: full-fledged civil war.

Myanmar protesters held overnight candle-lit vigils after an advocacy group said security forced had now killed over 500 people since a Feb 1 coup, as activists on Tuesday launched a new civil disobedience campaign to hurl garbage onto streets.

LOS ANGELES: Fantasy writer George R.R. Martin has signed a five-year deal with HBO, the studio said Monday, raising hopes among "Game of Thrones" fans for countless more adventures set among the dragons and warring families of Westeros.

Bangkok should be included in October's isolated-environment scheme that allows vaccinated visitors to enter without quarantine, say tourism operators.

Thailand's labour force is recovering from a plunge last year that saw 3 million people lose their jobs because of the pandemic, though people with IT skill sets are in great demand as organisations gear up for digital transformation, according to job search platform JobsDB.