Новости за 18.06.2021

KHON KAEN: Thamanat Prompow, a skilled political fixer close to leader Prawit Wongsuwon, has become the new Palang Pracharath Party secretary-general, replacing Anucha Nakasai of the Sam Mitr faction.

As part of the Thai government’s consistent support for R&D and scaling innovation in food technology, the country houses integrated R&D centres linking the public sector’s high-quality facilities with universities and private sector labs.

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: They name themselves after a Turkish soap opera, count former Taliban insurgents among their ranks and dress like their enemies, but the shadowy "Sangorians" militiamen are among the fiercest forces on the Afghan battlefield.

LOS ANGELES: Nearly three dozen women have filed a lawsuit in California against adult video website Pornhub, accusing it and its parent company of knowingly profiting from footage depicting rape and sexual exploitation, including of minors.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday defined Bangkok and the three adjoining provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan as dark red zones of maximum and strict Covid-19 control.

There were 22 more Covid-19 fatalities and 3,058 new cases recorded in Thailand over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

CHON BURI: One more Covid-19 death and another 142 infections were reported by Chon Buri province on Friday, 52 linked to a cluster at Talad Mai market.

HANOI: Vietnam introduced national guidelines on social media behaviour on Friday which encourage people to post positive content about the Southeast Asian country and require state employees to report "conflicting information" to their superiors.

If you or your child are gathering application materials and have started thinking about different medical specialties, the next step is figuring out which medical school to attend.

Alcohol ban, retirement visas, reopening plans and vaccine apologies.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and close aides tested negative for Covid-19 after a reception room maid at the parliament was confirmed infected with the virus.

TAK: Thirty-five Myanmar nationals were arrested after sneaking across the Moei River and illegally entering Mae Sot district during heavy rain in the early hours of Friday.

The hospitalisation rate for people injected with the Sinovac and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines is 20-24 per 100,000 doses, according to the Department of Disease Control.

The Department of Land Transport (DLT) will resume driving tests and issuing and renewing licences next week, following an improvement in the Covid-19 situation.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on Wednesday he would reopen Thailand's borders in 120 days, but some people think this is too soon.

There were 22 more Covid-19 fatalities and 3,058 new cases in the country over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

GABORONE: 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American Plc's De Beers and the government.

The government's plan to fully reopen the country within 120 days would support economic growth of 2.3% this year, the growth figure forecast by the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), says the office's director-general Kulaya Tantitemit.

Thailand climbed one spot to 28th in the 2021 world competitiveness rankings conducted by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), boosted by improvements made in employment and public finances.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's controversial goal to reopen virus-battered Thailand within 120 days will help boost business confidence, even if there is a risk of more Covid-19 infections, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will open bidding for a construction contractor for the Klong Toey smart community project next year.

Hoteliers in Krabi are banking on the Phuket sandbox model to jumpstart international travel sentiment, paving the way for hotels to reopen and job recruitments to begin for the upcoming high season.

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand is expected to reach 1 million in 2028 -- an increase of 24% per year -- with Japanese-made plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to drive the next generation of cars, says Krungthai Compass, a research house under Krungthai Bank (KTB).

As vaccinations start all around the country, we seem to be heading towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Though that doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet. As of the writing of this article, four new clusters have been found in Bangkok and more than 2,000 cases are being reported each day. After 1.5 years, it's time to see how much the pandemic has affected our lives, our work, our...

Ever since Aksorn opened it has brought to diners dishes from Thailand's past. In its new menu, executive chef David Thompson has once again drawn from the past for inspiration, though this time with a living legend at the helm.