Новости за 07.07.2021

A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chinese military and is being used by the firm to collect genetic data, a Reuters review of publicly available documents found.

Lao migrants returning from Thailand have spiked Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring country as they took the coronavirus home with them.

SEOUL: The journey by BTS is undone as it achieved yet another milestone in the history of K-pop with its new single “Butter” retaining at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth consecutive week.

GENEVA: The United Nations top human rights official called on Asean countries on Wednesday to launch a political dialogue with the military junta and the democratically-elected leadership in Myanmar, with support from the international community.

The process of listing Thai AirAsia on the Stock Exchange of Thailand will take about three to four more months, AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes told reporters on Wednesday.

The abbot behind the construction of a big new temple complex in Buri Ram has defended the project against an uproar by Cambodians who say he is copying their national heritage site of Angkor Wat.

KANCHANABURI: Another group of illegal job seekers from Myanmar was found hiding in a forest near a border village in Muang district on Wednesday morning.

JAKARTA: Indonesia expanded nationwide restrictions Wednesday as it reported a record number of coronavirus deaths, while Japan scrapped the Olympic torch relay on Tokyo's roads over infection fears.

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The daily death toll from Covid-19 in Indonesia exceeded 1,000 for the first time, intensifying the battle to contain a resurgence of infections that has overwhelmed its medical system.

Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how will you fare this week & beyond!

Thailand's leading business group on Wednesday lowered its 2021 economic growth forecast for the fourth time this year to 0.0% to 1.5%, from 0.5% to 2.0%, due to a prolonged third wave of Covid-19 infections and despite higher exports.

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group will buy Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek's business in Thailand in return for $50 million of shares in part of the airline's digital business, the companies said on Wednesday.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Madrid, in collaboration with Spain-ASEAN Business Association (ASEMPEA) and Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI), and The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) Paris office, invite you to attend “Thailand-Spain Partnership towards Green Energy” seminar.

Energy Absolute Plc (EA) is shifting its electric-vehicle strategy away from passenger cars to focus on buses, trucks and trains to capitalise on growing demand as the country phases out combustion engines.

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A man from the United Arab Emirates who arrived in Phuket in a tour group on Tuesday was found to be infected with Covid-19, the governor said on Wednesday.

Thailand's economy faced significant downside risks and limited policy room should be preserved to be used for the most effective time, the central bank's minutes of its last meeting showed on Wednesday.

At least 80,000 people have been affected by a massive fire that ravaged the Ming Dih Chemical Co factory complex in Samut Prakan on Monday.

The country had 54 new Covid-19 fatalities and 6,519 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.

Total claims for Covid insurance ballooned to 1.77 billion baht in the first half of the year from 588 million baht as of May 15, says the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn.

Central Pattana Plc (CPN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire ordinary shares of Siam Future Development (SF) from Major Cineplex Group, equal to 30.36% of all issued shares at a price of 12 baht per share or 7.7 billion baht.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has suggested that the government relocate factories out of residential areas, following the plastics factory inferno, to prevent accidents in the future.

The Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) has confirmed the readiness of the Samui Plus scheme for inoculated tourists, but the provincial sector still needs to settle on a hotel booking system and expenditures for Covid-19 tests.

Covid-19's third wave, the worst so far, has above other heartaches confined families to their living quarters during ongoing lockdown-like restrictions that have played a toll on their mental and physical health.