Новости за 23.07.2021

NEW YORK: The mercurial Kanye West has previewed his 10th studio album "Donda" at an arena listening event -- but characteristically blew past Friday's expected release without officially dropping the record.

A Bangkok temple began demolishing its crematorium after it started cracking early this month due to heavy use during the Covid-19 epidemic.

Doctors say a 39-year-old teacher who had received Sinovac-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines died of brain swelling but have yet to conclude whether it had anything to do with the mixed shots.

A protest erupted at a prison in Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon on Friday against what activists said was a worsening Covid-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February's military takeover.

HONG KONG: K-pop boy band BTS has just received a rare non-musical title - South Korea's special envoy for public diplomacy.

The Protocol Division of the Royal Thai Armed Forces is being probed and criticised for seeking a special allocation of Moderna vaccine for its personnel and their families.

NAKHON SAWAN: With use of herbal extracts to treat Covid-19 symptoms gaining popularity, a rising demand for krachai khao, or fingerroot, is generating a handsome income for growers in this province.

SAMUT SAKHON: Another 1,070 coronavirus infections were reported in dark-red zoned Samut Sakhon province on Friday.

SINGAPORE: Singapore has postponed its National Day parade scheduled for Aug 9 amid mounting public concern over a new wave of Cvoid-19 infections in the city-state.

As a result of continued investment, Thailand currently has the leading internet infrastructure in ASEAN. Underlining this claim, speedtest.net reported that Thailand had the world’s third-fastest average download speed for fixed broadband access in December 2020.

There were a record 14,575 new Covid-19 cases, and 114 more fatalities, on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

Exports in June grew at the highest level in 11 years as global demand increased, a trend which is expected to continue, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Friday.

This week: Checkpoints, corpses, protests and a Phuket escapee

LOS ANGELES: One of the most iconic weapons of the American Wild West goes up for auction next month with the sale of the gun that killed 19th century outlaw Billy the Kid.

Foreign visitors participating in the Phuket sandbox scheme will be allowed to visit other tourist spots after seven days starting from Aug 1.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern about people who died of Covid-19 after not receiving timely treatment.

There were record 14,575 new Covid-19 cases and 114 new fatalities over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

The Finance Ministry's Student Loans Fund has offered a relief measure to borrowers, extending the debt repayment period to up to 30 years from the current 15 years to ease their burden during the prolonged pandemic, says fund manager Chainarong Kajchapanan.

The Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (Aerothai) said on Thursday it has complied with relief measures for airlines affected by Covid-19 under a tight budget. It is now in need of loans to boost liquidity.

Thailand is ready to launch their hunt for up to three gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, which officially opens on Friday.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has increased its total car production target this year to 1.55-1.6 million units, fuelled by good export prospects, although the third wave of the pandemic is expected to deal a blow to the domestic car industry.

The Bank of Thailand predicts the government's tougher measures to contain new infections will lessen economic activity by a range of 0.8 to 2 percentage points.

A spike in new Covid cases in Thailand and other Asian countries is leaving little hope of reviving the short-haul market this year despite the country reopening more destinations, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn, chairman of the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco), has urged the government to accelerate economic stimulus and temporarily raise the public debt ceiling to 70-75% of GDP, or borrow an additional 800 billion to 1 trillion baht to help the country weather the pandemic.

Following the success of their #keeprolling project, Dej Kewkacha, chef-patron of Kyo Roll En Group, and Supaksorn "Ice" Jongsiri, ­executive chef-patron of Sorn and Baan Ice restaurants, are collaborating for mooncakes for the second year running.