Новости за 31.10.2021

GLASGOW: Global COP26 climate negotiations are the "last, best hope" to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C alive, said summit president Alok Sharma as he opened the meeting on Sunday.

Demonstrators were collecting signatures to propose the end of the lese majeste law, a protest leader said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the green light for this year's annual Loy Krathong festival to be held throughout the country to preserve the Thai tradition, but Covid-19 restrictions must be strictly observed, the Public Relations Department reported.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo proposed the establishment of a vaccinated travel lane with Australia to improve tourism and economic ties between both countries.

Somchai Srisuthiyakorn, a former member of the Election Commission, has joined the Seri Ruam Thai Party led by former police chief Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temiyaves.

Thailand and Malaysia ended a match on Sunday with a draw that keeps the Young War Elephants uncertain of a ticket to the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup.

SEOUL: South Korea is preparing to let more foreign workers return to the country to provide relief to local farms, factories, and construction sites, which heavily rely on migrant labour, after it has limited non-professional working visa issuance for almost two years during a Covid-19 pandemic.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday announced Thailand is to admit visitors from 17 more countries without quarantine if they have been fully vaccinated and have evidence of pre-flight negative Covid-19 test results from Nov 1, increasing the number to 63.

A majority of people say the time is now ripe for a general election, preferably in early 2022, according to the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

KANCHANABURI: A total of 110 Myanmar nationals were detained by Thai security forces for illegally entering the country in three groups in this western border province on Saturday, police said.

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve is set to begin removing a major plank of the stimulus policies it rolled out last year as the pandemic began, a sign of the progress the US economy has posted since the historic downturn.

Thailand logged 47 new Covid-19 fatalities and 8,859 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

LOS ANGELES: US actor Alec Baldwin said Saturday in his first public comments on his fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun on a movie set that the tragedy was a "one in a trillion episode."

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed state agencies to closely monitor the outbreak situation and give a fresh evaluation every two weeks after the Nov 1 reopening.

Defending champions BG Pathum United continued their climb up the Thai League 1 standings with a 3-1 triumph over newcomers Chiangmai United on Saturday night.

A young man filmed arguing with a sex worker after his adventures in bed ended prematurely has a colourful past, says a city businessman who linked him to the theft of his high-price motorbike.

Troubling news from Britain. One in five nightclubs in the UK have not been able to reopen owing to a shortage of bouncers. For anyone unfamiliar with this terminology, bouncers are the big blokes at club doors whose main role is to chuck out undesirables. And if you still don't get the message, they are usually dressed in black. However, they are officially known as "door supervisors" which...

The final destination is ultimately the same, but the path to endemicity will vary from country to country. For Thailand, despite the all-round optimism surrounding the country's long-awaited reopening tomorrow, the road towards the goal of living side-by-side with Covid-19 is looking to be a bumpy one -- because many of the policies required to move towards recovery were poorly targeted, mistimed...

Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino proved too strong for Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai again as the Japanese duo booked their berth in the mixed doubles final of the US$600,000 (approx 20,100,000 baht) French Open on Saturday.

Monday marks not only the reopening of the country to foreign visitors but also a big comeback for many students who have been away from school and friends for months.