By CNBC WHEN US President Joe Biden meets Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in June, it will be one of the most closely watched summits of the year. But there are doubts whether the summit can achieve much, given the poor state of relations. And not everyone is happy about the summit even going ahead, particularly
Read moreDay: May 26, 2021
Woman held with fake Singapore, US dollars worth 17m baht
ECONOMIC Crime Suppression Division police together with US secret service officials today (May 26) questioned a woman who was caught with 74 counterfeit S$10,000 banknotes worth 17,473,680 baht and some fake US$100 bills worth 279,537 baht, TV Channel 7 said. Ms Ananya, 41, was arrested near a currency exchange shop close to a department store
Read moreCrisis in Bangkok – death rate 1%
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin this afternoon (May 26) revealed that the case fatality rate (CFR) in Bangkok is 1% which is higher than the rest of the country, TV Channel 7 said. Bangkok has the highest rate of infection with the latest cumulative confirmed total being 36,542
Read morePM backs using medicinal plant for Covid amid 2,455 new cases, 41 deaths
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha supports the use of fah talai jone, a well-known medicinal plant in Thailand, in combination with the drug Favipiravir in the treatment of coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper said today (May 26). Meanwhile the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said that there were 2,455 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24
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