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Or Bor Tor election held smoothly nationwide

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST ELECTION IN NEARLY a decade in Thailand’s smallest democratic units, better known as Or Bor Tor (the Subdistrict Administrative Organisation), was held smoothly throughout the country today (Nov. 28) albeit with a meager number of electoral wrongdoing cases reported. Deputy Election Commission secretary-general Kittipong Boriboon reported that the election

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Thailand allowing quarantine-free entry for tourists from 10 countries on Nov 1

    IN a nationally televised addressed at 8.30 p.m. tonight (Oct.11) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the country will on November 1 be initially reopened to tourists from 10 low-risk countries without the necessity of quarantine but they have to be fully vaccinated and present evidence of a negative result from a RT-PCR test

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Business

BMA allows 5 types of establishments to reopen from tomorrow

THE Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) today (May 31) allowed five categories of establishments to reopen again from tomorrow and among them are museums, tattoo parlours, beauty clinics and botanical gardens, Sanook.com said. In its announcement of easing coronavirus control BMA said that the outbreak in the capital is currently clustered at workers camps, markets and

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Life

‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at an Oscars that spreads the wealth

    By CNN “NOMADLAND,” director Chloé Zhao’s small-boned movie about nomads in America, earned best picture at a 93rd Academy Awards defined by the pandemic, as movies that premiered on streaming services ruled the ceremony — an in-person event mounted under Covid protocols. In a year where the pandemic shuttered theaters and turned movie-goers

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Business Local news

Ministry cuts 2021 growth forecast

The Finance Ministry has cut its economic forecast for 2021 to 2.8% from the 4.5% expected in October, factoring in the resurgence of Covid-19 and fresh government stimulus measures. Thursday’s downgrade follows similar recent warnings that Thailand faces downside risks. Earlier this month, the central bank signalled its own 3.2% GDP growth forecast for the

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Health

BMA calls for scrapping New Year festivities as Covid-19 cases soar next door

BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) asked for the cooperation of all venues in cancelling New Year festivities because of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Samut Sakhon province, which adjoins the capital, with two cases having already emerged here today, Thai Rath newspaper reported late afternoon today (Dec. 20). This step was taken after the

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Business

PM confident economy is recovering, welcomes Bloomberg boost

PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is pleased that Thailand topped a Bloomberg study of 17 developing markets gauging their outlook for 2021 pointing out that this is a result of various economic stimulus measures and will boost confidence in trade and investment in the new year, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Dec. 21). The Bloomberg report,

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