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Activists start a petition to protest the removal of a portrait of a student protester killed by the military
Students at Chulalongkorn University have started an online petition to protest the removal of a portrait of Somdet Wirunhaphon, a first-year student who was killed by the military during the student protests of 1973.The portrait of Somdet has...
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SEAOIL shares soar up by 6.9 per cent due to new crude discovery on L53/48
The share price of Sea Oil PCL (SEAOIL) stood at 2.48 baht on the Wednesday morning session closing (12:30 p.m.), rising up by 0.16 baht or 6.90 per cent. The surge in the share price reportedly came from the discovery...
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New study by think tank shows coronavirus pandemic could have political ramifications
A new study by the International Crisis Group released this week shows that the economic ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic could have knock-on political consequences in Thailand.According to the study by the Brussels-based think tank, the current financial...
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Kasikorn abruptly advises AOT shares from buy to sell, dropping 42.55 per cent on target price
An analysis from Kasikorn Securities revealed that it has lowered its suggestion of AOT’s shares from “buy” to “sell” and reduced the target price down to 42.55 per cent, from 70.50 baht to 40.50 baht.Kasikorn Securities disagreed with Airports...
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CCSA will consider foreign businesspersons for admittance into Thailand; constitutional amendment coming, Prayut says
Next week, the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will finalize measures to allow foreign businesspersons entry into Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Tuesday.Currently, only foreign diplomats, government personnel, migrant workers, experts holding work permits, and people...
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Opinion: Cop casino death shows Prayut government not serious about police reform
If you ask the people in Thailand, ‘who is the biggest mafia here?’ The most likely answer will be the Thai police.Don’t get me wrong, the majority of police officers in Thailand are extremely nice and they do...
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Not all is well in Thailand’s ruling party after cabinet reshuffle, change in leadership
Factionalism within Thailand's ruling Palang Pracharath Party has led to the a change in party leadership and the reshuffle of the cabinet, with former party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Uttama Savanayana resigning from his post and the party....
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Architectural History: The Netherlands Ambassador’s Residence
In the midst of Bangkok’s militant urbanism – the glass
buildings, the dusty construction sites, the dark concrete skytrain that cuts
through Sukhumvit – Wittayu road seems a curious exception. A huge stretch of
the road is leafy and green, marking out...
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Startups also in need of government help due to COVID impact
The government has been concentrating on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but the even smaller ones like startups also require supports if they are to survive the economic downturn, experts said on Monday.“Entrepreneurs are being neglected big time, especially...
