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Thai government arrests one more protest leader on Tuesday
The Thai government has arrested one more protest leader on Tuesday. Jutthathip “Oua” Sirikan, one of the leaders from the Student Union of Thailand, was arrested on sedition along with other charges for organizing a protest on July 18. It was...
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B.Grimm to cooperate with AMATA’s Smart City, benefit from the lower gas cost
B.Grimm Power PCL (BGRIM) reportedly plans to expand its investment in Smart City with Amata Corporation PCL (AMATA) with its focus on Thailand to strengthen the new domestic electricity development. Preeyanat Soontornwata, the president and director of B.Grimm, said that...
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Opinion: Forcing K-Pop stars and other celebrities to support your cause is hardly democratic and counterproductive
Hundreds of thousands of Thai netizens on Tuesday used the hashtag #แบนไอดอลคนไทยในเกาหลี (ban Thai idols in South Korea) to boycott the famous Thai k-pop idols in Thailand for not speaking up about the pro-democracy movement happening in their home...
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Game streaming on the rise in Thailand fueled by E-Sports, coronavirus lockdown
People watching videogame streamers or streaming videogames has risen throughout the world and Thailand in the past year, fueled by the rising popularity of E-Sports and the coronavirus lockdown.According to popular streaming platform Twitch, the company saw 3.5...
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Thai netizens target Thai members of K-Pop bands for not speaking on pro-democracy protests
Young Thai internet users have begun targeting Thai members of K-Pop bands on Monday for not speaking out on pro-democracy issues. Some netizens asked why celebrities have spoken up on previous issues like the Black Lives Matters protests but...
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The Thai economy continued to recover from June to July with no tourists, says the central bank
The Thai economy continued to improve from June to July due to the recovery in domestic consumption and exports with no foreign tourist arrival for four consecutive months, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said on Monday. The central bank said...
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BAM reports big fall in revenue due to economic disruption from coronavirus
Bangkok Commercial Asset Management PCL (BAM), the largest firm in the asset management field, reported its second-quarter earnings of 169 million baht, a decrease of 80 per cent both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year.The stock price reduced since the market opening...
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New hashtag on depression trends on Thai Twitter
The hashtag #โรคซึมเศร้า (depression) trends on Thai Twitter on Monday as netizens come together to share their experiences with depression and bring awareness to the mental illness.Under the hashtag, which has now amassed more than 25k tweets, users are...
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Students rally to save sacred shrine
Students formed a human chain in front of Chulalongkorn University’s Property Management Office in an attempt to block the school from relocating the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine on Monday. The shrine is due to be relocated today as the office...
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Siam Cement shares rise as packaging subsidiary IPO subscription announced
The Siam Cement PCL (SCC)'s Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its subsidiary packaging firm received a great response with the shares jumping by 4.66 per cent to 359 baht, an increase of 16.00 baht, at 10:25 a.m. on Monday...
