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Opinion: We cannot return to business as usual after the pandemic
It’s been half a year since the first signs of COVID-19 surfaced. It has taken away hundreds of thousands of lives and destroyed the livelihood of millions, but we’re finally beginning to recover.But as the pandemic slowly and...
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Thai Airways enters into talks with creditors to prevent asset seizure
Thai Airways are entering into negotiations with creditors to avoid potential roadblocks when the company enters the bankruptcy court in August, officials said Tuesday.According to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-Ngam, the company are currently holding talks with...
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Thammasat university greenlights gender-inclusive dress code
Thammasat University officially announced this week that it will now allow students to dress according to their chosen gender, effective on June 9.This includes attending classes, taking examinations, internship, graduation ceremonies, as well as taking university ID photos. Criticism...
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Cabinet approves the drafting of a bill to collect tax from foreign digital platforms
The cabinet has approved on Tuesday the drafting of a bill that would allow for the tax collection of foreign digital platforms. The measure was proposed by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).If the bill is passed, the dubbed “E-Service...
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World Bank sees a contraction of 5 per cent for Thailand in 2020; local think-tank sees worse
The World Bank said on Tuesday that the global economy will contract by 5.2 per cent in 2020, representing the deepest recession since World War II. After last week's report that 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty...
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Students outraged over grooming regulations, sparking viral hashtag
The hashtag #ก็ผมหนูปะคะ or “but it’s my hair” went viral on Twitter as Thai students were outraged over guidelines rolled out by the Ministry of Education, allowing for schools to dictate whether students will still have to follow grooming regulations....
Current Affairs
Private sector calls for tourism resumption but health experts warn against hasty reopening
Health experts warned on Tuesday that opening up the country too fast to tourism could risk the painstaking gains made by the coronavirus lockdown and contribute to a second wave of infections.Health experts inside the government's emergency response center...
Covid-19
Quick Interview with former state quarantine ‘inmate’
As Thailand eases its lockdown measures and opens its doors back up to Thai nationals who have been stranded abroad, those that return home must undergo 14-days of state quarantine. Thai Enquirer had a chance to interview one of the...
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THAI appoints board member as primary caretaker for its rehabilitation plan
Thai Airways International (THAI) has appointed board member Chansin Treenuchagron to take the helm of its debt restructuring and rehabilitation plan. Chansin, the former CEO of PTT, replaced Pailin Chuchottaworn as a board member on June 4 after the latter...
Covid-19
Seven new coronavirus cases discovered in Thailand; all in state quarantine
Thailand’s government said that it discovered seven new cases of coronavirus on Monday with all the new cases being discovered in state quarantine.The new infections mean that the total number of coronavirus cases in Thailand has risen to...
