Current Affairs
Opinion: The Utopian Coup
May 22nd, 2014. Regular programming on television was cut. A panel of generals appeared, and army commander General Prayut Chan-o-cha began speaking. By the time his announcement was over, the Pheu Thai administration was no more. The military had...
Current Affairs
Thai Netizens flock to alternative social media platform following the creation of Twitter’s official Thailand account
Thai Twitter users are flocking to alternative social media platforms in search of a safe environment for freedom of expression following the creation of Twitter's official Thailand account.The twitter hashtag #ทวิตเตอร์แอปขี้หีรอวันเจ๊ง started trending in the last 24 hours...
Covid-19
Hotels and hospitals to offer an alternative to state quarantine
The government said on Thursday that apart from local and state quarantine, an alternative quarantine option will be made available to people returning from abroad.The government said that hospitals and hotels have partnered together to provide a third...
Covid-19
Central budget to be used for cost of state quarantine
The cabinet, this week, approved the government's use of its central budget to pay for the cost of state quarantine.Deputy Government Spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said a budget will be set aside to pay for expenses, such as food, transport,...
Current Affairs
NSC proposes extending the SOE until the end of June
The National Security Council (NSC) proposed on Thursday an extension of the State of Emergency (SOE) until the end of June to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.NSC secretary-general Gen Somsak Rungsita said on Thursday that the NSC will...
Covid-19
Three new coronavirus cases discovered in the past 24 hours
The Thai government said on Thursday that it had discovered 3 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.Two of the new coronavirus cases were discovered in Bangkok with one more discovered in state quarantine.One of the...
Main
Panasonic to close two facilities in Thailand and move them to Vietnam
Panasonic Corporation will shut down its factory in Thailand and move it to a newer and larger one in Vietnam as part of its consolidation plan, a company official told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.About 800 Thai employees...
Covid-19
New Oxford study to test if chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus
A new study led by the University of Oxford will test whether anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus infections in frontline healthcare workers in the UK.Both drugs have been advocated by President Donald Trump as being...
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BOT cuts policy interest rate while Thai baht strengthens with hopes for tourism recovery
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut the policy interest rate by another 25 basis points at its meeting on Wednesday. The MPC voted four to three to lower the country’s benchmark lending rate from the...
Current Affairs
Progressive Movement holds online panel to discuss the culture of impunity
The Progressive Movement organized on Tuesday an online panel discussing the culture of impunity of state-sanctioned violence in Thailand led by Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit via Facebook. The panel compared the Bangkok protest crackdowns of May 1992 and May 2010 to a...
