Current Affairs
Police move in to arrest protest leaders; opposition MPs scramble to assist dissidents
Police on Wednesday arrested human rights lawyer Anon Numpha for previous sedition charges and denied his bail, according to opposition parliamentarians.Anon is being charged with sedition, violating the Public Assembly Act, the Sound Amplifier Act, and the Computer...
Covid-19
Thai health ministry said it has discovered two patients with coronavirus antibodies outside state quarantine
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that two women have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies even though both women had gone through the state quarantine process.Thailand has not seen a coronavirus case outside of state quarantine...
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Analysts expect to see new high on STGT profit in the third quarter as rubber gloves demand surge
Analysts estimate that Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) PCL (STGT)’s profit will hit the highest peak in the third quarter of 2020 after it has had a strong performance throughout the year and while the rubber gloves market is still...
Current Affairs
CCSA recommends extension of emergency acts; says protests will not be affected
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s subcommittee has proposed to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) for another month, its representative said on Wednesday.The SOE came into effect in late March and has been extended several times until...
Current Affairs
Senior advisors inside government float idea of early dissolution, fresh elections
Senior coalition partners told Thai Enquirer on Wednesday that the government has considered the idea of dissolving the house and letting an interim government handle constitutional change before fresh elections.Senior members of Bhumjai Thai and the Democrat Party...
Current Affairs
New hashtag trends online as Thai netizens vow to boycott The Nation’s sponsors
The hashtag #แบนสปอนเซอร์เนชั่น (ban Nation’s sponsors) trended on Thai Twitter on Wednesday as netizens vowed to boycott all of The Nation’s sponsors for consistent screw-ups and pro-establishment editorials.The social media trend was inspired, in part, by the news that...
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Thai Airways to absorb Thai Smiles as low cost arm has proven to be dead weight
Thai Airways International PCL (THAI) revealed on Wednesday that it is preparing to terminate its low-cost carrier Thai Smile after continuous losses of 10 billion since 2013.As part of the troubled airline's rehabilitation process, Thai Smile Airways will be...
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VGI and PLAN B adversely affected by low ridership during coronavirus pandemic
VGI PCL (VGI), a leading out-of-home media service operator, reported a net loss of 104 million baht in the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year, reflecting the severe effect of the coronavirus pandemic.In
the past months, a coronavirus outbreak...
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Move Forward Party defends decision to withdraw from constitutional reform committee
Thailand’s progressive Move Forward Party is defending its decision on Monday to withdraw from parliament’s constitutional reform committee.Move Forward MPs told Thai Enquirer on Wednesday that its decision to withdraw was based on a myriad of factors.According...
Current Affairs
Prime minister says constitutional reform possible
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday that his government is willing to amend the constitution but everything has to be in accordance with the legal procedures. Over 10,000 protestors hit the streets on Sunday in...
