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China’s GDP contract by 6.5 per cent in the first quarter
The Chinese economy has contracted by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, the first quarterly decline since 1992, announced the National...
Regional update: Coronavirus cases in Thailand
Our updated number of cases by region, current as of Friday morning, are listed below.Central region: Bangkok: 1328Nonthaburi: 150Samut Prakan: 107Pathum Thani: 33Nakhon Pathom: 18Samut...
Thailand discovers 28 more coronavirus cases; markets buoyed by possible cure
Thailand’s government said on Friday that it had discovered 28 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,700.Only 964 patients remain...
Market Watch: US announces plan to reopen, sends US and Asian stocks up
The United States unveiled its 18-page plan for “Opening Up America Again” on Thursday, sending US and Asian stock futures up.Asian bourses traded up...
Irrelevant and aging rock star puts foot in mouth, calls coronavirus death Darwinism, draws internet ire
Aging and largely irrelevant pop star Joe Nuvo has made headlines in the past for his outspoken support for totalitarian rule and anti-red shirt...
Mythbusting the coronavirus outbreak with the EJF and Covid Relief
Courtesy of the Environmental Justice FoundationThere is a huge amount of information on the internet about the new coronavirus or COVID-19 going around....
The cultural history of Thai sex workers from the north
Some songs capture the political imagination of the moment –
in 1988, that song was ‘Mae Sai’ by Carabao. “Who could be in as much...
NBTC strikes deal with telecoms providers to lower phone bills
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is seeking to lower the phone bills by up to 30 per cent as people struggle to...
Ad spending still expanding in the first quarter; but only barely
Nielsen Company Thailand said on Thursday that the country’s spending on media has increased by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of...
Thai government to open online appeals channel for those deemed ineligible for coronavirus relief handout
The Thai government said on Thursday that it will now allow people who believe they have been wrongly discarded from the government’s 5,000 baht...
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