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UK, EU rule out quick post-Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» LONDON: Britain and the European Union on Thursday broke up their latest round of post-Brexit trade negotiations by ruling out a quick deal but voicing hope for agreement in the coming months.
Phayao Labour Office plants trees for the king
Published on 23/07/2020
» The Phayao Labour Office, led by government officials under the Ministry of Labour, together with the village headman of Village No. 7, Mae Sai Sub-district, Mueang Phayao District, Headman Club, volunteers, and local people of Ban San Chang Hin, planted trees in honour of His Majesty King Rama X.
Baghdad airport reopens after March closure
Reuters, Published on 23/07/2020
» BAGHDAD: Baghdad International Airport reopened for scheduled commercial flights on Thursday after months of closure during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit Iraq especially hard in recent weeks.
House votes to set up panel to hear students' views
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/07/2020
» The House of Representatives has voted to set up a House panel to hear students’ concerns about the rewrite of the constitution but the Opposition will not join it.
Malaysia to make face masks mandatory
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2020
» Malaysia said Thursday that it is making it mandatory to wear a face mask when using public transportation and in "crowded" public spaces beginning Aug 1 as more coronavirus cases are reported daily.
Coconut milk maker hit by monkey labour accusation
Reuters, Published on 23/07/2020
» SAMUT SONGKHRAM: A coconut milk producer, Theppadungporn Coconut, suffered a sharp drop in sales after an animal rights groups accused the industry of using monkey labour, an executive said, adding it was auditing plantations to show animals were not used.
Ex-Nazi camp guard, 93, gets two-year suspended sentence
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» HAMBURG: A 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard was handed a suspended sentence of two years on Thursday for complicity in World War II atrocities, in what could be one of the last such cases of surviving SS guards.
DSI seeks DNA from Japanese man to shed light on cold-case murder
King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/07/2020
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will seek DNA samples from a man in Japan to compare with genetic material found on the clothing of a Japanese woman slain in Sukhothai Historical Park in 2007.
Serial killer Si Quey cremated
King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/07/2020
» Notorious serial killer Si Quey's body was cremated in Nonthaburi on Thursday after six decades of being on public display, but the final resting place for his ashes has yet to be decided.
Is telemedicine the way forward?
Published on 23/07/2020
» What do you imagine when you hear the word “telemedicine”? The image that comes to mind is probably a doctor consulting a patient via a video call platform. Two-way video conferencing has become a popular alternative to in-person doctor visits in many western countries, especially in these times of Covid-19.