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Myanmar increases lockdown measures, airlines suspend services

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar increased lockdown measures in its biggest city on Thursday after reporting another record daily rise...

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EU considers legal action against Britain over plan to break Brexit deal

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union will hold emergency talks on Thursday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...

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Tiger sighted in maize plantation near Huey Kha Kheng wildlife sanctuary

Forest rangers have been trying to track down a wild tiger and persuade it to return to its natural...

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Thailand’s suicide rate surged 22% in past six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Thailand’s Department of Mental Health has adopted a pro-active approach, in coordination with the Police Crime Suppression Division and...

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Thai PM brushes aside opposition calls to step down because he has a job to do

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to stay on, despite calls from opposition MPs for him to step down,...

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Hornbill expert gored by wild guar in Khao Yai national park

A hornbill expert was seriously injured by a wild guar, as he and his team were surveying the route...

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Taxi driver stabbed, causing a five-car pileup in Thon Buri area

A taxi driver was injured by a knife wielding assailant and lost control of his vehicle, which then crashed...

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House debates hormone injections to reduce male sex drive to prevent rape

The injection of a hormone to reduce the sex drive of convicted sex offenders was debated at length in...

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Two new COVID-19 infections recorded in quarantine in Thailand today

Thailand today recorded two new COVID-19 cases among people in state quarantine.   According to the CCSA, the first...

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Thailand records eight new COVID-19 cases in quarantine

Thailand recorded eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, all among arrivals who are in state quarantine.   According to...

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PM seeks to quell criticism over Finance Minister’s resignation

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha claimed today that former Finance Minister Pridi Daochai’s resignation stems from health problems and...

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Conflict over new chief of Excise Department prompts Finance Minister’s resignation

Thailand’s Finance Minister Pridi Daochai did not resign because of health problems, as he claimed in his letter of...

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Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing’s stepped-up efforts to...

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Thailand records six new COVID-19 cases in state quarantine

According to the CCSA, a 45-year old Thai, who worked as a welder in Uzbekistan, arrived in Thailand on...

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Democrat MP Thepthai sentenced to two years for election fraud

Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong, and his sibling Manote, were both sentenced this morning (Friday) to two-years in prison, without...

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Thailand’s PM promises help for domestic low-cost airlines

Seven of Thailand’s domestic low-cost airlines have been promised a new lease of life, after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha...

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Brief commotion at Samranrat police station as a protest leader arrives

A brief commotion occurred in front of the Samranrat police station in Bangkok on Friday morning when a leader...

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Japanese PM Abe resigns over worsening health

TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday,...

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Trump lauds virus response that left 180K dead

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is lauding the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite the country having...

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One new COVID-19 case in quarantine recorded in Thailand

Thailand recorded one new COVID-19 case among those in state quarantine today.   The new case is a 35-year...

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Opposition Kao Klai MP raises three-finger salute in Thai Parliament

An MP, from the opposition Kao Klai party, raised a three-finger salute in Thailand’s Parliament on Wednesday morning, as...

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School director who killed three people during gold shop robbery sentenced to death by Thai court

A school director, who killed 3 people, including a young boy, while stealing about 665,000 baht worth of gold...

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Thai man in state quarantine plunges to his death from hotel room in Pattaya

Pattaya police are investigating the apparent suicide of a Thai man in Pattaya, who was in state quarantine after...

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Submarine row threatens to become political time bomb  

Debate on whether Thailand needs submarines is raging again after a House subcommittee on budget scrutiny last Friday voted...

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High-tech farmers sow seeds of revolution in Dubai desert

The coronavirus pandemic has directly affected countries that depend on importing food and agricultural product. However, United Arab Emirates,...

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Mexican children go back to school through television

In North America continent where the coronavirus still has caused massive damages to many countries. On the other hand,...

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Two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers arrested over protests

Two prominent Hong Kong opposition lawmakers were arrested on Wednesday in a police operation focused on last year’s huge anti-government protests, the...

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American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs in October without aid, workforce shrinking 30%

CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines said on Tuesday its workforce will shrink by 40,000, including 19,000 involuntary cuts, in...

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Efficient communications and peace of mind online course

In the modern days social network has played a massive role in our life and has brought us closer...

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Indonesia reports 1,821 new coronavirus cases, 57 deaths

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 1,821 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing its infection total to 141,370, data from...

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Students warned to avoid referring to the Thai Monarchy in an improper way

One of Thailand’s respected scholars, Sulak Sivaraksa, has advised students, who are calling for reform of the Thai Monarchy,...

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One new COVID-19 case in quarantine reported in Thailand

Thailand recorded one new COVID-19 infection in state quarantine today. According to the CCSA, the new case is a...

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Thailand’s GDP this year set to contract 7.8-7.3%, not 5-6% previously forecast

Thailand’s household debt has increased to the highest level in four years, whereas the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for...

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Can Thailand escape a second wave of COVID-19?

Despite impressive results in controlling COVID-19, Thailand is not immune to a second wave of infections, experts warn.  ...

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Pheu Thai to monitor student protests and help secure release of those arrested 

Thailand’s opposition Pheu Thai Party has agreed to send its MPs, or other party members, to student protest sites...

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New COVID-19 infections in Thailand jump to 17

Thailand recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases today, all in state quarantine, with 15 of them being Thais who have...

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THAI Airways registers first half loss of 28 billion baht

Thai Airways International has suffered about 28 billion baht in losses for the first half of this year, mainly...

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Indonesia takes part in late-stage China vaccine trial

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More people in Indonesia rolled up their sleeves Friday to test a potential coronavirus vaccine...

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New Zealand reports more COVID-19 cases ahead of lockdown decision

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s first coronavirus outbreak in three months has spread further, officials reported on Friday, just...

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Cabinet designates September 4th and 7th as special holidays

The Cabinet has declared Friday September 4th and Monday September 7th to be special public holidays, in lieu of...

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Three new COVID-19 cases in quarantine recorded in Thailand

Thailand today recorded three new COVID-19 cases, all returnees from abroad and in state quarantine.   According to the...

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Two security officials killed and four hurt by explosions in Thailand’s Deep South

Two members of security forces protecting teachers, in Thailand’s southern border provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat, were killed and...

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UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people in work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and...

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Hong Kong residents buy newspaper to support free press

HONG KONG (AP) — Long lines of people bought up copies of the Apple Daily paper at Hong Kong...

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Appeals Court upholds Premchai’s 6 month sentence for illegal possession of firearms

Thailand’s Appeals Court has upheld the six-month prison sentence, imposed by the lower court on construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta,...

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Thai PM uncomfortable with reference to “sensitive issues” at Monday’s protest

Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said today (Tuesday) that he feels uncomfortable with the rally at Thammasat University’s Rangsit...

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Taiwan tells visiting U.S. official China seeks to turn it into next Hong Kong

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that...

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Belarus’ leader wins sixth term with over 80% of votes

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Election officials in Belarus said Monday that the country’s longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has...

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Thailand records no new COVID-19 infections

No new COVID-19 infections have been reported in Thailand today by the CCSA, as the situation in the Philippines...

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Protesters warned they will face prosecution if they offend the Thai Monarchy

Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Minister, Buddhipongse Punnakan, has warned protesters to refrain from offending the Monarchy, as pro-democracy...

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Malaysia’s ex-finance minister charged again in graft case

PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s former finance minister pleaded not guilty Monday to a second corruption charge related to...

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Return of Thais from Bahrain suspended after consular official gets COVID-19

The repatriation of Thais from Bahrain, as well as consular services at the Thai Embassy in Bahrain’s capital, Manama,...

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Uphill mission awaits new finance minister

Predee Daochai is taking on what is probably the most unenviable task — steering Thailand out of its worst...

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law: top aide

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested on Monday over suspected collusion with foreign...

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Divided opposition faces uphill battle in bid to rule Bangkok

The upcoming Bangkok gubernatorial election looks set to be the next battleground between the self-proclaimed pro-democracy bloc and the...

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong files court challenge to 2019 poll disqualification

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong filed a court challenge on Friday against his disqualification...

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Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will allow employees to work from home until July 2021 due to the coronavirus...

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Being black in the US: “Let me live”

Being black in the US: “Let me live” ThaiPBS World Tonight June 3, 2020

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International protests over George Floyd’s death

International protests over George Floyd’s death ThaiPBS World Tonight June 2 , 2020

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Remote cheering sport system starts in Japan

Remote cheering sport system starts in Japan ThaiPBS World Tonight May 28, 2020

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Thailand records 15 new COVID-19 cases in state quarantine

New COVID-19 infections in Thailand today (Friday) shot up to 15, all of them Thais who have returned from...

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Thai civil society to launch signature campaign for a People’s Constitution

Thai human rights NGO iLaw and civil society networks, including People Go and the Constitution Advocacy Alliance, are to...

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India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 41,000

NEW DELHI (AP) — India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases...

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Mekong nations pressed to share data as water level falls to new low

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The inter-governmental Mekong River Commission on Friday urged China and Southeast Asian countries to share more...

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Malaysia charges former finance minister with corruption

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s former finance minister and senior opposition leader Lim Guan Eng was charged with corruption...

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Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the...

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Another missing ferry crew member found trapped inside sunken vessel 

Divers have found the remains of another missing ferry crew member in the sunken Racha 4 ferry, but were...

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Thailand records two new COVID-19 infections in quarantine

Thailand today recorded two new COVID-19 cases, among Thais who have returned from abroad and are in state quarantine....

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HM the King of Thailand has approved the country’s new Cabinet

His Majesty the King has approved a new Cabinet ministers, as proposed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.   The...

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Canadian pastor guilty of defying Myanmar’s coronavirus law

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A court in Myanmar on Thursday sentenced the Canadian pastor of an evangelical church to...

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PM dissatisfied with the handling of Red Bull heir case

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that he is not satisfied with the way the Red Bull heir’s...

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Two Thai workers injured in massive explosion in Beirut

Two Thai workers are among those injured in the massive ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut on Wednesday, which killed...

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Police suspected of helping to conceal evidence of illegal gambling

Police are being questioned over the way they are treating the recent shooting incident at an illegal gambling den,...

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Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing,...

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Red Bull heir case transcends political differences

When Vorayuth Yoovidhya crashed his supercar into a motorcycle, killing a police officer, Yingluck Shinawatra was Thailand’s prime minister...

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Thai army to delay sending troops for overseas training

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is considering delaying plans to send troops for overseas training, due to safety concerns,...

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Thailand ranked top for efforts to limit and recover from COVID-19

The Global Recovery Index (GRI) and Global Severity Index (GSI) have ranked Thailand in 1st place, out of 184...

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Whimsy grabs attention, but students need more to be taken seriously

Creative student rallies ranging from an anime-themed “Hamtaro Run” to a pomelo-eating protest may be successful in attracting the...

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Thailand records ten new COVID infections in quarantine

Thailand recorded ten new COVID-19 cases today, all among Thais in state quarantine, including six soldiers who recently returned...

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Royal Thai Police withdraw arrest warrant against Red Bull heir

The Royal Thai Police announced today (Friday) that it agrees with the decision, by special public prosecutors, to drop...

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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 1,100 for a third day in a row

(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday recorded more than 1,100 deaths from COVID-19, marking the third straight day...

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Another PTT executive tipped to be Thailand’s new Energy Minister

PTT Global Chemical Plc., a subsidiary of PTT, formally notified the Securities Exchange Commission’s Secretary-General, today (Friday), of the...

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Justice Minister questions NACC’s graft charges filed against his wife

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin is questioning the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over its recent decision to summon his wife,...

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Pompeo urges more assertive approach to ‘Frankenstein’ China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington...

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Transport Minister to continue fight against Hopewell compensation award

While accepting the decision of Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court, ordering the Transport Ministry and State Railway of Thailand (SRT)...

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5 new members of Thai PBS Board of Governors elected

A former senator, a social activist, a journalist, a flood management expert and an economist have been chosen as...

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Thailand records 3 new COVID-19 cases, CCSA cancels quarantine exemptions for diplomats

Thailand recorded three new COVID-19 cases today (Friday), all among arrivals from Sudan on the same flight as a...

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Estonian diplomat refused entry to condominium for fear of COVID-19

An Estonian diplomat was denied accommodation, for 14-days of quarantine, by the management of a condominium in Bangkok last...

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Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia

NEW DELHI (AP) — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 221 people across...

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Prayut’s bad week to last a lot longer

It has been a week the prime minister wants to forget. Whatever Prayut Chan-o-cha thought the government had achieved...

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Four new COVID-19 cases in state quarantine reported in Thailand

Thailand recorded four new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, all among returnees from abroad and currently in state quarantine.  ...

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PM admits it is unfortunate that Dr. Somkid and his team left the Government

Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, admitted today (Thursday) that it was a shame that Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak...

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Deputy PM Somkid and his Cabinet team call it quits

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and his team of three Cabinet members formally submitted their resignations this morning, paving...

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The politics of students’ hairstyles

For decades, students have been grumbling about rigid school rules on hairstyles – short bobs for girls and tight...

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1,603 in Rayong and Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area test negative for COVID-19

A total of 1,603 people have been cleared of COVID-19 infection, on the first day of mass swab testing,...

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China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic

BEIJING (AP) — China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording...

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Confirmed US virus cases rise amid new global restrictions

MIAMI (AP) — California, Arizona, Texas and Florida together reported about 36,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as restrictions aimed...

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