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About 500 employees of a company in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi were abruptly notified by the management on Friday that they are being laid off, due to a shortage of raw materials normally imported from China. The employees, including Thais, Filipinos and those from Myanmar, arrived at the Zica New Materials Company in
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has put on hold a proposal by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to suspend visa on arrival for Chinese tourists fearing it would have a negative impact. Government Spokeswoman Naruemol Pinyosinwat said the prime minister asked Anutin to consult with other government agencies concerned, especially the Tourism Ministry, on the pros
BANGKOK (AP) — The holiday was over for almost 80 Chinese visitors to Thailand. They were lining up at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to catch a flight home — to Wuhan, their hometown and the epicenter of a viral outbreak that has sickened thousands and has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health
His Majesty the King of Thailand has expressed his concern over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 in China and has wished the Chinese government success in overcoming this medical crisis and in restoring to the country normal. In his message, addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, HM the King said that he
Members of the media, government officials and politicians have been treated to a rare and embarrassing incident, when a former candidate for the Palang Pracharat party knelt and made a “wai” to plead for forgiveness from Seri Ruam Thai party leader Seripisut Temiyavet and for the withdrawal of a defamation charge. After the brief ritual
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 259 by the end of Friday, Jan. 31, up by 46, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing numbers from the country’s National Health Commission. It said 45 of the new deaths were in Hubei province, and one in the municipality
Britain on Friday ended almost half a century of European Union membership, making a historic exit after years of bitter arguments to chart its own uncertain path in the world. There were celebrations and tears across the country as the EU’s often reluctant member became the first to leave an organisation set up to forge
Former Democrat deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij, and the co-founders of his new political party, have chosen Valentine’s Day (February 14th) for the revelation of its name. In his Facebook post today (Friday), Korn thanked the over 120,000 supporters who proposed names for the nascent party. He said he was very excited about naming the party,
There have been more than 100 suspected cases of the coronavirus in Russia so far, although none have been confirmed. But with around three million Chinese tourists visiting the country every year, health authorities are preparing for a possible outbreak of the virus.
A taxi driver has become Thailand’s first confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection through human-to-human transmission, Public Heath Permanent Secretary Dr. Sukhum Kanchanapimai told a news conference this afternoon (Friday). He said that there are five new confirmed cases of infection, including four Chinese tourists and the Thai taxi driver, bringing the total number of