Gov’t Reports 1st Local Coronavirus Case in 100 Days
BANGKOK (AP) — A prison inmate in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus in the country’s first confirmed locally transmitted case in 100 days, health officials said Thursday.
Jail in Lockdown After Prisoner Found With Coronavirus
BANGKOK — An inmate at Khlong Prem Prison tested positive for the coronavirus in what officials described Thursday as the Kingdom’s first case of local infection in 100 days.
Bail Revoked for Reform Protest Leader Arnon
Update: Panupong Jadnok is still also jailed after refusing to file for bail.
BANGKOK — The court on Thursday...
Party’s Over, Folks! Police Raid Pot Farm on Koh Phangan
SURAT THANI — Police on Thursday said they are looking for those responsible for an illicit marijuana farm on a popular tourist island of Phangan.
Covid Disruption: Gov’t to Reduce Living Costs, Promote Jobs
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The Thai government's newly formed Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) said on Wednesday that its first priority in rebooting the economy is to reduce the cost of living, promote consumption and employment for new graduates.
Xi: China and Russia Must Work to Safeguard Victory of WW2
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that he is ready to work with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to join efforts with the international community to resolutely safeguard the victory of the Second World War (WWII) as well as international fairness and justice.
Biden’s Campaign Expands to ‘Animal Crossing’ Realm
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign has entered the realm of smash-hit video game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" in an effort to reach out to voters in cyber space as the coronavirus pandemic keeps many at home.
Why Japan Kids Suffer Near Worst Mental Health Among Richest Nations
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese children had the second-worst rated mental well-being among 38 developed and emerging countries due to poor life satisfaction and the high frequency of suicide, a UNICEF report said Thursday.
Limited Flights From Thailand to Beijing Resume as Pandemic Eases
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s main international airport on Thursday began receiving international flights again from a limited number of countries considered at low risk of coronavirus infection.
In Kenosha, Biden to Test His Promise to Unify the Nation
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Campaigning for more than a year as a calming, unifying figure, Joe Biden and his core pitch for the presidency face the most intense test yet when he travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city wrenched by police and protest violence that makes it a microcosm of the nation’s election-year reckoning with systemic racism.
