Chamber of Commerce: Virus to Slash Thai Trade Value by Half
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — A Bangkok-based academic research institution on Thursday said in a press briefing that its findings estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce the value of Thai trade to 423.05 billion baht (13.45 billion U.S. dollars) from 1.02 trillion baht.
Lost in Translation: TV Files Charge Against Facebook for Royal Insult
BANGKOK — Police on Friday said they are investigating a mistranslated headline about His Majesty the King’s birthday seen on several Facebook pages earlier this week.
HealthMin Says Foreign Workers the Biggest Danger of 2nd Virus Wave
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Thursday warned that allowing migrant workers into the country to fill up labor vacancies after easing lockdown restrictions may lead to a second wave of COVID-19 infections.
China Says Policy Towards India ‘Unchanged’ Despite Clashes
NEW DELHI (Xinhua) — Chinese ambassador in India Sun Weidong said on Thursday China's basic policy towards India remains unchanged, urging the two sides to work together to bring bilateral relations back on the track of sound and steady development.
Lee Teng-Hui, Hailed as ‘Father of Taiwan Democracy,’ Dies at 97
TAIPEI (Kyodo) — Former President Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan's first popularly elected leader who played a key role in the self-ruled island's democratization, died on Thursday. He was 97.
Trump Faces Rare Rebuke From GOP for Floating Election Delay
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party’s limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. On Thursday, he struck a boundary.
AP Fact Check: Trump’s View of Flawed Voting Is Baseless
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic views of voting by mail are baseless, according to research into election fraud and the record. Despite that, he’s now floated the idea of delaying the election until it can be held “properly.”
Cops: Key Witness in ‘Boss Red Bull’ Case Dies in Accident
CHIANG MAI — A key witness in police investigation into a billionaire accused of killing a policeman in a hit-and-run incident has died in a motorbike accident, police said Thursday.
UN Deadline Came and Went Without a Word on Disappeared Critic
BANGKOK — The United Nations’ deadline for the Cambodian authorities to explain what happened to a Thai activist who was kidnapped there had passed without any explanation, his family said Thursday.
Concert Organizers to be Charged for Disregarding Virus Rule
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The organizers of live music performances, recently held before huge crowds in southern Thailand, will be faced with charges of breaking emergency rule, confirmed deputy police spokesman Pol. Col. Kritsana Pattanacharoen on Wednesday.
