‘Yaksa’ statues at Suvarnabhumi airport are adorned with face masks to remind the public to remain vigilant during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Foreign Ministry on Monday widened its ban on issuing certificates of entry (COE) for Indian nationals wanting to come from Bangladesh, Pakistan and […]
Ten illegal Myanmar migrants are arrested in Sadao district of Songkhla after sneaking in from Malaysia on Sunday. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan) National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk has ordered all police units to ramp up surveillance in order to prevent the entry of illegal […]
The United States Department of the Treasury launched access to $350bn in COVID-19 aid for state, local, tribal and territorial governments on Monday, releasing rules for allowable uses and a prohibition on tax cuts by recipient states. The Treasury said that states with seasonally adjusted […]
From: Inside Story The ruling party in Scotland says it will make another bid to break from the United Kingdom. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/5/10/is-the-break-up-of-the-uk-inevitable
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA would need $58bn in investment to revive its crude production to the levels of 1998 before ex-President Hugo Chavez came to power, equivalent to 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd), a document seen by the Reuters news agency shows. In […]
The United States has welcomed an announcement by the Taliban that a three-day ceasefire would come into effect in Afghanistan to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday, but urged the group to agree to a more long-term truce. “We do welcome this announcement and any move […]
The attorney generals of 44 United States territories and states are urging Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. “It appears that Facebook is not responding to a need, but […]
The owner of a Tesla Inc. Model S that slammed into a tree last month, who died along with a passenger, was behind the wheel when the car left his house shortly before the crash. A home surveillance camera captured the owner entering the driver’s […]
Norway should exclude the COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson Johnson from its inoculation programme due to a risk of rare but harmful side effects, a government-appointed commission said on Monday. However, those who volunteer to take either vaccine should be allowed to do […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the COVID-19 mutation that has appeared in India as a “variant of concern”. WHO’s senior scientist Maria Van Kerkhove said on Monday that there was “some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of B.1.617”, the variant detected in India. She […]
