Bank of Thailand keeps key interest rate at record low
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has kept its key interest rate unchanged, keeping it at a record low of 0.5% yesterday (May 5), as the economy struggles with a third wave of Covid-19, NNT said today. The central bank said in a statement that economic growth is likely to slow sharply due to the third […]
Read MoreHunger-striking Thai protest leader granted bail
By AFP and published by France 24 THE Criminal Court granted bail to a prominent pro-democracy protest leader who has reportedly been on hunger strike for over a month today (May 6). Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, more commonly known by her nickname Rung, faces nine charges of insulting the monarchy over her role in protests last […]
Read MoreCovid vaccine ‘won’t prevent infection but is a weapon to fight it’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters QUESTIONS have arisen about the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in protecting people against the “double mutant” coronavirus variant that emerged in India. This issue came to the limelight after Dr Rajendra Kapila, an infectious disease expert at Rutgers University in US, died upon getting infected with the Indian strain during […]
Read MoreSouthern pineapple to go online or go rotten
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 30 TONNES of pineapple are currently harvested and literally put on roadside sales amidst fears that the fruit might go nowhere from a southern district of Chumphon unless it is all for trading online in the face of the current pandemic situation. Most pineapple grown by farmers in a […]
Read More1,911 new Covid cases and 18 additional deaths
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said late this morning (May 6) that there were 1,911 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative confirmed total to 76,811, while 18 more fatalities raised the overall death toll to 336, Amarin TV said. Another 2,435 patients have been cured, adding up […]
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