Regulator bars firms from cancelling Covid-19 insurance
THE Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has issued a directive barring insurance companies from cancelling active Covid-19 insurance policies, following yesterday’s (July 16) controversial decision by one firm to terminate Covid-19 insurance packages they have been offering, NNT said today. The decision was made following an announcement of insurance contract termination by the firm […]
Read MoreGermany picks through rubble after deadly European floods
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Schuld, Germany – Rescue workers scrambled today (July 17) to find survivors and victims of the devastation wreaked by the worst floods to hit western Europe in living memory, which have already left more than 150 people dead and dozens more missing. Western Germany has suffered the most […]
Read MoreSocial media uproar over plan to buy 2 to 3 more submarines
THERE is heavy criticism on Thai social media today (July 17) after news spread that the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has proposed to buy to two to three more submarines but later a spokesman came out to clarify that it is just performing its duty in submitting this purchase plan, Thai Rath newspaper said […]
Read MoreMore lockdown measures in the offing to control Covid crisis
SEVERAL media reports said the Centre for Covid Situation’s Administration’s (CCSA) committee today (July 17) considered imposing more measures to control the health crisis the country is going through that is tending to worsen in discussion with relevant agencies, TV Channel 7 said. Among the new steps are further reducing movement of people and […]
Read MoreThailand logs highest single-day spike with 10,082 cases, 141 deaths
IN the highest 24-hour coronavirus count ever Thailand logged 10,082 new cases and 141 deaths this morning (July 17) with Police Hospital having now stopped receiving new patients while Ramathibodi has suspended several services, Amarin TV and Siam Rath newspaper said. The Public Health Ministry said early this morning that of the over 10,000 […]
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