BMA expanding digital device control to all its schools
AFTER a trial at 10 schools showed controlling use of digital devices improved student concentration and increased parental satisfaction, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is gearing up to expand the clampdown at all its schools from the next academic year, PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 13). Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said in introducing the “Phone […]
Read MoreMyanmar man held for smuggling oil across the border
AFTER A Myanmar man was caught trying to smuggle oil from Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhlaburi district to Payathonzu border town where there is a dire shortage local officials imposed strict control on sale and storage of fuel, TV Channel 7 said today (Mar. 10). At 9.30 p.m. last night Mr. Suriyasak Mueang-aum, Sangkhlaburi’s district chief, was […]
Read MoreThailand to strengthen controls on gold trading to curb baht rise, central bank chief says
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND will impose controls on gold trading as it bids to tackle its overvalued baht currency and ease pressures on economic growth, central bank governor Vitai Ratanakorn said on Wednesday (Jan. 28). The baht has gained about 1.5 percent against the dollar so far this year after a […]
Read MoreScreening of visa-free entry by Cambodians, high-risk Westerners stepped up
THE Immigration Bureau has beefed up screening and controls of visa-free entry by Cambodians and high-risk Westerners amid fears that they may be “mercenaries” entering Thailand to carry out operations behind battlelines with foreign tourists urged to understand this situation, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Dec. 15). This measure was taken after critics and […]
Read MoreAirlines count cost of UK traffic control failure
By AFP and published by CNA London – The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a technical fault risks costing carriers around £100 million (around 4.45 billion baht), the head of global airline body IATA estimated today (Aug. 30). Passengers continued to be affected by cancelled flights owing […]
Read MoreMalaysia gears up to impose stricter border measures amid Covid outbreak in China
By Bernama and published by CNA Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s health ministry (MOH) is prepared to tighten health checks as part of its pandemic border policies, with the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in China. Health Minister Dr. Zaliha Mustafa said her ministry was taking seriously the concerns of people regarding the increase in Covid-19 […]
Read More69 provinces placed in orange Covid control zone
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Jan. 7) adjusted Covid zoning and placed 69 provinces in the control zone (orange) with eight province remaining in the blue tourism pilot scheme zone and none coming under the the highest and strict control (dark red), highest control (red), and high surveillance (yellow) zones […]
Read MoreGatherings banned nationwide, eating and drinking also banned on airplanes
SOON after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) banned gatherings nationwide amid an upsurge in coronavirus infections the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) also issued new regulations forbidding passengers from eating and drinking on domestic flights, Amarin TV reported today (Dec. 30, 2020). These steps followed CCSA’s announcement that over the past 24 […]
Read MorePM: No lockdown but country divided into four risk zones
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha decided at a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to not lockdown the country after the new outbreak spread out from a shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province but instead divided the country into four zones according to risk status, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Dec. 24, 2020). […]
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