Thailand ranked top for efforts to limit and recover from COVID-19 – Thai PBS World
The Global Recovery Index (GRI) and Global Severity Index (GSI) have ranked Thailand in 1st place, out of 184 countries, for its success in reducing the severity of and recovering…
U.S. lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits – Thai PBS World
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on “Online Platforms and Market Power”, in the…
Whimsy grabs attention, but students need more to be taken seriously – Thai PBS World
Thai anti-government protesters gather front of the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Several thousand anti-government protesters have rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok to call for…
Clapton, London: an insider’s guide
It was only a matter of time before Clapton – surrounded by Dalston, Hackney and Stoke Newington – would become a destination in its own right. A young creative crowd…
AWS Reinvent 2020 conference will be virtual
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy. CNBC Amazon’s cloud unit will hold its Reinvent conference digitally, rather than in Las Vegas, in November and December, a spokesperson told CNBC on…
Editor’s letter: How Melinda Stevens is emerging from lockdown
And so maybe it’s just me. Who is looking back at lockdown as a simpler time. Which had a kind of ragged innocence to it. And now that we’re out,…
Appeals Court upholds one-year prison term for Premchai on bribery charge – Thai PBS World
Thailand’s Appeals Court today upheld the one-year prison sentence imposed, by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases, on construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for attempted bribery. Mr. Premchai, president…
Red Bull heir Vorayuth asked to come clean by eight of his relatives – Thai PBS World
Eight members of the billionaire Yoovidhya family issued an open letter today (Wednesday) expressing regret over the alleged mishandling of the Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya’s fatal hit-and-run case, calling…
TAT plans to boost domestic tourism among three target groups – Thai PBS World
Pha-Ngan Island / Photo from tourismthailand.org The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will seek Cabinet approval for its plan to boost domestic tourism by targeting affluent Thais, who can afford…
Thai police consider charging organizers of recent Jennie concerts – Thai PBS World
Police are considering taking legal action against the organizers of concerts, held in Thailand’s southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Krabi on July 24th and 25th, during which some…
Thailand’s LGBT students march to demand gender equality – Thai PBS World
LGBT students staged a protest march in Bangkok today (Wednesday) to demand equality, regarding the right to wear clothes and hairstyles in accordance with the gender with which they identify,…
Dr.Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput endorsed as new Bank of Thailand governor – Thai PBS World
The Cabinet today approved the nomination of Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput as the new Governor of the Bank of Thailand, succeeding Dr.Veerathai Santipraphob, whose five-year term will expire on September 30th. Sethaput,…