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mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 shows initial success on monkeys
Thailand seems to be moving closer to finding a Covid-19 vaccine after the first trial on monkeys proved to be successful, leaving them strong and immune to the virus. Scientists were scheduled to launch a second round of testing the mRNA vaccine on the animals ...
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Shaking up the social security system
People who expect benefits from the social security system have marched to the Pathumwan Skywalk intersection to make their case for getting some assistance money during the current crisis.They are insured under sections 33, 39 and 40 and are asking for release of 30-50 per ...
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Covid-19 second wave leads to surge in demand for safe-haven assets
Investors are likely to shift from risk assets to safe-haven assets due to uncertainty following the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, experts said.The baht this week moved between 30.94 and 31.24 against the dollar.The dollar strengthened due to uncertainty following rising Covid-19 cases in the ...
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Household debt could soar beyond 80% of GDP due to Covid-19 crisis: NESDC
The Covid-19 crisis has had a massive impact on household debt and it is expected to rise to more than 80 per cent of GDP, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), a state think-tank, has warned.Thai household debt stood at 79.8 per cent ...
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Lampang, Kanchanaburi considered for sustainable city plan
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has employed Chulalongkorn University to study and come up with a plan for a Sustainable Future City (SFC), the council’s deputy secretary-general Anek Memongkol said.The study, for which Bt9.5 million has been earmarked, will take 12 months ...
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ADB brings together experts to find formula for speedy recovery in Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s president, Masatsugu Asakawa, has set up a panel of experts in the subjects of economics, finance and health to help ministers, central bank governors and other senior officials in Southeast Asia identify options that they can tap into to quickly ...
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Change of consumer behaviour in new normal boosts online sales
E-commerce in Thailand this year will rise by 35 per cent or Bt220 billion due to the “new normal” brought on by the government’s lockdown measures amid the Covid-19 crisis, Priceza.com revealed on Wednesday (June 10).Priceza.com is a leading price comparison website in Southeast Asia ...
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Thammasat allows transgender students to dress according to their gender
Thammasat University announced on Monday (June 8) that it would allow students to dress in accordance with the gender with which they identify.The announcement, which was signed by rector Associate Professor Kesinee Vitoonchart, said the new rule applies to students when in a classroom, taking ...
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Baht seen strengthening next week but US economic data holds key
The baht will trade next week (June 8 to 12) at around Bt31.30 to Bt31.70 to the US dollar, and important factors worth monitoring are the Fed meeting and dot plots, and estimation of US economic numbers, according to Kasikornbank.Important economic numbers, such as consumer ...
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Ministry authorises resumption of all public transport
The Ministry of Transport has allowed all public transport, such as buses, trains and planes to resume to meet the people’s demand for travel, except to some provinces that had not ended the lockdown measures.Anon Luangboriboon, the ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, said that the move ...
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