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Day: February 21, 2022

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Statement Regarding Possible Offer for Clipper Logistics plc

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FALLING UNDER RULE 2.4 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE “TAKEOVER […]

FTI: Car output to exceed 2m by 2024

Published by The Bangkok Post Thailand will see its annual car production increase to more than 2 million units within two years thanks to the global economic recovery, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has predicted. The government’s incentive package…

Information & Technology

Superb! KKU lecturer is the first in Thailand to receive the ILO Master Fellowship Award

Assoc. Prof. Sunisa Chaiklieng, Ph.D. from the Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University is the first in Thailand to receive the ILO Master Fellowship Award.February 6-10, 2022 – Assoc. Prof. Sunisa Chaiklieng, Ph.D. from the Faculty of Public Hea…

Market

Performance of the Thai Banking System in 2021

Ms. Suwannee Jatsadasak, Senior Director, Bank of Thailand, reported on the Thai banking system’s performance in 2021 that the Thai banking system remained resilient with high levels of capital fund, loan loss provision and liquidity, which served as k…

Internal Affairs

From ‘bananas’ to ‘cobras’ – the colorful political career of wily Mingkwan Saengsuwan

Former New Economics Party leader Mingkwan Saengsuwan shocked Parliament when he resigned as a party-list MP during the debate to scrutinize the Prayut government last week. Mingkwan explained that he was unhappy with his legislative role over the past…

Medical & Health

Thailand’s Daily Covid-19 Cases May Hit 100,000, Warns Virologist

BANGKOK, A Thai virologist warned that daily COVID-19 cases may reach 100,000 amid the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron spreading rapidly in the kingdom.Dr Yong Poovorawan, senior virologist from Chulalongkorn University said at present, an average of 25,00…

Medical & Health

COVID infection risk raised back to ‘Level 4’ in Thailand

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has once again upgraded the risk of COVID-19 infection to Level 4, the second highest level, across the country, as 90% of new infections are now by the Omicron variant.The ministry previously raised the alert to Leve…

Medical & Health

UNESCO turns blind eye to Armenia’s barbarism in Karabakh – Analysis

The visit of more than 30 world-famous international travelers from 20 countries to Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur started on February 16.The visit, which lasted until February 18, has been organized by the “NomadMania” travel club, which sets the inter…

General

Myanmar Junta Urges ASEAN Envoy Not to Engage With ‘Terrorist’ Groups

Myanmar’s military government has criticized calls for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ special envoy to the conflict-torn country to meet bodies that oppose last year’s coup, which the junta has declared as “terrorist” groups.With little si…