Mall operators extend relief measures
Many shopping centre operators have extended their relief measures to help enable tenants to continue with their businesses amid the unabated Covid-19 crisis.
Central posts B49bn for Q1 revenue
Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) reported revenue of 49 billion baht in the first quarter, dropping 9.7% year-on-year, mostly due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on business operations.
BoT worried over possible rise in NPLs
The Bank of Thailand is concerned with the expected higher number of non-performing loans of tourism-related businesses in the second quarter of this year because of the the third wave of Covid-19.
Fear pushes patients to keep HIV status a secret
People with virus worry about backlash amid lack of awareness.
Brazil deforestation 94% illegal: report
RIO DE JANEIRO - The vast majority of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is illegal, and President Jair Bolsonaro's promise to eliminate it looks doubtful given a lack of transparency on authorized land use, researchers said Monday.
Line Man Wongnai eyes IPO in 2-3 years
Line Man Wongnai, the operator of a food delivery service, aims to launch an initial public offering (IPO) within the next 2-3 years.
Thai economy shrinks by 2.6% in Q1
The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year -- an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter.
Mass jabs eyed in Hua Hin ahead of tourism return
A project has been proposed to achieve mass vaccination in Hua Hin ahead of Prachuap Khiri Khan's non-quarantine reopening to foreign tourists in October.
Revenue Department eyes collection gap
The Revenue Department is concerned that its collection of corporate income tax in the fiscal year 2021 will fall short of its target.
Key tourism scam suspect turns self in
A key suspect in an investment scam which included a well-known tourism project turned himself in to police on Monday.
Clusters surge across capital
As Covid-19 infections continue to surge in Bangkok with 28 clusters now detected across 19 districts, the Public Health Ministry is planning to inoculate at least 5 million people by the end of July.
Scrutiny increases of Gates after Microsoft affair surfaces
WASHINGTON - Bill Gates's tenure at Microsoft has come under fresh scrutiny amid revelations that the tech giant probed the billionaire founder's intimate relationship with a staffer before he left the board of directors.
Singapore’s unlinked cases tied to Indian variant
The highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 that surfaced in India has become more prominent among Singapore’s growing number of unlinked cases, in a sign that hidden chains of transmission of the variant have existed for some time.
Key suspect in B1bn scam detained
The major suspect of a high-profile scam with damage estimated at more than 1 billion baht has been detained after turning himself in.
Singapore shuts schools, Taiwan bars foreigners to battle outbreaks
Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains such as the one first detected in India were affecting more children.
Malaysia mulls shutdown of richest state amid Covid-19 surge
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health ministry on Monday said it may push for a total lockdown of the country's most industrialised state if current coronavirus curbs are unable to rein in a spike in new cases.
Space junk found in sea off Phuket
PHUKET: A round object believed to be debris from the launch of a satellite or space shuttle has been salvaged from the seabed near an island off the coast of Phuket.
Russian court postpones start of Navalny extremism case
MOSCOW: A Russian court on Monday postponed the first hearing in the "extremism" case against the political network of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, part of a campaign to outlaw the opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble postponed again
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore due to open on May 26 has been postponed for a second time, officials said on Monday, after a spike in cases in Singapore derailed the plan for quarantine-free travel between the financial hubs.
Man arrested for rage murder of his father
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A man has been arrested and charged with shooting dead his elderly father during a quarrel at the family home in Thung Song district, police said on Monday.
