Parked in rows with many gathering dust and cobwebs, hundreds of "tuk tuk" motorised rickshaws, tour buses and boats lie silent across the Thai capital of Bangkok, after suffering a twin blow from the ... ( read original story ...)
New coronavirus closely linked to SARS-CoV-2 is discovered in bats in Thailand
SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, shares 91.5 per cent of its genetic code with that of the newly-identified virus in Thailand, which has been called RacCS203. ( read original story ...)
Thailand to Begin Human Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine in March
Thailand will begin clinical trials of a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine in March, making it the nation’s first inoculation program to enter human trials. ( read original story ...)
Covid Cupid Shoots Down Thailand Valentine’s Day Marriages
Lovers across Bangkok will be heartbroken come Valentine's Day, with city officials declaring Wednesday that all of the Thai capital's 50 districts will be banned from issuing marriage licenses. The ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand 2020 Investment Applications at Over 480 Billion Baht, Led by E&E and Food, BOI Says
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) said today that local and foreign investors had in 2020 filed a total of 1,717 applications for investment promotion, representing a combined investment value of ... ( read original story ...)
Past U.S. failures in dealing with Iran and how to approach a new nuclear deal
On "Intelligence Matters" this week, Mike Morell talks with Norm Roule about Iran and the prospects of a nuclear deal. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Biden needs to make the first move to revive the Iran nuclear deal
Trump’s greatest blunders as president was to repudiate the 2015 international agreement in which Iran accepted significant limitations on its nuclear program — restrictions designed to prevent it ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Must Not Ignore Iran’s Human Rights Record
The U.S. government has a long history of pursuing multiple policy goals with adversaries and demanding respect for human rights will not derail nuclear negotiations. ( read original story ...)
Biden Plays Softball With Iran | Opinion
Biden's moves to empower Iran and its Houthi proxy against the U.S.'s Arab Gulf allies will be very costly to the region and to the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan says only solution on Cyprus is two states
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the only way to resolve decades of dispute over Cyprus was to establish two states on the island, and a federation favoured by Athens would not ... ( read original story ...)