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World Bank expects 2021 Thai economy to grow 4%

 

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The World Bank now anticipates that the Thai economy this year will see an overall 4% growth, thanks to stimulation measures from the government. This projection is an improvement to the country’s economic performance last year where a 6.5% contraction was expected.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202645-world-bank-expects-2021-thai-economy-to-grow-4/

 

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Phuket van driver pleas for police action over attempted murder

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Mr Itsada points to where he was shot at in the attack last year. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A Phuket van driver is calling for police to make some progress in catching the two men who opened fire on him and two friends last year, with one of the bullets scraping his scalp, after the two suspects have been seen walking around in public.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202646-phuket-van-driver-pleas-for-police-action-over-attempted-murder/

 

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Katy Perry sings Firework on the National Mall to close out star-studded inauguration concert

By CHRISTINE RENDON

 

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USA! Katy Perry, John Legend, and Demi Lovato were among the many stars welcoming the Biden administration to the White House with the inauguration concert, Celebrating America

 

Katy Perry, John Legend, Demi Lovato, and Bruce Springsteen were among the many stars welcoming the Biden administration to the White House with the inauguration concert, Celebrating America.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202648-katy-perry-sings-firework-on-the-national-mall-to-close-out-star-studded-inauguration-concert/

 

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Jake Gyllenhaal marks the 20th anniversary of the now classic sci-fi epic Donnie Darko

By DAN HECHING

 

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With Jena Malone in the film: As moody as it is trippy, time travel movie Donnie Darko has become something of a cult classic since its release in January 2001

 

As moody as it is trippy, the time travel movie Donnie Darko has become something of a cult classic since its release in January 2001.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202649-jake-gyllenhaal-marks-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-now-classic-sci-fi-epic-donnie-darko/

 

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Phuket marine life experts keep dolphins in danger under watch

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Marine life experts are keeping close watch on the two dolphins. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Marine life experts are monitoring a striped dolphin mother and her male offspring after the two dolphins were rescued from being stranded in mud among mangroves at Cape Yamu Bay in Pa Khlok, on Phuket’s east coast.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202660-phuket-marine-life-experts-keep-dolphins-in-danger-under-watch/

 

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Timeline for infected DJ Matoom reveals transmission window

By The Nation

 

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Department of Disease Control (DDC) chief Dr Opas Karnkawinpong has praised Techin Ploypetch, aka DJ Matoom, for providing a detailed timeline of his movements in the days before he tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday (January 20).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202661-timeline-for-infected-dj-matoom-reveals-transmission-window/

 

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U.S., staying in WHO, to join COVID vaccine push for poor nations - Fauci

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks at an event where U.S. Vice President Mike Pence received the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States under President Joe Biden intends to join the COVAX vaccine facility that aims to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries, his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202662-us-staying-in-who-to-join-covid-vaccine-push-for-poor-nations-fauci/

 

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Thai regulator approves AstraZenca vaccine for emergency use: sources

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

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FILE PHOTO: A health worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Appleton Village Pharmacy, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Widnes, Britain, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use approval for the COVID-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca Plc, three health ministry sources said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202663-thai-regulator-approves-astrazenca-vaccine-for-emergency-use-sources/

 

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Prayut congratulates Biden on inauguration, calls for global unity

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has congratulated Joe Biden on becoming the 46th president of the United States, noting that his victory with the biggest vote in US election history was “a reflection of the trust, confidence, and hope that the American people have placed upon you”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202666-prayut-congratulates-biden-on-inauguration-calls-for-global-unity/

 

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