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Thailand is using digital technology and communication channels to help neighbouring countries combat Covid-19.

“Clients are not gods, clients are family,” said 7-Eleven delivery staff Sumonsri Pengthab after saving a client who had collapsed in front of her.

The private sector is calling on the government to launch long-term packages instead of relying on short-term handouts to help businesses, especially since up to 3 million people are expected to lose their jobs soon.

About 56,000 people eligible for the government’s Bt5,000 relief payments have still not applied ahead of the scheme’s expiry on September 30, according to the Finance Ministry.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday said he opposes both election aid for states and an emergency bailout for the U.S. Postal Service because he wants to restrict how many Americans can vote by mail, putting at risk the nation's ability to administer the Nov. 3 elections.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is loaning Thailand Bt46.7 billion (US$1.5 billion) to combat the impact of Covid-19.

The Finance Ministry is collaborating with state-owned Specialised Financial Institutions (SFIs) to create new aid measures for the public and businesses affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Nine of the country's richest business magnates have pledged projects worth billions of baht in response to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's plea to them for contributions to rebuild the economy following the Covid-19 crisis.

Within a month, 28.8 million people registered for the government’s Bt5,000 cash handout, though Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana insists that the total number of applicants stands at 24 million and the remaining 4.8 million had been added due to a technical error.

WASHINGTON - As states across the country see their budgets decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, attempts by President Donald Trump and top Republican lawmakers to paint the issue in partisan terms have been directly challenged by a growing cast of voices from across the political spectrum.

About 3,000 residents of Ban Haet district in Khon Kaen province queued up in the early hours of Sunday to collect aid packages and cash assistance.

More than 20 Thai Labour Party members gathered in front of the Finance Ministry, demanding that the government extend the Bt5,000 handouts to everyone.