BANGKOK, June 12 (Reuters): Thailand's parliament this week has passed a bill to allow the government to borrow an additional 500 billion baht (US$16 billion) to help the tourism-reliant country deal with its latest and worst coronavirus outbreak so far.
The bill passed with 270 votes in favour from a total of 469 members of parliament present.
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