snoop1130

Entering post-pandemic era, Thailand sees 29,000 daily COVID infections since June 25 As Thailand struggles to enter a post-pandemic period, an average of 29,000 people in Thailand have caught COVID-19 every day since June 25th, bringing the accumulated total of COVID out-patients to 207,643, according to Spokesman for the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265345-entering-post-pandemic-era-thailand-sees-29000-daily-covid-infections-since-june-25/

As Thailand struggles to enter a post-pandemic period, an average of 29,000 people in Thailand have caught COVID-19 every day since June 25th, bringing the accumulated total of COVID out-patients to 207,643, according to Spokesman for the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin. “This is the actual number of patients who have mild symptoms”, he said, adding that it is important that the government communicates the real situation to the public. The number of lung infections this week are 763, including 327 who are on ventilators, he said, adding that the Public Health Ministry has provided an assurance that there are sufficient beds in state hospitals to accommodate severe cases. He said that some of the beds are reserved for patients suffering from other diseases, which may give the impression that there are fewer beds for available severe COVID cases. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/entering-post-pandemic-era-thailand-sees-29000-daily-covid-infections-since-june-25/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thai PM to join Covid-19 Center general meeting on Friday PHOTO: Post Today Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha, as director of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), will attend the general meeting of the CCSA at the Santi Maitree Building, Government House, on Friday, July 8th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265250-thai-pm-to-join-covid-19-center-general-meeting-on-friday/

PHOTO: Post Today Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha, as director of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), will attend the general meeting of the CCSA at the Santi Maitree Building, Government House, on Friday, July 8th. The major agenda includes the Public Health Ministry’s report on the current situation of Covid-19 in the country and the trend of infections while the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, along with the Ministry of Interior, will report the performance after fully opening the border to welcome foreign travelers into the Kingdom. In addition, the meeting will consider guidelines for the management of Covid-19 after the pandemic, as reported by the Ministry of Health. Various operational centers will also report the results of operations, problems, and obstacles as well as suggestions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at the meeting. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/07/07/thai-pm-to-join-covid-19-center-general-meeting-on-friday-possibly-to-discuss-reinstatement-of-mask-mandates/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Online learning reintroduced at Bangkok school after hundreds of students, staff get COVID-19 After eight weeks of on-site classes, Bangkok Christian College has decided to reintroduce online learning, from July 11th until July 19th, after 688 students and 70 staff members were found to be infected with COVID-19. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265249-online-learning-reintroduced-at-bangkok-school-after-hundreds-of-students-staff-get-covid-19/

After eight weeks of on-site classes, Bangkok Christian College has decided to reintroduce online learning, from July 11th until July 19th, after 688 students and 70 staff members were found to be infected with COVID-19. In a written notification to all parents, the school said that infections had increased significantly, despite the fact that the school had already taken the initial step of suspending classes, in which more than 10% of students were infected, for five days. Although the suspension has succeeded in controlling the spread of the disease to a certain extent, the school said that infections among students and staff have continued to increase, making it necessary for the school to reintroduce online learning. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/online-learning-reintroduced-at-bangkok-school-after-hundreds-of-students-staff-get-covid-19/ -- © Copyright NNT 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Indictments in drowned Thai actress’s case postponed to August 3 The public prosecutor in charge of handling the case of the death of actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, postponed the indictments of six suspects today (Thursday) until August 3rd. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265245-indictments-in-drowned-thai-actress’s-case-postponed-to-august-3/

The public prosecutor in charge of handling the case of the death of actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, postponed the indictments of six suspects today (Thursday) until August 3rd. Nonthaburi’s Provincial Prosecutor Supaporn Nipavanich explained that the indictments have to be postponed because the case file has not been returned to her from the Region 1 prosecutors, due to some unspecified technical problems, adding that the examination of the case file is well within the timeline and has not been delayed. This is the second time that indictments have been delayed and it is reported that the suspects may lodge a petition with the Office of the Attorney-General against the delay. The prosecutor said that the suspects have the right to do so, but she insisted that the delay was not intentional, as she has already explained to the suspects. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/indictments-in-drowned-thai-actresss-case-postponed-to-august-3/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thai court rules cancellation of Orange Line train project bid unlawful The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the cancellation of the bid for the construction of the 120-billion-baht western section of the Orange Line train project, between Bang Khun Non and Min Buri, is unlawful. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265244-thai-court-rules-cancellation-of-orange-line-train-project-bid-unlawful/

The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the cancellation of the bid for the construction of the 120-billion-baht western section of the Orange Line train project, between Bang Khun Non and Min Buri, is unlawful. In February last year, the Public-Private Partnership selection committee decided to scrap the bid on the grounds that calling a new auction would enable the project to proceed more quickly than the current process, which was mired in legal wrangles in the Administrative Court. One of bidders, Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) filed a lawsuit with the Central Administrative Court against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), the project’s owner and the selection committee, over changes to the terms of reference (ToR) after the sale of the bid envelopes by MRTA. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/hai-court-rules-cancellation-of-orange-line-train-project-bid-unlawful/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

HANOI (VNA) - The number of international search volume for Vietnam’s tourism in June surged by 1,125% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). Large volumes of search for Vietnamese tourism information are seen in the US, Singapore, Australia, India, Japan, France, Thailand, Germany, Canada and the UK. Meanwhile, the country’s most searched destinations were Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang province, Da Nang, Nha Trang city in Khanh Hoa province, Hoi An ancient city in Quang Nam province, and Da Lat city in Lam Dong province. After three months of the post-pandemic full reopening, some destinations reporting a year-on-year increase of over 75% in terms of the number of tourist arrivals include Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province, Sam Son beach in Thanh Hoa province, Dong Hoi city in Quang Binh province, Nghe An’s Cua Lo beach, Hai Phong and Ninh Binh. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

A railway guard pulls a man from the tracks before a train passed in Dong Nai Province, July 5, 2022. A railway guard in the southern Dong Nai Province saved a drunken man who fell onto the tracks mere seconds before a train passed. On Tuesday night, a drunk 50-year-old man was looking for cigarettes near a train track in Long Khanh Town's Xuan Lap Ward. At the time, the barricades were down since a train was about to pass. Trying to breach the barricade, the man slipped and fell, planting himself face-first in front of the advancing train. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/heroic-railway-guard-saves-man-s-life-seconds-before-train-arrives-4484432.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-07-07

Bandits have set up camps and built tunnels to illegally extract gold inside a protection forest of Quang Nam Province. For around three months now, miners have rushed to the mountainous district of Phuoc Son in the central province to illegally extract gold. Miners set up tents and made a pond to pan for gold in a protected forest in Phuoc Son. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/gold-rush-turns-vietnam-forest-into-construction-site-4484496.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-07-07

A parent sends off her child before entering the Ba Dinh Middle School for the 2022 high school graduation examination, July 7, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Around a million students are writing the 2022 high school graduation examinations that began Thursday morning. They started off with a two-hour test in Literature from 7:35 a.m. In Hanoi, around 98,000 students woke up at 4-5 a.m. to have breakfast and prepare for the day ahead. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-s-biggest-exam-season-kicks-off-thursday-morning-4484731.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-07-07

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, July 6, 2022. Photo by Vietnam News Agency Vietnam highly values its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. Receiving the Russian minister at the government office in Hanoi Wednesday, the PM said the bilateral cooperation should be made "deeper and more effective" in all fields. He pointed out that Lavrov's visit comes at a time when the two nations mark the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-pm-receives-russian-foreign-minister-4484711.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-07-07

Traffic police work with restaurant owners on Pham Van Dong Street, HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/An Luong The HCMC traffic police want restaurant owners to cooperate and inform them if customers drive drunk. Police in Binh Thanh District said Wednesday they visited restaurants in several places like Pham Van Dong Street and instruct them to remind customers about the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages. They were also told to put up signs saying ‘No driving after drinking’ and inform the police if they see drunk customers driving vehicles. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-traffic-police-request-restaurant-owners-to-snitch-on-drunk-customers-4484818.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-07-07

One of the agrarian reform beneficiaries files a complaint against acting Tarlac prosecutor Mila Mae Montefalco before the Department of Justice seeking her dismissal from service over grave and serious misconduct, gross ignorance of the law, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. Released MANILA, Philippines — Some of the farmers arrested at a land cultivation activity in June at Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion, Tarlac are asking the Department of Justice to fire the province’s acting prosecutor, accusing her of grave and serious misconduct, gross ignorance of the law, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. In separate complaints filed Thursday before the DOJ, farmers said Mila Mae Montefalco, acting provincial prosecutor of Tarlac, conducted inquest proceedings “in an unreasonable, unfair, oppressive or discriminatory manner.” “During the inquest proceedings, Prosecutor Montefalco asked questions to all those who were arrested in a manner which shows her bias against us. Her questions were intended not to elicit facts, but to incriminate us of whatever crimes we were charged,” they said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/07/2193721/farmers-arrested-hacienda-tinang-bungkalan-want-prosecutor-axed -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-07-07

"Kaya hinihikayat natin ang ating mga kababayan na pagkatiwalaan ang inyong PNP sa isyung ito. Alalahanin natin na walang mang-aabuso, kung walang magpapa-abuso," PNP chief Guillermo Eleazar said. Tumisu from Pixabay MANILA, Philippines — Provisions of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children law apply to women in illicit relationships, including mistresses and paramours, and their children too, the Supreme Court upheld. This comes after a petitioner — a man who had been issued a permanent protection order to prevent further violence against his longtime live-in partner, a woman, and their children — argued that Republic Act 9262 or Anti-VAWC Act of 2004 did not apply to the respondent woman, as they were in an extramarital relationship. In a decision penned by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the Court’s Second Division upheld a Permanent Protection Order issued under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act, over what he said were "contentions that sought to straitjacket the text and spirit of the law." Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/07/2193729/sc-anti-vawc-law-protects-women-illicit-relationships-too -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-07-07

This file photo shows the New Bilibid Prison. The STAR / Miguel De Guzman, file MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla met with a prison reform expert to improve the corrections system in the Philippines, the agency said Thursday. Remulla met with Prof. Raymund Narag, a former detainee turned international criminology expert, said Atty. Nico Clavano from the Office of Justice Secretary. “It is uncertain in what capacity Prof. Narag will come in as but the two shared opinions and compared notes on the changes they seek to make,” Clavano said. No other details were provided. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/07/2193742/remulla-prison-reform-expert-aim-improve-correctional-system-philippines -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-07-07

This file photo shows the Supreme Court compound in Padre Faura, Manila. Philstar.com / Erwin Cagadas MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court suspended and fined a judge in Manila over homophobic remarks and his use of religion in a judicial mandate, stressing that judges and justices must avoid discriminating minorities and maintain an air of impartiality. In an 18-page decision, the high court suspended Manila Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 26 Presiding Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo for 30 days without pay after finding him guilty of sexual harassment, fined him P40,000 for simple misconduct and another P10,000 for conduct unbecoming of a judge, the SC Public Information Office said in a statement. The punishment stemmed from a complaint by Marcelino Espejon and Erickson Cabonita, who accused Lorredo of being biased against them and their sexual orientation in an unlawful detainer case. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/07/2193737/sc-suspends-fines-judge-over-homophobic-remarks-use-religion-proceeding -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-07-07

File Photo STAR / File MANILA, Philippines — The United Kingdom’s highest court has ruled that a Saudi Arabian diplomat may face charges for breaching a Filipina domestic worker’s contract and for being complicit in a modern slavery case. The UK Supreme Court in a landmark July 6 ruling said a diplomat’s failure to fairly compensate a domestic worker equates to “commercial activity practised for personal profit." Filipino domestic worker Josephine Wong filed a claim against her former employer, Britain-based Saudi diplomat Khalid Basfar, at the UK employment tribunal after she was left unpaid for most of her services while she was subjected to “degrading and offensive treatment” for two years before her escape. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/07/2193727/uk-sc-rules-saudi-diplomat-may-face-charges-breaching-filipino-workers-employment-contract -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-07-07

Multiple motorbike thefts take place in Sri Racha, victims plead with police to find the suspects Two motorbike thefts occurred consecutively in Sri Racha on Wednesday, July 6th. The two victims who were already struggling with finances implored the police to take action. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265230-multiple-motorbike-thefts-take-place-in-sri-racha-victims-plead-with-police-to-find-the-suspects/

Two motorbike thefts occurred consecutively in Sri Racha on Wednesday, July 6th. The two victims who were already struggling with finances implored the police to take action. The first incident unfolded in the middle of the night on July 6th. Two suspects got captured on a CCTV camera stopping their motorbike in front of a rental room in Sri Racha’s Nong Kham subdistrict and stealing a black/grey Honda Wave 150 motorbike owned by the female victim, Sumarin Padwiset, and fleeing. According to reports, Samarin worked at a factory. She was 32-years-old and only bought the motorcycle one day ago on a down payment. But what hurt her the most, according to her, was that she had just filled the gas the day before the incident, hoping to drive her brand new motorcycle to her workplace, and now she had nothing left. Sumarin said she already filed a report at the Nong Kham Police Station. She also doubted the police’s professionalism as she got all the evidence including CCTV footage, but police still could not catch the culprit as of press time. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/07/07/multiple-motorbike-thefts-take-place-in-sri-racha-victims-plead-with-police-to-find-the-suspects/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Sattahip to hold traditional lantern festival at Buddha Mountain A traditional lantern festival will be held at the Buddha Mountain (Khao Chi Chan) in Sattahip this month. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1265229-sattahip-to-hold-traditional-lantern-festival-at-buddha-mountain/

A traditional lantern festival will be held at the Buddha Mountain (Khao Chi Chan) in Sattahip this month. A press conference was held at the Buddha Mountain (Khao Chi Chan) in the Na Jomtien sub-district today (July 7th) and was led by the Chonburi Vice Governor Niti Wiwatwanich. Vice Governor Niti said, “The festival is aimed to honour His Royal Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and to celebrate for King Vajiralongkorn, Rama X as well as to worship the Buddha.” Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/07/07/sattahip-to-hold-traditional-lantern-festival-at-buddha-mountain-khao-chi-chan-later-this-month/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-07-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!