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COVID-19: Thailand reports 10,064 new coronavirus cases, 82 deaths File photo: REUTERS Thailand on Wednesday (October 13) reported 10,064 new COVID-19 cases, 10,988 recoveries and 82 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235234-covid-19-thailand-reports-10064-new-coronavirus-cases-82-deaths/ //CLOSED// /Admin

COVID-19: Thailand reports 10,064 new coronavirus cases, 82 deaths File photo: REUTERS Thailand on Wednesday (October 13) reported 10,064 new COVID-19 cases, 10,988 recoveries and 82 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235234-covid-19-thailand-reports-10064-new-coronavirus-cases-82-deaths/

File photo: REUTERS Thailand on Wednesday (October 13) reported 10,064 new COVID-19 cases, 10,988 recoveries and 82 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. ◼︎ 10,988 recoveries ◼︎ 9,946 new infections ◼︎ 118 prison / prison infections ▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 1,711,565 ▶︎ Total recoveries since since April 1: 1,587,917 Wednesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 1,740,428 with 17,917 deaths. The news comes as Thais remain divided over the decision, announced by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, to allow foreign travellers to enter the country from November 1st, provided they are fully vaccinated, test negative for COVID-19 and arrive from one of the countries on the government’s approved list. Virologist Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana asked, if 100,000 foreign tourists arrive in Thailand in a day, how health officials would be able to administer such a large number of RT-PCR tests effectively. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Swedish Association in Hua Hin will not conduct membership activities in 2021 by Gregers Møller During a board meeting at the end of September, the Swedish Association in Hun Hin (Svenskföreningen i Hua Hin) went through the association’s ability to continue its activities during a time where Thailand is still affected by covid-19 and looked at the different alternatives and what consequences the decisions entail. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235224-swedish-association-in-hua-hin-will-not-conduct-membership-activities-in-2021/

by Gregers Møller During a board meeting at the end of September, the Swedish Association in Hun Hin (Svenskföreningen i Hua Hin) went through the association’s ability to continue its activities during a time where Thailand is still affected by covid-19 and looked at the different alternatives and what consequences the decisions entail. In a statement, the association writes that a unanimous board came to the following conclusion: SfHH will not conduct any activities in the form of membership activities in 2021. This means that there will be no IKEA trip, no lunches in Hua Hin during the fall, no Christmas table, and no excursions. In short, all activities are postponed to the future. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://scandasia.com/swedish-association-in-hua-hin-will-not-conduct-membership-activities-in-2021/ -- © Copyright ScandAsia 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The 2nd leg of the Bt2.5 million TWT returns to the Phoenix Gold in Pattaya in November By Adam Judd The Thai Women’s Professional Golf Association will organize the second “SAT-TWT Open” Road to World Ranking tournament which is due at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Pattaya, Chonburi from November 3-5. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235221-the-2nd-leg-of-the-bt25-million-twt-returns-to-the-phoenix-gold-in-pattaya-in-november/

Thailand’s ‘Bold Move’ to revive tourism to take years, analysts say Tourist poses for a photo on a boat before a boundary line set by the Thai National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department to close the beach on Maya Bay to visitors on the southern Thai island of Koh Phi Phi. - Thailand plans to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists travelling by air from countries deemed low risk from November 1. - AFP BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Bloomberg): Thailand's plan to end quarantine for vaccinated visitors is "a fight to win foreign tourists", Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Tuesday (Oct 12). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235217-thailand’s-‘bold-move’-to-revive-tourism-to-take-years-analysts-say/

Tourist poses for a photo on a boat before a boundary line set by the Thai National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department to close the beach on Maya Bay to visitors on the southern Thai island of Koh Phi Phi. - Thailand plans to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists travelling by air from countries deemed low risk from November 1. - AFP BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Bloomberg): Thailand's plan to end quarantine for vaccinated visitors is "a fight to win foreign tourists", Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Tuesday (Oct 12). But analysts and industry executives see it as a long road to recovery fraught with risks of periodic virus resurgence and unpredictable travel trends. Minister Phiphat said Thailand's reopening plan coincides with many other nations' efforts to allow easier cross-border travel and is a fight to win foreign tourists in the next few months. His ministry wants to attract travellers from China the most, and may seek travel bubbles with Asean nations if they are low-risk countries and travellers have been fully vaccinated. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/10/12/thailands-bold-move-to-revive-tourism-to-take-years-analysts-say -- © Copyright The Star 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Anti-Torture Bills to Return to House Next Month BANGKOK, Oct 12 (TNA) – The House’s special committee scrutinizing anti-torture and forced disappearance bills intends to return them to the House next month. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235215-anti-torture-bills-to-return-to-house-next-month/

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (TNA) – The House’s special committee scrutinizing anti-torture and forced disappearance bills intends to return them to the House next month. Pheu Thai MP for Nakhon Phanom Chavalit Wichayasut, as the chair of the committee, said the panel invited experts at the national level to share their opinions on the four anti-torture and forced disappearance bills and intended to finish its scrutiny of the bills within this month and send them back to the House next month. “The society, media organizations and human rights groups pin their hope on the bills and want Thailand to have internationally recognized laws,” he said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-802149https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-802149 -- © Copyright TNA 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Cabinet greenlights cash handouts for older taxi drivers By Panithan Onthaworn The Thai government on Tuesday approved relief packages for taxi drivers and motorcycle-taxi riders over 65 in 29 provinces impacted by Covid-19, who are not eligible for aid under the Social Security Act because of their age. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235214-cabinet-greenlights-cash-handouts-for-older-taxi-drivers/

By Panithan Onthaworn The Thai government on Tuesday approved relief packages for taxi drivers and motorcycle-taxi riders over 65 in 29 provinces impacted by Covid-19, who are not eligible for aid under the Social Security Act because of their age. The assistance includes a monthly cash handout of 5,000 baht for 12,918 taxi drivers and 3,776 motorcycle taxi riders, under the cap of a 167-million-baht budget, said the government’s spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana. Those who live in 13 provinces first designated as controlled areas will be entitled for two rounds of handouts, while the rest will only get one. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/33905/cabinet-greenlights-cash-handouts-for-older-taxi-drivers/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Investment Applications in Thailand Increase in First 9 Months By Thammarat Thadaphrom BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thailand Board of Investment (BoI) reported that from January 1 to September 30, total investment applications in Thailand amounted to 520.7 billion baht (USD15 billion). The number was higher than for the whole of 2020. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235213-investment-applications-in-thailand-increase-in-first-9-months/

By Thammarat Thadaphrom BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thailand Board of Investment (BoI) reported that from January 1 to September 30, total investment applications in Thailand amounted to 520.7 billion baht (USD15 billion). The number was higher than for the whole of 2020. Speaking after a BoI meeting chaired by the prime minister, BoI secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit elaborated that the total value of investment applications filed by both local and overseas investors in the first nine months of 2021 toppled 520.7 billion baht, more than double the 216.6 billion baht worth of applications when compared with that of the same period last year, and even higher than the entire amount recorded in 2020. The meeting also approved measures to promote Industry 4.0 transformation. The measures approved include a 3-year corporate income tax exemption covering 100% of the investment into the Industry 4.0 upgrade. Applications must be filed by the end of 2022. Companies that receive approval will be required to fully implement their upgrade plans within 3 years from the date of the BOI certificate’s issuance. This new measure supplements the existing measures to support the adoption of automation and digital technology. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Scoot resumes Phuket-Singapore flights By The Phuket News Scoot has resumed its three times weekly flights between Singapore and Phuket. Photo: Scoot PHUKET: Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has resumed three-times-weekly services between Phuket and Singapore. The route, which had been suspended since late March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is operated with Scoot’s Airbus A320-family aircraft. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235212-scoot-resumes-phuket-singapore-flights/

Scoot has resumed its three times weekly flights between Singapore and Phuket. Photo: Scoot By The Phuket News PHUKET: Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has resumed three-times-weekly services between Phuket and Singapore. The route, which had been suspended since late March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is operated with Scoot’s Airbus A320-family aircraft. Scoot hsa resumed its three times weekly flights between Singapore and Phuket. Photo: Scoot Before COVID-19, Phuket was the second-most popular international tourist destination in Thailand, hosting approximately 10 million foreign tourists each year. Low-cost carriers carried over 40% of international passengers to and from the island, noted Scoot in its release announcing the resumed flights, which began last Friday (Oct 8th). “Scoot’s flight resumption between Phuket and Singapore will draw even more visitors to the Sandbox as Thai authorities gear up towards gradually reopening more provinces,” the announcement read. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/scoot-resumes-phuket-singapore-flights-81686.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Pheu Thai party sacks two dissident MPs The opposition Pheu Thai party decided to sack two dissident MPs, Sarunvuth Sarunkate, of Uttaradit province, and Pornpimon Thammasarn, of Pathum Thani province, for defying the party whip to vote against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in the no-confidence motion on September 4th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235209-pheu-thai-party-sacks-two-dissident-mps/

The opposition Pheu Thai party decided to sack two dissident MPs, Sarunvuth Sarunkate, of Uttaradit province, and Pornpimon Thammasarn, of Pathum Thani province, for defying the party whip to vote against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in the no-confidence motion on September 4th. Party Secretary-General Prasert Chanthararuangthong said today (Tuesday) that the party’s executive committee and MPs met this afternoon to consider the ethical discipline committee’s recommendation that the two dissident MPs be dismissed. The committee found Sarunvuth guilty of causing serious damage to the party by defaming and defying the party, while Pornpimon was faulted for favouring other parties and breaching the party’s manifesto. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pheu-thai-party-sacks-two-dissident-mps/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

PHUKET XTRA - October 12 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Phuket scraps COVID tests for vaccinated domestic tourists |:| Nov. 1 reopening for foreign tourists from 10 countries |:| Sailors rescued off Koh Lone as boat capsizes |:| Phuket Vegetarian Festival events |:| COVID Update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand By Jean-Pierre Mestanza Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-xtra-video-covid-tests-scrapped-for-local-tourists-to-phuket-thailand-to-reopen-for-low-risk-countries-october-12-81687.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

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Thai hospitality and travel shares soar on reopening plans FILE PHOTO: People enjoy at a beach as Phuket opens for foreigners, who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), to visit the resort island without quarantine, in Phuket, Thailand, September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Shares in Thailand's hotels and airlines jumped in Tuesday morning's trading, lifted by an announcement by its prime minister that more vaccinated tourists would be allowed to visit the country from November. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235180-thai-hospitality-and-travel-shares-soar-on-reopening-plans/

Prominent doctors and politicians share contradictory ideas on Thailand's Nov 1 reopening Several prominent doctors and politicians have responded to the Prime Minister’s televised speech yesterday evening, October 11th, regarding the plans of the countries reopening for vaccinated tourists from low-risk countries and the consideration of opening bars and entertainment venues. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235190-prominent-doctors-and-politicians-share-contradictory-ideas-on-thailands-nov-1-reopening/

Thailand works to amend anti-doping law to reach WADA compliance BANGKOK, 12 October 2021 (NNT) - Thailand is placing importance on rooting out banned substances at international sports competitions, and is working to issue laws that correspond to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s international standard. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235186-thailand-works-to-amend-anti-doping-law-to-reach-wada-compliance/

Reopening Thailand decision raises questions over testing capacity Judging by the online response, Thais remain divided over the decision, announced by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, to allow foreign travellers to enter the country from November 1st, provided they are fully vaccinated, test negative for COVID-19 and arrive from one of the countries on the government’s approved list. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235182-reopening-thailand-decision-raises-questions-over-testing-capacity/

Many doubt Thailand’s readiness in gradual reopening Opinions vary on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s declaration last night (Monday) about Thailand’s gradual reopening plans with the next phase to start on November 1st, as many are skeptical of the country’s readiness and whether the plans will revive the dying tourism industry as hoped, as new COVID-19 infections and fatalities remain high, while vaccination rates remain low. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235159-many-doubt-thailand’s-readiness-in-gradual-reopening/