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File photo: Thai government Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is the latest in Thailand to big up the prospects of tourism this coming "high season". Prayuth went on Facebook to say that it is not unreasonable to expect that a million foreign tourists will visit Phuket in the third quarter of this year (that has already started) and in the first three months of next year (the first quarter of 2022). He expects 5,000 tourists to arrive each and every day, echoing TAT assessments previously reported by ASEAN NOW. Many of these will be Russians and British, he noted. The PM intimated that the Phuket Sandbox had been his idea as he was mindful of the devastation to the important tourism sector caused by the pandemic. He outlined the numbers so far in Phuket (37,576 in three months of reopening) and called for a new approach to attracting tourists to the island and to Samui. He favors "workations" to help achieve this - getting foreigners in who are both holidaying and working at the same time. This will pump 60 billion baht into the Thai coffers, he claimed. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Thailand to target wealthy Indians to make up for absent Chinese tourists Picture: Bangkok Business News The deputy director of the Tourism Council of Thailand and deputy at the Thai-India Chamber of Commerce said that Thailand should make every effort to attract Indian tourists. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234010-thailand-to-target-wealthy-indians-to-make-up-for-absent-chinese-tourists/

Picture: Bangkok Business News The deputy director of the Tourism Council of Thailand and deputy at the Thai-India Chamber of Commerce said that Thailand should make every effort to attract Indian tourists. They could fill the gap left by the Chinese, said Somsong Sajjaphimuk. Somsong said that travel restrictions meant that Chinese people were unlikely to come to Thailand before next February. In the meantime and thereafter Thailand should go after Indians particularly the young and well heeled variety. Somsong said that pre-pandemic Indian tourists were in third place for visiting Thailand. There were 1.96 million Indian visitors in 2019 that was 25.48% up on 2018. Indian tourism represented 4.91% of the total tourism market. Chinese tourism was 11 million people or 27.91% of the total and Malaysians were in second with 4.27 million people or 10.71% of the market. The potential for Indians is particularly important in the under 29 age group that has 600-700 million people. Many are in the country's fast developing IT sector and are millionaires, noted Somsong in comments reported by Bangkok Business News. The meeting and seminar market for Indians is also a good target to spur the tourism sector. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub By Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A 23-year-old man escaped from his car without injuries after it plunged into a tin mine lagoon in Koh Kaew yesterday afternoon (Oct 3). Capt Kruefa Phongsapan of the Phuket City Police said she was notified of the accident, on Route 3030, which joins Thepkrasattri Rd in Koh Kaew with the northern area of Kathu, at 1:50pm. Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find the driver Thanapoom Hukhiao, 23, a resident of Phuket Town, standing safely nearby. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/man-escapes-as-car-plunges-into-lake-81603.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

By Goong Nang(GN) Banglamung – A 46-year-old man who was reportedly trying to stab his wife stabbed his father-in-law to death instead who was trying to protect his daughter in the greater Pattaya area last night (October 3rd). The Huayyai Police was notified of the incident at 9:00 P.M. at a residential home in Huayyai, Banglamung. Police, emergency responders, and The Pattaya News team arrived at the scene to find the body of Mr. Prachum Wongwat, 79, bleeding heavily on the floor of his home. A severe stab wound was found having been inflicted to his chest. Mrs. Roongphon Naichim, 50, his daughter, was found crying next to her father’s body. A knife covered in blood was found nearby by first responders. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/04/man-trying-to-stab-his-wife-allegedly-kills-his-father-in-law-who-was-trying-to-protect-his-daughter-in-the-pattaya-area/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Thailand’s mass voluntary Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination campaign, for students aged 12 to 18, began today (Monday October 4th). 3.6 million students in this age group, or 71% of the 5 million nationwide, have received consent from their guardians for their inoculation with the US-German mRNA vaccine, following the arrival in Thailand of the first lot of 2 million doses last Wednesday. A further 28 million doses are on order and will follow. Six more million Pfizer doses are expected to arrive later this month. Students in the 29 COVID-19 “dark red” provinces, from over 15,000 schools, will be the first to receive the jabs. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/voluntary-inoculation-of-school-students-with-pfizer-vaccine-begins-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

file photo Manager reported on the latest public opinion poll by Suan Dusit University that asked 1,089 parents about vaccinating their 12-17 year old children against Covid-19. The poll conducted last week indicated that 75.44% of parents agreed with vaccinating children in secondary school to get schools reopened. The plan is to do that in November, notes ASEAN NOW after months of closures. 61.43% were ready to have their children jabbed, 26.17% wanted to wait and 12.40% were not ready. 64.72% expressed confidence in the vaccine being offered. This has been reported as Pfizer. 46.74% thought it was better to get vaccinated than not for their children while 40.96% said the pros and cons were about the same. 77.59% were worried about side effects. 64.13% wanted the jabs done at schools. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

file photo The former chief of the Prachuap Khiri Khan Tourism Authority of Thailand office told the Thai media that Hua Hin has a great future ahead. She said that come November 1st domestic Thai tourists and Europeans are expected to arrive as the resort reopens. Grants given to establish the airport as an international one would be a great boon for the resort. But Orasa Awutkhom - four years the TAT area chief - cautioned that despite the great majority of the people of the area being double vaxxed this could all come to nothing if illegal migrants arrive to work in the sector. This and the continuing problems of illegal hotels in Hua Hin need to be addressed as a matter or urgency, she said. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The queue for food provided by Aland and Sunee through their Hot Meals for All project stretches back every day. Photo: Hot meals for All By The Phuket News PHUKET: While tourism officials continue to tout the positive effects of the Phuket Sandbox tourism scheme, at last report claiming the project has helped to inject B2.6 billion into the economy, people in Patong continue to queue for food each day, with husband and wife Aland Tan and Sunee Koyoma continuing their efforts to help those who cannot afford to feed themselves. Sunee is originally from Saraburi province but has lived in Phuket for the past 16 years. Aland is from Malaysia and has lived in Phuket now for seven years. In pre-COVID days, the couple ran a small restaurant in the beach resort town. “The situation is bad, 90% of the shops and businesses are still shut down,” Sunee explains. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-still-queues-for-food-81602.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Picture: Daily News Police in Udon Thani in Thailand's north east have promised justice after a Thai man was killed by a Swiss pensioner at the foreigner's house. The Thai man scaled a wall and demanded money and a fight broke out after he pulled a gun. The pensioner hit him in the head then tied him up before the police were called. But the intruder had died. It was the early hours of Sunday when Pol Capt Sukin Rajankaew of the Nakha police went to a house one kilometer from the village in Moo 4 Ban Khamin in Kutsa sub-district. Picture: Daily News There the police and rescue services found 53 year old Sathian dead in a kitchen behind the house. He had cheek and eyebrow cuts and bruises and had his hands and feet bound. He was taken for an autopsy at Soon Udon Thani Hospital. Waiting to surrender himself at the scene was Rudolf J.R., 63, the Swiss houseowner. He admitted knocking out the victim but denied intending to kill him. He said that late Saturday night he had been having a coffee in his kitchen. His wife had been out drinking with friends and had come home and gone to bed. The intruder scaled a concrete wall and was armed with a gun which he pointed at him demanding "money, money", reported Daily News. Picture: Daily News A struggle ensued as the Swiss man said he grabbed the intruder's arm and the gun went off but it didn't hit anyone. Rudolf said he threw it in the pond next to the house. In the furious fight fists and feet were used to attack the intruder who was knocked unconscious. Worried that he would regain consciousness the foreigner tied him up, woke up his wife and got her to contact the phu yai ban to inform the police. However, when the phu yai ban arrived Sathian was already dead. Lak, 44, the Swiss man's wife, said that she and her husband had been married for ten years and lived off his retirement fund. He used to be an architect. They had no trouble with anyone and no enemies, she said. She admitted to being someone who liked to go out and party with friends. Two years ago she said she met Sathian, a general employee and farmer, who was a friend of a friend. She said that he tried to initiate a relationship with her but she declined his advances. She would meet him in the village and say hello, that was all. She never thought he would try to rob them and it would come to this. Rudolf was taken away to the police station along with a .38 revolver that was found in the pond. It contained 5 rounds in the chamber, one had been fired. Picture: Daily News Pol Maj-Gen Phisanu Unhaseri said there were two cases - the first involved trespass at night with a gun and attempted murder against the victim. The second is that the foreigner will face charges of inflicting bodily harm causing death. Whether it was self-defence will be taken into consideration, said the provincial police chief promising "justice for both sides". He said there would be a full investigation. More on this as we hear of developments in the case. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Sukhothai province on October 1, 2021. (Photo by Sukhothai Public Relation Office) With the overflowing Chao Phraya flooding more provinces, Thais are worried their worst fears could soon be realized – a recurrence of the Great Flood of 2011, which claimed more than 600 lives and caused damage worth a whopping Bt1.44 trillion. However, experts insist the natural disaster seen a decade ago will not revisit Thailand this year. The country’s economic hub – Bangkok – looks set to avoid the serious flooding that submerged businesses and neighborhoods in 2011. “If you consider all key indicators, you will realize that Bangkok has nothing to worry about,” said Dr. Sutat Weesakul, director of the Hydro-Informatics Institute. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/another-great-flood-looming-for-thailand-experts-weigh-the-risks/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

File photo: REUTERS Thailand on Monday (October 4) reported 9,930 new COVID-19 cases, 12,336 recoveries and 97 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. ◼︎ 12,336 recoveries ◼︎ 9,568 new infections ◼︎ 362 prison / prison infections ▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 1,618,499 ▶︎ Total recoveries since since April 1: 1,493,077 Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 1,647,362 with 17,111 deaths. The news comes as top Thai virologist claims herd immunity does not work with COVID-19. So says Dr. Yong Poovorawan, chief of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, in his Facebook post on Sunday. He said that, when the majority of people in a country have developed immunity, whether from vaccinations or after being infected with a disease, such as measles, the minority who have not been vaccinated or who have not been infected by the disease will be protected from the infection. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

file photo: REUTERS By Reuters Staff BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is on track to export 6 million tonnes of rice this year due to an anticipated uptick in demand, an exporters body said on Friday. A weaker baht, which has depreciated about 13% against the dollar this year, has resulted in lower export prices of Thai rice, making it more competitive against rival exporters, said Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association. Thailand's 5% broken rice RI-THBKN5-P1 prices were quoted at around $385-$386 per tonne on Thursday, significantly lower than those of the same grade from main competitor Vietnam RI-VNBKN5-P1 at $425-$430 per tonne. Buyers that have in recent years preferred Vietnamese rice such as Malaysia, the Philippines and China, have started buying Thai rice again in recent weeks due to the attractive prices, boosting exporters’ confidence that the 6 million tonnes target can be met, he said. “The exchange rate and domestic prices have increased the competitiveness of Thai rice export prices,” Chookiat told Reuters. “For the remaining three months this year, I think we can export a monthly volume of more than 700,000 tonnes.” Thailand exported about 3.7 million tonnes of the grain between January and September, less than Vietnam’s 4.5 million tonnes shipped over the same period. Chookiat also added that Thai rice exports were unlikely to be affected by flooding across different provinces, which has affected only a small area of rice fields so far. (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; (Writing by Patpicha Tanakasempipat; Editing by Martin Petty) -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Tourism Authority of Thailand considers utility token creation David Abel Thailand is one of the world’s leading travel destinations. The number of international arrivals per year has grown continuously to reach millions and so has revenue from this sector. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), an agency of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, is turning to technology and take advantage of the growing popularity of digital currencies by creating its own utility token. The Thai economy has suffered the impact of the pandemic and the government seeks possible innovations to buffer the economic situation. In hopes of reviving the economy, which has been one of the slowest in East Asia and the Pacific, the Thai government recently announced they would waive the quarantine for vaccinated travellers in Bangkok and nine other provinces starting November 1. Kiattipong Ariapruchya, the World Bank’s senior economist for Thailand, was quoted by media outlets saying, “The Thai economy will likely take longer to recover due to the delay in the return of foreign tourists.” Full story: https://coingeek.com/tourism-authority-of-thailand-considers-utility-token-creation/ -- © Copyright COINGEEK 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

PHOTO: Manager Online By Nop Meechukhun Khon Kaen – A recently-arrested American man who allegedly raped a female massage therapist in Khon Kaen has refused to reenact the crime scene which was planned today, October 3rd, for what he said were personal safety reasons. 37-year old suspect Robert Andrew Gordon, who is reportedly originally from Colorado in the United States, was arrested yesterday at a condominium in Soi Na Na on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok after days of fleeing from his alleged crime against a 45-year-old masseuse and attempted sexual abuse against a young girl in a northeastern province. The suspect has now been taken and been detained at the Mueng Khon Kaen Police Station before the police will make a formal detention request with the provincial court tomorrow, October 4th. The suspect’s girlfriend and lawyer have reportedly arrived from Amnat Charoen and are participating in the process with the foreign suspect. It is unknown at this point if he will be eligible for bail. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/03/american-suspect-who-allegedly-raped-a-masseuse-refuses-to-reenact-the-crime-scene-in-khon-kaen-today-claims-he-felt-unsafe/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew at a Phuket Community Welfare Organization Network event earlier this week titled ‘Phuket People Unite, leaving no person behind’. Photo: PR Phuket By The Phuket News PHUKET: This week we’re going to do something you’re don’t see often: we’re going into bat for the Phuket Governor, Narong Woonciew. The easing of restrictions this week for people to enter Phuket, and most notably the easing of restrictions to allow venues that serve food to also serve alcohol and provide live music – both measures long overdue to many people on the island – did not come by anywhere as quickly as it was played out in the public sphere. There is no way that the Governor publicly issued a written formal request one day to see the easing of measures requested relaxed the very next day. It just does not happen that quickly. The easing of the restrictions in effect in Phuket was not instant; those conversations had already happened. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-the-problem-with-being-held-responsible-for-everything-81589.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

A volunteer cleans the Jui Tui Shrine. The atmosphere ahead of the upcoming Phuket Vegetarian Festival are muted due to the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding that has seen an increase in the cost of vegetables. Photo: PR Phuket By The Phuket News PHUKET: The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t the only factor dampening spirits ahead of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival that starts on Wednesday (Oct 6). The recent flooding in large parts of the country, caused by devastating storms, has impacted the cost of vegetables with a rise of B10-20 per kilogram putting extra strain on vendors. Heavy rainfall brought about by the likes of tropical storm Dianmu has resulted in extensive flooding in many areas, especially in the north, northeastern and central regions which has left many agricultural crops and vegetables damaged or completely ruined. Added to this is the complexity of actually transporting vegetables from their source location which has further increased the cost. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/flooding-hikes-up-prices-ahead-of-muted-veg-fest-81594.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Deals involving the issuing of land documents for the Trisara resort involved 29 officials, including a Phuket Vice Governor at the time, said the NACC in its report. Image: NACC PHUKET: Luxury Phuket resorts Triasara and Sripanwa are facing legal action over illegally acquired land following the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) announcing the conclusion of their investigations earlier this week. Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, Deputy Secretary-General of Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), explained that Three Dolphins Co Ltd had used the well-known “Flying SorKor 1” process to submit a SorKor 1 land use document for another plot of land to claim more than 40 rai adjacent to the land the company legitimately owns on Phuket’s west coast. At a live press conference broadcast online, Mr Niwatchai and fellow NACC officers and expert land investigators specifically named Weerawat Janpen, who served as a Phuket Vice Governor at the time, as involved in approving the land transfer. Weerawat served as a Phket Vice Governor in 2011. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-luxury-resorts-face-legal-action-over-illegal-land-grabs-81596.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

A new plant species has recently been found in the Namtok Ngao National Park, in Thailand’s southern province of Ranong by two Thai horticulturalists. The new species is called Cute Star Flower (“Dara Pilas” in Thai), with the scientific name Lasianthus Ranongensis Sinbumroong & Napiroon, in honour of Dr. Tiwtawat Napiroon, a lecturer at the Biological Technology Department of the Faculty Science and Technology at Thammasat University, and Arun Sinbumroong, a forestry expert from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation at the 4th conservation area office in Surat Thani province. The Cute Star Flower belongs to the Rubiaceae family, which is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the coffee, madder or bedstraw family. The family consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas and herbs which are recognisable by their simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/new-plant-species-found-in-national-park-in-thailands-ranong-province/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) will put two million quality rapid antigen test kits (ATKs) on sale to the public, for home use, at 40 baht per kit at its eight stores in Bangkok from October 18th. GPO Deputy Director Sirikul Matevelungsun said today (Sunday) that the ATKs, procured by the GPO, are of standard quality and are much cheaper than those available in private pharmacies. The ATKs will be available at the following GPO-owned stores: Ratchathewi branch opposite Ramathibodi hospital, phone 02-203-8847 or 02-203-8849 Yodse branch next to Hua Chiew hospital, phone 02-222-5931 or 02-225-6367 Charan Sanitwong branch, phone 02-412-9377 Theves branch next to the Bank of Thailand, phone 02-282-0729 Rangsit branch near Simummuang market, phone 02-536-3526 or 02-536-4086 Ministry of Public Health’s branch at the Medical Services Department, phone 02-951-0925 or 02-590-6034 Tropical Medicine branch next to the Siam Commercial Bank, phone 02-354-9061 Chalerm Phra Kiat government complex branch, phone 02-143-8768 Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cheap-but-quality-atks-to-be-available-at-gpo-stores-in-bangkok-on-oct-18th/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

An army officer was killed in a firefight with insurgents hiding in a forest peat swamp in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Saturday night, as government forces tightened up their control of the area to prevent the insurgents from escaping. Today (Sunday), Lt-Gen Kriangkrai Srilak, commander of the southern 4th Army Region, expressed condolences to the family of Lt Krisana Petchamras, who was fatally wounded in a clash with some of the insurgents who tried to break away from the six day siege of the swamp. An excavator has been used by security forces to clear the thick undergrowth on the edge of the swamp, so they can get a better view of the scene. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/one-officer-killed-in-clash-with-insurgents-in-thailands-narathiwat-province/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Hundreds of households in riverside communities in Bangkok’s neighbouring province of Nonthaburi, which are not protected by flood walls, have been flooded since Saturday as the swollen Chao Phraya River spilled over its banks. 55-year old Mrs. Chanthana Klabklaidee, a house owner in the Wat Tuek community, told Thai PBS that she had built a sand bag barrier as a precaution, but the water levels increased so fast that it flowed over the sand bags and poured into the house. She said that the floodwater in the house is about knee deep, rendering the kitchen, toilet and bathroom unusable, adding that she has had to buy a water pump because there are 12 occupants and she could not wait for help from the authorities. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/riverside-communities-in-nonthaburi-province-are-now-under-water/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Top Thai virologist claims herd immunity does not work with COVID-19 “Forget about herd immunity because it will not work with COVID-19.” So says Dr. Yong Poovorawan, chief of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, in his Facebook post on Sunday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233941-top-thai-virologist-claims-herd-immunity-does-not-work-with-covid-19/

“Forget about herd immunity because it will not work with COVID-19.” So says Dr. Yong Poovorawan, chief of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, in his Facebook post on Sunday. He said that, when the majority of people in a country have developed immunity, whether from vaccinations or after being infected with a disease, such as measles, the minority who have not been vaccinated or who have not been infected by the disease will be protected from the infection. Herd immunity does not, however, work with some specific diseases, such as tetanus, even though many people have been vaccinated against it and, if someone gets pierced by a rusty nail, they will be infected with tetanus, said Dr. Yong. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/top-thai-virologist-claims-herd-immunity-does-not-work-with-covid-19/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Picture: Sanook A leading restaurateur who runs AREA 11 has slammed the CCSA decision to allow live music in restaurants but continue to ban alcohol. Only five musicians are allowed and they must all wear face masks all the time except the vocalist. They are allowed to not wear a mask when singing. "Jor Jaan", reported Sanook, said allowing music was not going to make any difference to him and many others. Alcohol was the key and that was still banned. Bands still had to be paid for and without the alcohol rules changing it was all pointless as it would not draw custom. "No alcohol means no one is buying ice, or mixers, or french fries - these all are ordered as accompaniments," he said. Only millionaire owners could afford it. "It's crazy to continue to ban alcohol," he said. He noted that most people continued to order from home where they could enjoy a beer or glass of wine with their meal. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-02 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates