Vietnam says panel recommends Sputnik V, Moderna vaccines for use

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and sryinge are seen in front of displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

HANOI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to acquire 150 million doses for its COVID-19 vaccination programme, as the health ministry said a medical panel had recommended it approve Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and the Moderna vaccine for use in the Southeast Asian country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207710-vietnam-says-panel-recommends-sputnik-v-moderna-vaccines-for-use/

 

Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in capital until end-March

 

 

Local officials wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stand near a community quarantine checkpoint in a village under local lockdown, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has extended partial coronavirus curbs in the capital until the end of March, as the country awaits the arrival of vaccines, the presidential spokesman said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207712-philippines-extends-partial-coronavirus-curbs-in-capital-until-end-march/

 

Lady Gaga's two abducted bulldogs returned unharmed to police

By Steve Gorman

 

A view of the site where Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and two of her dogs were stolen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga's two stolen bulldogs, snatched in a violent abduction that left the pets' caretaker shot in the chest this week in Hollywood, were turned over to police on Friday and have been reunited with the pop singer's representatives, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207713-lady-gagas-two-abducted-bulldogs-returned-unharmed-to-police/

 

Pattaya: Set to be the hub of international sports and fitness for the people

 

 

Image: Sophon Cable TV

 

An upbeat mayor of Pattaya Sontaya Khunpluem told Sophon Cable TV that Pattaya and Chonburi and the rest of the eastern seaboard under the EEC plans will become a hub of international sports and fitness.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207720-pattaya-set-to-be-the-hub-of-international-sports-and-fitness-for-the-people/

 

Aussie pensioner just wants the Thais to lend a hand to keep their country clean

 

 

Images: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded caught up with a 62 year old Australian pensioner who was busy keeping her neighborhood in Krabi in the south of Thailand clean by picking up trash.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207721-aussie-pensioner-just-wants-the-thais-to-lend-a-hand-to-keep-their-country-clean/

 

VIDEO: Thailand on a budget - could you live in Bangkok on 300 baht per day?

 

 

Bangkok, like the rest of Thailand, is renowned for its low cost of living and affordability for expats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207722-video-thailand-on-a-budget-could-you-live-in-bangkok-on-300-baht-per-day/

 

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