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Governor joins call for calm over vaccination registrations

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew at the meeting yesterday (May 24). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has joined the call for people to not panic over officials issuing a “temporary suspension” of assigning vaccination appointments for those registered as living outside Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218283-governor-joins-call-for-calm-over-vaccination-registrations/

 

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Vaccine hesitancy grows ahead of Thailand's mass inoculation rollout

 

A person receives China's Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Vaccine hesitancy has risen sharply in Thailand opinion polls show, just weeks away from the start of a mass inoculation programme and as the country fights its deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218298-vaccine-hesitancy-grows-ahead-of-thailands-mass-inoculation-rollout/

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Reforestation Campaign on National Tree Day

 

 

BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received seedlings of Takhian (Hopea odorata) plants from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on the occasion of the National Tree Day. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218300-reforestation-campaign-on-national-tree-day/

 

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Communities in Bangkok’s Laksi area inoculated as 1,284 workers there have COVID-19

 

 

People in seven communities near construction sites in Bangkok’s Laksi district are being inoculated against COVID-19, as more infections have been found at Italian-Thai Development worker housing, bringing total infected construction workers in the area to 1,284.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218301-communities-in-bangkok’s-laksi-area-inoculated-as-1284-workers-there-have-covid-19/

 

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Bangkok to open three new vaccine registration channels this Thursday

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to open new channels for COVID-19 vaccination applications, through a website, an application and convenience stores starting this Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218302-bangkok-to-open-three-new-vaccine-registration-channels-this-thursday/

 

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Government adjusts COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has adjusted its vaccine distribution plans, to accommodate the fluid COVID-19 situation in the country, saying the focus now is on giving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to as many people as possible.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218304-government-adjusts-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-plans/

 

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Seven years towards sustainable development

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - In the past seven years, Thailand has made progress towards sustainable development in all respects, especially improving the people’s quality of life and increasing the country’s competitiveness on the global stage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218305-seven-years-towards-sustainable-development/

 

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Thai banks aim to lend $3 billion to virus-hit business by October

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE SEARCH BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD JUNE 27 FOR ALL IMAGES/File Photo

 

BANGKOK(Reuters) - Thai commercial banks aim to lend 100 billion baht ($3.19 billion) of soft loans by October to smaller businesses affected by coronavirus outbreaks, a banking group said on Tuesday, as the country deals with a third wave of infections.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218318-thai-banks-aim-to-lend-3-billion-to-virus-hit-business-by-october/

 

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Thai startup Pomelo pivots to fashion tech platform amid pandemic

 

FILE PHOTO: A Pomelo store is seen in a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand November 1, 2018. Picture taken November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Chayut Setboonsarng

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - JD.com-backed fashion e-commerce startup Pomelo plans to boost revenue by offering its own technology in analytics and demand forecasting to other fashion brands in the region, its chief executive said on Tuesday, amid slowing offline sales.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218319-thai-startup-pomelo-pivots-to-fashion-tech-platform-amid-pandemic/

 

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Active COVID-19 screening to be conducted at over 400 worker housing facilities in Bangkok

 

 

Active screening of up to 409 worker housing camps in Bangkok, which accommodate an estimated 62,000 Thai and immigrant construction workers, is to be conducted in an attempt to pre-empt the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218320-active-covid-19-screening-to-be-conducted-at-over-400-worker-housing-facilities-in-bangkok/

 

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China’s Sinopharm applies for vaccine approval in Thailand

 

Empty vials of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray during vaccinations of people over age 50 inside Universidad Mayor de San Andres public university in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

 

Thailand’s Food and Drug administration (FDA) revealed today (Tuesday) that all the necessary documents to seek approval for China’s state-owned Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine have been submitted, with a decision expected soon.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218321-china’s-sinopharm-applies-for-vaccine-approval-in-thailand/

 

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Pattaya Tourist Police arrest suspect allegedly involved in visa scam with more than ten foreign victims

 

 

The Tourist Police Station 4 Command Center and the Pattaya Tourist Police have arrested a Thai man in Chiang Mai this week. He was allegedly involved in running a visa scam and operated a visa service in Pattaya that had more than 10 foreign victims.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218322-pattaya-tourist-police-arrest-suspect-allegedly-involved-in-visa-scam-with-more-than-ten-foreign-victims/

 

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More AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered next month

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered on schedule next month, after some vaccination centers reported that they had run out of AstraZeneca shots and had only the Sinovac vaccine left.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218323-more-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-will-be-delivered-next-month/

 

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Thailand sees highest unemployment rate in 12 years in first quarter 2021

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has reported that Thailand’s unemployment rate hit a 12-year high in the first quarter of 2021, due to the impact of the latest COVID-19 outbreaks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218324-thailand-sees-highest-unemployment-rate-in-12-years-in-first-quarter-2021/

 

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PM encourages people to plant more trees

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Wednesday is Thailand’s National Tree Day. The Prime Minister today invited members of the public to plant more trees to benefit the climate and the environment, as part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s campaign.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218325-pm-encourages-people-to-plant-more-trees/

 

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Commerce Ministry will promote e-commerce exports

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Commerce Ministry has vowed to promote Thai product exports through online business matching and virtual events, with the aim of boosting online sales to over 16 billion baht this year, up from 14 billion baht last year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218327-commerce-ministry-will-promote-e-commerce-exports/

 

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Cabinet approves two-month extension of emergency decree

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of cabinet ministers today (May 25) resolved to extend enforcement of the emergency decree for two more months, from June 1st to July 31st this year, and approved a 311-million-baht budget for COVID-19 prevention in prisons and correctional facilities nationwide.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218329-cabinet-approves-two-month-extension-of-emergency-decree/

 

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Bangkok improves drainage system to reduce flooding during rainy season

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working on improving the drainage system around electric train station construction sites, to reduce flooding during the rainy season.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218330-bangkok-improves-drainage-system-to-reduce-flooding-during-rainy-season/

 

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Bangkok launches vaccine appointment website

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Residents of Bangkok will be able to make appointments for their COVID-19 jabs starting this Thursday on an online portal, or at convenience stores. The campaign run by Bangkok City Hall gives residents more access to the vaccines, in addition to the government’s main inoculation program.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218331-bangkok-launches-vaccine-appointment-website/

 

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All those in Phuket’s tourism sector will be vaccinated by July 1

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - The Phuket Tourist Association has announced that all people directly involved in the tourism sector in Phuket will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the island reopens to international visitors, planned for July 1st.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218332-all-those-in-phuket’s-tourism-sector-will-be-vaccinated-by-july-1/

 

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