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/

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/

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/

Finland re-introduce entry restrictions for residents of Thailand

by Mette Larsen 

 

 

Finland has re-introduced entry restrictions for residents of Thailand traveling to Finland from Thailand from 24 May until 15 June, The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok reports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218345-finland-re-introduce-entry-restrictions-for-residents-of-thailand/

 

New emergency loan to tackle new wave, maintain country’s fluidity

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has detailed that the new set of emergency loans will help Thailand maintain its financial fluidity in dealing with the unstable COVID-19 situation, while upholding the national and general public’s interests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218346-new-emergency-loan-to-tackle-new-wave-maintain-country’s-fluidity/

 

Group of six Nigerian and Thai nationals arrested for allegedly operating online romance scams and laundering money, with more than 200 million baht of annual income

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) today, May 25th, announced the major arrest of six suspects of Nigerian and Thai nationals for allegedly operating online romance scams and laundering money, generating an annual income of more than 200 million baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218347-group-of-six-nigerian-and-thai-nationals-arrested-for-allegedly-operating-online-romance-scams-and-laundering-money-with-more-than-200-million-baht-of-annual-income/

 

Officials increase capacity at Cambodia border checkpoint to discourage illegal crossing

By Erich Parpart

 

 

The two Sa Kaeo checkpoints on the Cambodian border will be open five days a week, up from three, to discourage Thais from trying to cross the border illegally, the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218348-officials-increase-capacity-at-cambodia-border-checkpoint-to-discourage-illegal-crossing/

 

Thailand’s gold panners blame Mekong dams in China, Laos as fortune dries up

 

● ‘I used to find pieces of gold the size of a tamarind seed,’ says Rodjana Thepwong, 64. ‘Now there are only tiny amounts’

● It is not only gold that is disappearing. Activists say the diets, livelihoods and environment of 60 million people have been jeopardised by the dams, and that effects are getting starker

 

Vijitra Duangdee

 

Hieng Chantarasee, a 70-year-old gold panner in Loei province of Thailand, a few kilometres downstream from the proposed Sanakham dam in Laos. Photo: Vijitra Duangdee

 

Under a peeling sun, two Thai  grandmothers pan for gold along the Mekong River, sifting both through its muddy shale banks and their own memories of happier times for a waterway which has been changed forever by upstream hydropower dams.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218349-thailand’s-gold-panners-blame-mekong-dams-in-china-laos-as-fortune-dries-up/

 

Reminder: Alcohol sales banned in Thailand today

 

File photo

 

Sales of alcoholic beverages are banned in Thailand today (May 26) for Visakha Bucha Day, one of the most significant days in the Buddhist calendar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218352-reminder-alcohol-sales-banned-in-thailand-today/

 

Hua Hin aims to administer 350k doses of COVID-19 vaccine before October 1

 

Image: Thansettakij

 

Officials in Hua Hin are aiming to administer 350,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine before the resort plans to open to foreign tourists later this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218353-hua-hin-aims-to-administer-350k-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-before-october-1/

 

Thailand reports 2,455 COVID-19 cases, 41 more deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: A doctor and ICU nurses wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) treat a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand on Wednesday (May 26) reported 2,455 new COVID-19 cases and 41 additional deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218356-thailand-reports-2455-covid-19-cases-41-more-deaths/

 

Koh Samui: Three British pensioners, one other, arrested with Thais for illegal drinking

 

Picture: Bo phut police

 

The Bo Phut police site announced the arrest of three British pensioners and one other British national breaking laws regarding the consumption of alcohol and congregating promulgated on May 33rd. Five Thais were also nabbed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218361-koh-samui-three-british-pensioners-one-other-arrested-with-thais-for-illegal-drinking/

 

Video: Chinese media critical of Thai police in damning footage from cop shooting at luxury house

 

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Siam Chon News reported that CCTV from three separate cameras appeared to back up a Chinese man's assertion that he thought police who arrived to serve a search warrant were actually criminals coming to abduct him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218364-video-chinese-media-critical-of-thai-police-in-damning-footage-from-cop-shooting-at-luxury-house/

 

 

Hua Hin:Covid outbreak at second pineapple factory - 42 cases but health authorities say it's "under control"

 

Picture: Prachuap Khiri Khan radio

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan radio reported a second outbreak of Covid-19 at another pineapple canning factory in the Hua Hin area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218365-hua-hincovid-outbreak-at-second-pineapple-factory-42-cases-but-health-authorities-say-its-under-control/

 

Thai cops lose 28 AK assault rifles in troubled south - could be more

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand's chief of police General Suwat Chaengyodsuk has been informed in an urgent letter that 28 AK-102 assault rifles have gone missing from an armoury.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218366-thai-cops-lose-28-ak-assault-rifles-in-troubled-south-could-be-more/

 

Bangkok: Outstanding electric bills can be paid online during Covid-19 crisis

 

 

Daily News reported that some bills can additionally be paid online to ease pressure on crowded Metropolitan Electricty Authority offices in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218367-bangkok-outstanding-electric-bills-can-be-paid-online-during-covid-19-crisis/

 

TAT announces preparations for “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2021”

 

From 15 July to 15 September, 2021, Thai and foreign residents can enjoy new experiences in shopping both online and on-site 

 

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 26 May, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing to stage the ‘Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2021’ from 15 July to 15 September, 2021, to reiterate the image of Thailand as a shopping destination, while also helping all operators affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218368-tat-announces-preparations-for-“amazing-thailand-grand-sale-2021”/

 

30 year anniversary: How the Lauda Air crash in Suphanburi caused national soul-searching 

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported that today is the thirtieth anniversary of the devastating crash of Lauda Air 004 that was flying from Bangkok to Vienna on May 26th 1991.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218370-30-year-anniversary-how-the-lauda-air-crash-in-suphanburi-caused-national-soul-searching/

 

Indian Covid variant: Cases nearly double at Lak Si workers camp

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Dr Suphakit Sirilak speaking at government house yesterday admitted that there were now 62 cases of the Indian variant of Covid-19 at a workers' camp in Lak Si, northern Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218373-indian-covid-variant-cases-nearly-double-at-lak-si-workers-camp/

 

Ride-hailing taxi apps to be made legal in Thailand

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

The Department of Land Transport has given the green light to legalise ride-hailing apps such as GrabCar and Bolt in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218382-ride-hailing-taxi-apps-to-be-made-legal-in-thailand/

 

Four million baht, US 100K and gold found in "cardboard box" at Thai checkpoint

 

Picure: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that the Special Infantry Unit Department 4 investigating a pick-up truck at a checkpoint in Tak, northwest Thailand found a great cache of currency and gold in a cardboard box.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218383-four-million-baht-us-100k-and-gold-found-in-cardboard-box-at-thai-checkpoint/

 

Korat: Governor indicates delays to arrival of AstraZeneca vax - Sinovac running out

 

Thai caption: Is AstraZeneca coming?//Credit: Sanook

 

Nakhon Ratchasima governor Wichian Jantharanothai said yesterday that there was no indication when AstraZeneca vaccine - locally produced in Thailand by Siam BioScience - would actually arrive.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218384-korat-governor-indicates-delays-to-arrival-of-astrazeneca-vax-sinovac-running-out/

 

Unemployed graduates show entrepreneurial flair - but busted with drugs

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that metropolitan and local police in Don Muang went to a luxury house in the Suphalai Gardenville estate in Soi Kosum Ruam Chai in Soi 7 off Chaeng Wattana Road. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218385-unemployed-graduates-show-entrepreneurial-flair-but-busted-with-drugs/

 

Some good Covid news! Field hospital in Surat Thani closes as last patients go home

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

A field hospital that opened at Rajabhat Surat Thani University last month has officially closed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218388-some-good-covid-news-field-hospital-in-surat-thani-closes-as-last-patients-go-home/

 

Govt facing onslaught over COVID policy as parliamentary battle commences

By Thai PBS World’s Political desk

 

 

COVID-19 will top the agenda when the new session of Parliament kicks off this week, with battle focusing on executive decrees including the bill for another Bt 500 billion in borrowing to stimulate the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218394-govt-facing-onslaught-over-covid-policy-as-parliamentary-battle-commences/

 

Phang Nga man dies after Phuket Sinovac vaccination injection

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phang Nga health officials maintain they are investigating the man’s death seriously. Photo: PR Phang Nga

 

PHUKET: A 43-year-old man from Phang Nga has died after suffering chest pains and a heart attack on Monday night after receiving his first Sinovac COVID-19 vaccination injection at Phuket airport on Sunday (May 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218396-phang-nga-man-dies-after-phuket-sinovac-vaccination-injection/

 

Mahidol U denies any connection to claims that Fingerroot halts spread of COVID-19 in humans

 

 

Mahidol University has issued a statement, saying it has nothing to do with claims by product advertisers that extracts from Fingerroot, or Chinese ginger (boesenbergia rotunda), can kill the virus or stop the spread of COVID-19 in humans.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218410-mahidol-u-denies-any-connection-to-claims-that-fingerroot-halts-spread-of-covid-19-in-humans/

 

62 cases of Indian COVID-19 variant confirmed in Thailand to date

 

 

62 people in Thailand have been found to have contracted the Indian variant, or B.1.617, of COVID-19, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218411-62-cases-of-indian-covid-19-variant-confirmed-in-thailand-to-date/

 

Thailand adjusts vaccine plan to tame deadliest outbreak

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a syringe with a dose of 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/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is modifying its coronavirus immunisation strategy to target worst-hit areas and sectors where clusters are most likely to emerge, officials said on Wednesday, as it deals with its most severe outbreak yet and a low vaccination rate.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218419-thailand-adjusts-vaccine-plan-to-tame-deadliest-outbreak/

 

Thai workers’ remains returned from Israel

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The remains of two Thai workers who were victims of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have now arrived in Thailand, with the Minister of Labour and government officials expressing their condolences at the airport.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218431-thai-workers’-remains-returned-from-israel/