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Registration for mass inoculations in Bangkok opens Thursday

 

 

Registration for mass inoculation of people living in Bangkok, aged 18-59 and not in high-risk groups opens today (Thursday), through three main channels – convenience stores, the www.ไทยร่วมใจ.com website, and “Pao Tang” application.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218547-registration-for-mass-inoculations-in-bangkok-opens-thursday/

 

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Chulabhorn Royal Academy to procure alternative COVID-19 vaccines

 

 

Thailand’s Chulabhorn Royal Academy is to procure alternative makes of COVID-19 vaccines, to supplement those being acquired by the government, without going through the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218559-chulabhorn-royal-academy-to-procure-alternative-covid-19-vaccines/

 

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Japanese Investors Interested in Smart Park Project

 

BANGKOK, May 27 (TNA) – Japanese investors were interested in building renewable power plants in the Smart Park industrial estate project in Rayong province to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, according to the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218562-japanese-investors-interested-in-smart-park-project/

 

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Thailand plans more economic measures to cope with virus impact

 

FILE PHOTO: Construction workers are seen in a building in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plan additional measures to retain jobs and boost domestic consumption in a bid to help the Southeast Asian economy weather its most severe coronavirus outbreak so far, the state planning agency said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218563-thailand-plans-more-economic-measures-to-cope-with-virus-impact/

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COVID-19 throws all ideologies into melting pot

 

 

First, it was China’s “comfortable survival”. Then, it was the intriguing question of whether or how much states should “provide” or “facilitate” vaccination. Now, it’s the anger and disbelief following reports that the super-rich is getting richer thanks largely to the global coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218571-covid-19-throws-all-ideologies-into-melting-pot/

 

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New poll shows most parents worry about schools reopening amid COVID-19

 

 

A poll, conducted by Thailand’s Health Department, has revealed that many parents remain very concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic, ahead of the scheduled school reopening on June 14th.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218572-new-poll-shows-most-parents-worry-about-schools-reopening-amid-covid-19/

 

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How Thai hotels adapted to survive and provide quarantine with comfort

 

 

The guest check-in counter at one of the ASQ hotels.

 

It used to be hard to imagine the word “quarantine” would come up in conversations about travel. That was until 2020, when “quarantine” and “isolation” became familiar to most people, if not by having to be in one, then with the concept at least.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218573-how-thai-hotels-adapted-to-survive-and-provide-quarantine-with-comfort/

 

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Ancient Lintels to Return from US Tomorrow

 

 

 

BURI RAM, May 27 (TNA) – Two ancient lintels are expected to arrive from the United States tomorrow (May 28) after the Culture Ministry had demanded their return for four years.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218575-ancient-lintels-to-return-from-us-tomorrow/

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Court orders lottery office to pay ฿1.65 bn compensation for failed online lottery project

 

 

TOPSHOT – A man wearing a facemask, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, sells lottery tickets in Bangkok on March 15, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

Thailand’s over-a-decade long online lottery saga, pitting Loxley Public Company against the Government Lottery Office (GLO), came to an end today when the Supreme Administrative Court ordered the GLO to pay Loxley 1.65 billion baht in compensation for the failed project.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218586-court-orders-lottery-office-to-pay-฿165-bn-compensation-for-failed-online-lottery-project/

 

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