Pfizer emphasizes negotiations only with government agencies on COVID-19 vaccines

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Pfizer (Thailand) has emphasized that the firm is commencing negotiations with government agencies only on the provision of COVID-19 vaccines, because this is the best way to ensure the vaccine is distributed to as many people as possible in each country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219460-pfizer-emphasizes-negotiations-only-with-government-agencies-on-covid-19-vaccines/

 

Pharmaceutical Organization will import 11 million Sinovac doses from June

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) will import 11 million Sinovac doses from June to August, to support the government’s plan to procure at least 100 million vaccine doses for the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219462-pharmaceutical-organization-will-import-11-million-sinovac-doses-from-june/

 

Vaccination center at Bang Sue Grand Station will open on June 7 for registered people

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Medical Services (DMS) has announced that the vaccination center at Bang Sue Grand Station will open on June 7 for people who have registered for a jab. No walk-in service will be available.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219463-vaccination-center-at-bang-sue-grand-station-will-open-on-june-7-for-registered-people/

 

Bang Sue Grand Station: a look at the future of rail travel in Thailand

 

 

Bangkok, 04 June, 2021 – Hua Lamphong is, for many people, a beloved representation of rail travel in Thailand. However, there is a significant upgrade that is about to change the future of this form of travel in Thailand: Bang Sue Grand Station.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219466-bang-sue-grand-station-a-look-at-the-future-of-rail-travel-in-thailand/

Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotels aim to transform into hybrid facilities

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Alternative state quarantine (ASQ) hotels want to transform into hybrid facilities during the second half of this year, as the reopening plan under “Phuket sandbox” model starts to affect bookings.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219469-alternative-state-quarantine-asq-hotels-aim-to-transform-into-hybrid-facilities/

 

Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotels aim to transform into hybrid facilities

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Alternative state quarantine (ASQ) hotels want to transform into hybrid facilities during the second half of this year, as the reopening plan under “Phuket sandbox” model starts to affect bookings.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219469-alternative-state-quarantine-asq-hotels-aim-to-transform-into-hybrid-facilities/

 

Fiscal Policy Office urges pico lenders to ease borrowers’ burden

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has called on pico-finance operators to help borrowers, especially since everyone is struggling due to the ongoing third wave of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219470-fiscal-policy-office-urges-pico-lenders-to-ease-borrowers’-burden/

 

Thai-directed film is selected for main competition at Cannes Film Festival 2021

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai-directed film “Memoria” has been selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2021, the first time in 11 years that a Thai filmmaker will be featured in the top tier of the prestigious festival.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219471-thai-directed-film-is-selected-for-main-competition-at-cannes-film-festival-2021/

 

Health Min confirms vaccines being distributed nationwide

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has given an assurance that COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed across the nation after a social media uproar followed announcements by several hospitals, that they were delaying administering inoculations due to a vaccine shortage, despite the government’s announcement it would start mass vaccinations on Monday, June 7th.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219472-health-min-confirms-vaccines-being-distributed-nationwide/

 

Bangkok opens Huai Khwang COVID-19 testing site

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok City Hall today launched a 3-day proactive COVID-19 testing site in Huai Khwang district, serving local residents and particularly construction workers in nearby camps.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219473-bangkok-opens-huai-khwang-covid-19-testing-site/

 

6m Covid Doses Prepared for Vaccine Roll-Out

 

 

BANGKOK, June 4 (TNA) – The government had 3.54 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the first half of this month, according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219475-6m-covid-doses-prepared-for-vaccine-roll-out/

 

How Thai media’s love for ‘LIKEs’ turned a murder suspect into a national idol

 

Chaiphol Wipha in police custody. (June 3rd, 2021)

 

It took the media just a few months last year to turn a murder suspect into a national celebrity, who then capitalized on his fame by endorsing products and appearing in music videos. This year, it took an arrest warrant for media and others to reflect on how such a phenomenon could ever have arisen.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219476-how-thai-media’s-love-for-‘likes’-turned-a-murder-suspect-into-a-national-idol/

 

Provincial governors told to keep close watch on infections in workplaces

 

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has instructed all provincial governors to keep a closer watch on COVID-19 infections in factories and other work places after they have, of late, become hotbeds for cluster infections as 2,631 new cases are reported in Thailand today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219477-provincial-governors-told-to-keep-close-watch-on-infections-in-workplaces/

 

Thailand to buy 25 million doses of Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer vaccines in June

 

Syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine lay on a table at a pop up vaccine clinic at the Jewish Community Center on April 16, 2021 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)

 

The Thai government will procure 25 million doses of Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines this month, while 50 million more doses are to be procured next year for the third dose, said Director-General of the Disease Control Department Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219479-thailand-to-buy-25-million-doses-of-johnson-johnson-pfizer-vaccines-in-june/

 

Downtown merchants urge gov’t to increase payout offerings

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Merchants in the once bustling downtown neighborhood of Silom, are asking the government to provide a bigger allowance in its payout campaigns, as shops are now getting few customers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219484-downtown-merchants-urge-gov’t-to-increase-payout-offerings/

 

Man arrested after running checkpoint, overturning car in 60km police chase

 

The car came to rest upside down after breaking through a steel-cable barrier. Photo: Aroon Solos

 

PHUKET: Police have in custody a  51-year-old man from Trang who was arrested in an overturned car near Promthep Cape this morning (June 4) after 60-kilometre police chase that began at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai, where the man had refused to stop for officers while driving onto the island.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219485-man-arrested-after-running-checkpoint-overturning-car-in-60km-police-chase/

 

Phuket Needs Clear Details on Country Reopening

 

 

BANGKOK, June 4 (TNA) – Tourism-related operators on the resort province of Phuket ask the government for details about its country-reopening plan that was set to start there within only about 20 days, on July 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219486-phuket-needs-clear-details-on-country-reopening/

 

Security agency warns against illegal border crossings by Thais returning from Malaysia

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC) has urged returning Thai nationals in Malaysia to follow the required protocol, stressing penalties apply to those sneaking into the country via natural entry points.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219487-security-agency-warns-against-illegal-border-crossings-by-thais-returning-from-malaysia/

DPM Prawit orders integrated effort to improve image of Thai fisheries

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister has followed up on action against illegal fishing, reiterating the need to strictly enforce all laws to rid the Thai fishing industry of human trafficking, so as to boost exports and stimulate the economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219488-dpm-prawit-orders-integrated-effort-to-improve-image-of-thai-fisheries/

 

Thai woman, WHO representative are first to be inoculated with Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccine

 

A 69-year old Thai woman became the first individual to receive a dose of the locally-produced AstraZeneca vaccine in Thailand.

 

A 69-year-old Thai woman and a representative of World Health Organization (WHO) regional office in Thailand became the first two individuals to receive the doses of the locally-produced AstraZeneca vaccine today, at the vaccination service centre at the Ministry of Public Health.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219489-thai-woman-who-representative-are-first-to-be-inoculated-with-thai-made-astrazeneca-vaccine/

 

Suvarnabhumi tops global ranking of airports at risk of coastal flooding

 

 

Research shows that Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is most at risk of coastal flooding, due to rising sea levels, compared to many other airports around the world.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219490-suvarnabhumi-tops-global-ranking-of-airports-at-risk-of-coastal-flooding/

 

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