THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 16 June 2021

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Not again! Another website used by foreigners in Thailand suffers massive data breach

 

 

For the second time in as many days, an official website used by foreigners in Thailand has purportedly suffered a data breach.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220704-not-again-another-website-used-by-foreigners-in-thailand-suffers-massive-data-breach/

 

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Phuket IVA to hold employment assistance fair

 

The IVA Phuket and the Halfway Inn on Nanai Rd in Patong have joined forces to help people find jobs, and businesses to find staff.

 

PHUKET: The International Veterans Association (IVA) Phuket will hold an ‘employment assistance fair’ to help local people, and local businesses, find skilled staff as the island prepares to reopen to receiving vaccinated international tourists from July 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220707-phuket-iva-to-hold-employment-assistance-fair/

 

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Thai Central Bank instructed to review interest rate caps on personal loans

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to review the caps on interest rates charged for personal loans, which include credit cards, ready cash cards, vehicle leases, micro-finance and nano-finance.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220709-thai-central-bank-instructed-to-review-interest-rate-caps-on-personal-loans/

 

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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine not yet approved in Thailand due to lack of data

 

 

Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is yet to be approved by Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), as vital data remains missing, the organisation said today (Wednesday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220710-russia’s-sputnik-v-vaccine-not-yet-approved-in-thailand-due-to-lack-of-data/

 

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Opposition parties submit their draft constitutional amendments to House Speaker

 

 

Today (Wednesday), Thailand’s opposition parties, led by the Pheu Thai Party, submitted five drafts of proposed constitutional amendments to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai for debate in parliament.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220711-opposition-parties-submit-their-draft-constitutional-amendments-to-house-speaker/

 

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Possible corruption in provincial lamp post procurements

 

 

Thailand’s netizens are sharing images of “fancy” lamp posts, with Thai sculptures on the top, in many rural areas. One of them is in Nakhon Si Thammarat and has led to a corruption probe by local authorities, according to the provincial anti-corruption agency.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220712-possible-corruption-in-provincial-lamp-post-procurements/

 

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COVID-19 Jabs Given to Those with Delayed Appointments

 

 

BANGKOK, June 16 (TNA) – People aged 60 years and over and those with seven chronic diseases started to receive COVID-19 vaccines at the Bang Sue Grand Station after their previous inoculation appointments had been postponed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220714-covid-19-jabs-given-to-those-with-delayed-appointments/

 

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Thailand targets reopening within 120 days as economy flounders

 

FILE PHOTO: People wait to receive the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Thailand start a mass inoculation at a gymnasium inside the Siam paragon Shopping center, Bangkok, Thailand June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will reopen to visitors within 120 days after more than a year of coronavirus travel curbs, a calculated risk needed to revive its troubled economy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220723-thailand-targets-reopening-within-120-days-as-economy-flounders/

 

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Thailand procuring COVID-19 vaccines from more manufacturers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is adjusting its COVID-19 vaccine procurement plan according to the situation, aiming to inoculate 50 million people, or 70 percent of the Thai population. Recently, the government began procuring COVID-19 vaccine doses from six more manufacturers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220726-thailand-procuring-covid-19-vaccines-from-more-manufacturers/

 

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DPM Anutin inspects vaccine rollout at Bang Sue

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Public Health has inspected the Central Vaccination Center at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok, which opened today for rescheduled appointments due to recent vaccine shortages at some Bangkok hospitals. The Ministry of Public Health today received 600,000 more doses of AstraZeneca jabs, with 2.6 million more expected by Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220730-dpm-anutin-inspects-vaccine-rollout-at-bang-sue/

 

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