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ASEANNOW.com - Thaivisa.com rebrands and expands beyond Thailand

On 2nd July 2021, Thaivisa.com will rebrand to ASEANNOW.com as they expand into 9 other ASEAN countries and duplicate their successful Thailand model. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222436-aseannowcom-thaivisacom-rebrands-and-expands-beyond-thailand/

 

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Thai COVID Vaccine Stimulates Strong Immunity in Phase1 Trial

 

 

BANGKOK, July 1 (TNA) – A research has found that a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Mahidol University and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) stimulated strong immunity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1222395-mahidol-gpo’s-human-trials-of-its-covid-19-vaccine-show-promising-results/?do=findComment&comment=16614456

 

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Thais returning home from Bangkok, vicinities spread COVID-19 to 32 provinces

 

Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

 

Many of the new COVID-19 infections recently found in 32 provinces are linked to arrivals from Bangkok and nearby provinces, said the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (Thursday), as the country recorded yet another new daily death toll high of 57.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1222408-thais-returning-home-from-bangkok-vicinities-spread-covid-19-to-32-provinces/

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In Thailand, hopes for a revival as tourists trickle back

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

Pimonta "Micky" Suksaen, a 39-year-old single mother, and her daughter sell food on the beach after a lack of customers at her restaurant due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, while waiting for the reopening of the resort island to restore her income, in Phuket, Thailand June 30, 2021. REUTERS/ Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Restaurant owner and single mother Pimonta Suksaen is pinning her hopes on a revival for Thailand's most visited island, after a turbulent, year-long struggle to manage debts and keep her business afloat during the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222441-in thailand-hopes-for-a-revival-as-tourists-trickle-back/

 

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Internal conflict over draft hazardous substance bill blamed for lack of quorum

 

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai

 

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai told Thailand’s MPs today (Thursday) that he decided to suspend the sitting yesterday because, due to conflicting opinions over amendments to the Hazardous Substances Act, several legislators had deliberately not inserted their ID cards to declare their presence, resulting in a lack of a quorum.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222442-internal-conflict-over-draft-hazardous-substance-bill-blamed-for-lack-of-quorum/

 

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Prayut: ‘Phuket should be proud’

By The Phuket News

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at the launch of the ’Hug Thais Hug Phuket’ campaign at Central Phuket this afternoon (July 1). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket people “should be proud of their mission for the country”, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said this afternoon (July 1) at a meeting held for him to be brought up to speed on the COVID prevention measures in effect to ensure the Phuket Sandbox model is a success.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222443-prayut-‘phuket-should-be-proud’/

 

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Thai government tackles human trafficking

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s Anti-Human Trafficking Committee has approved a plan that extends human trafficking to illegal crossings, while providing immediate protection to trafficking victims.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222444-thai-government-tackles-human-trafficking/

 

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Health ministry faces public backlash after suggesting people wear masks at home

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), was criticized by members of the public on Thursday for suggesting that people wear masks inside their homes to curb the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222446-health-ministry-faces-public-backlash-after-suggesting-people-wear-masks-at-home/

 

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Nighttime entertainment venues ask that their industry be unlocked

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A federation of nighttime entertainment venues and businesses, along with performers, have submitted a letter to the Prime Minister calling for relaxation of restrictions on their operations or a clearer timeline for reopening, with MPs assuring they will seek aid for them.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222447-nighttime-entertainment-venues-ask-that-their-industry-be-unlocked/

 

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Thailand reports 6,087 new COVID-19 cases, 61 more deaths

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand on Friday (July 2) reported 6,087 new COVID-19 cases and 61 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222462-thailand-reports-6087-new-covid-19-cases-61-more-deaths/

 

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Thai/Italian couple in apparent murder/suicide after police fake Viagra raid - cop injured

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that Consumer Protection Police surrounded a two story property on Petkasem Highway in Prachuap Khirikhan yesterday morning and were preparing to present a search warrant.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222464-thaiitalian-couple-in-apparent-murdersuicide-after-police-fake-viagra-raid-cop-injured/

 

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Khon Kaen: Missing insurance ladies found dead in submerged pick-up

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two ladies who sold insurance and who had been missing since June 23rd have been found dead. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222469-khon-kaen-missing-insurance-ladies-found-dead-in-submerged-pick-up/

 

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Unfair - not enough medical staff: Facebook post highlights ongoing  struggle with Covid in Thailand

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that Thai social media users were busy sharing a story after a picture of a Covid-19 hospital staffer who had fainted outside a ward was posted on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222472-unfair-not-enough-medical-staff-facebook-post-highlights-ongoing-struggle-with-covid-in-thailand/

 

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All smiles in Phuket but Thailand's darkest day yet reveals the reality of ongoing Covid crisis

 

 

Thai Rath printed a great swathe of separate stories and observations on the day that the much heralded Phuket Sandbox opening to foreign tourism happened. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222481-all-smiles-in-phuket-but-thailands-darkest-day-yet-reveals-the-reality-of-ongoing-covid-crisis/

 

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Thai PM and his cabinet pictured without masks in Phuket just before going to welcome foreign tourists

 

Picture: INN

 

Thai social media was in uproar yesterday after a picture was posted on social media that showed Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his cabinet not wearing masks at the seaside in Phuket. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222484-thai-pm-and-his-cabinet-pictured-without-masks-in-phuket-just-before-going-to-welcome-foreign-tourists/

 

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Chiang Rai: Thai man admits to two gold shop robberies after returning from Myanmar jaunt

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that Chiang Rai provincial police chief Pol Maj-Gen Chinwich Wichaithanaphat had met with gold shop owners to work on ways to stop robbery in the northern Thai province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222485-chiang-rai-thai-man-admits-to-two-gold-shop-robberies-after-returning-from-myanmar-jaunt/

 

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All schools, kindergartens in Khon Kaen closed till July 16 amid COVID-19 spread

 

 

All schools, kindergartens and child development centres in Thailand’s northeastern province of Khon Kaen have been ordered to close until July 16th amid an ongoing surge of COVID-19 infections in the province and elsewhere.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222489-all-schools-kindergartens-in-khon-kaen-closed-till-july-16-amid-covid-19-spread/

 

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Thai police warn against civil disobedience at restaurants - threaten jail terms

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The Royal Thai Police have responded to proposals online to engage in civil disobedience regarding the order not to allow dining and drinking in restaurants in red zone provinces. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222490-thai-police-warn-against-civil-disobedience-at-restaurants-threaten-jail-terms/

 

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Father, 72, does reenactment in Ubon after stabbing son, 51 to death outside his house

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Police in the Muang Samsip area of Ubon Ratchathani took a 72 year old man called Thannakit back to the scene of the crime after he murdered his son Dechthana, 51, reported 77kaoded.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222494-father-72-does-reenactment-in-ubon-after-stabbing-son-51-to-death-outside-his-house/

 

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Thailand’s Position on the U.S. State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report

By Tarin Angskul

 

   

BANGKOK (MFA) - On 1st July 2021 at 13.00 hrs. (EDT), the U.S. State Department released the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (2021 TIP Report), ranking Thailand on the Tier 2 Watch List, down from Tier 2 the previous year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222501-thailand’s-position-on-the-us-state-department’s-2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/

 

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Myanmar crepe seller and step mum appeal for help alleging abduction by policeman in Nonthaburi

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on an alarming case of a seller of Japanese crepes from Myanmar who claims he was abducted and threatened by a man who claimed he was a policeman in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222502-myanmar-crepe-seller-and-step-mum-appeal-for-help-alleging-abduction-by-policeman-in-nonthaburi/

 

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Thailand Road Carnage: 37 dead yesterday - this year's running total worse than 2020

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News continued to report on the carnage on Thailand's roads, something they do every day.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222504-thailand-road-carnage-37-dead-yesterday-this-years-running-total-worse-than-2020/

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Thailand’s drop to Tier 2 Watch List in US’s trafficking report ‘not fair’, says MFA

 

This photo taken on September 20, 2018 shows Myanmar migrant workers preparing a fishing boat in the Thai coastal province of Samut Sakhon. – A “mafia” of recruitment agents is trapping Myanmar migrants to Thailand in debt bondage despite a 2017 law meant to fight exploitation in the kingdom’s notoriously shadowy job market, activists and workers say. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Thailand’s relegation to Tier 2 Watch List, down from Tier 2 last year, in the US State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report “does not reflect fairly the significant efforts and concrete progress Thailand has made in combatting human trafficking,” said Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Tanee Sangrat today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222533-thailand’s-drop-to-tier-2-watch-list-in-us’s-trafficking-report-‘not-fair’-says-mfa/

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Financial crisis to silent crisis: 24 years after the baht’s freefall

 

This file photo dated 05 September, 1997 shows exchange rates at the Bangkok Bank. (Photo by GARY WAY / AFP)

 

Thailand’s currency collapsed on July 2, 1997, as market speculation forced the country to abandon its fixed exchange rate and the central bank depleted its coffers to protect the baht.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222534-financial-crisis-to-silent-crisis-24-years-after-the-baht’s-freefall/

 

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UPDATE: Intoxicated construction contractor surrenders to police after opening fire with a gun on Jomtien Beach while driving

 

 

A construction contractor surrendered yesterday (July 1st) to police after opening fire with what was described as a prop gun while driving on Jomtien Beach last week.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222535-update-intoxicated-construction-contractor-surrenders-to-police-after-opening-fire-with-a-gun-on-jomtien-beach-while-driving/

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Severe Shortage of COVID Beds Continues in Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK, July 2 (TNA) – The severe shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in Bangkok will continue in the next 7-14 days, according to Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222537-severe-shortage-of-covid-beds-continues-in-bangkok/

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GSB to halt debt repayments by restaurants until Dec

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has issued a measure that delays debt repayments by restaurants for a six-month period in light of the COVID-19 situation resulting in tight restrictions on eateries.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222538-gsb-to-halt-debt-repayments-by-restaurants-until-dec/

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11th Army Circle field hospital upgraded for yellow and red patients

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Army has elevated its field hospital within the 11th Army Circle to take in both yellow and red level COVID-19 patients, to aid Bangkok, which is experiencing a shortage of beds for Covid-19 sufferers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222539-11th-army-circle-field-hospital-upgraded-for-yellow-and-red-patients/

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Norway's Telenor eyeing sale of Myanmar unit - report

 

FILE PHOTO: Telenor's logo is seen in central Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor is exploring the sale of its Myanmar unit, industry publication TMT Finance reported on Thursday, and has hired Citi to sell the business, with non-binding bids due in the coming weeks.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222544-norways-telenor-eyeing-sale-of-myanmar-unit-report/

 

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Indonesia authorises Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

 

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has authorised the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna Inc for emergency use, Penny K. Lukito, the chief of the country's food and drug agency, said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222549-indonesia-authorises-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use/