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Fire rages, mass evacuation after Thai factory blast

 

Smoke rises from a plastic factory after an explosion in Samut Prakan, outside Bangkok, Thailand July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of people on the outskirts of Thailand's capital were being evacuated on Monday as firefighters battled blazes for hours after a factory explosion that killed a rescue worker and wounded 29 people, officials said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222807-many-injuries-and-people-trapped-after-explosion-rocks-plastics-factory-in-samut-prakan/?do=findComment&comment=16625935

 

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Delta variant taking over in Bangkok, spreads to 46 other provinces

 

 

The COVID-19 Delta variant has been found in more than half of the samples received recently from Bangkok, and has spread to 46 other provinces across the country, according to the Department of Medical Sciences today (Monday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222907-delta-variant-taking-over-in-bangkok-spreads-to-46-other-provinces/

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Thai Prime Minister enters self-isolation quarantine after contacting Covid-19 infected businessman while visiting “Phuket Sandbox” ceremony last week

 

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha today, July 5th, was sent to self-isolation quarantine after contacting the chairman of the Surin Chamber of Commerce who recently tested positive for Covid-19 while attending the “Phuket Sandbox” opening ceremony last Thursday, July 1st.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222904-thai-prime-minister-enters-self-isolation-quarantine-after-contacting-covid-19-infected-businessman-while-visiting-“phuket-sandbox”-ceremony-last-week/

 

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Voluntary full lockdown proposed by RCPT chair amid surging COVID-19 cases

 

 

The chairman of the Royal College of Physicians of Thailand, Air Marshal Dr. Anutra Chittinandana, is asking Thai people to enter a voluntary full lockdown, to protect themselves against COVID-19, in the light of the disturbing number of COVID patients in general hospitals.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222923-voluntary-full-lockdown-proposed-by-rcpt-chair-amid-surging-covid-19-cases/ 

 

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Tourist-reliant boat operators less optimistic of success in country’s reopening

 

 

Locals working for tourism-related businesses on Thailand’s resort island of Phuket, most of them fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have expressed their readiness to welcome foreign tourists once again, after its official reopening on July 1st. The visions are, however, somewhat different among boat-business owners.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222924-tourist-reliant-boat-operators-less-optimistic-of-success-in-country’s-reopening/

 

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7,347 hotel bookings on Phuket in July, as 15 local COVID-19 infections logged

 

 

7,347 people have booked their hotel rooms for stays during July, as part of the Phuket “sandbox” project, which began on July 1st and enables fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter Thailand through Phuket, without entering quarantine, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (Monday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222925-7347-hotel-bookings-on-phuket-in-july-as-15-local-covid-19-infections-logged/

 

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Phuket health chief moves to dampen Starbucks COVID fears

By The Phuket News

 

Dr Kusak responded after his office was flooded with calls after the Starbucks COVID alert. Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon has gone public to confirm that only one person confirmed as infected with COVID-19 has been traced to have visited a Starbucks café, but he also confirmed that 24 people were being treated as “high-risk” contacts and were now under observation at a LQ (local quarantine) venue.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222926-phuket-health-chief-moves-to-dampen-starbucks-covid-fears/

 

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Kathu municipal schools closed over COVID concerns

By The Phuket News

 

A classroom at Kathu Municipal 2 School undergoes cleansing on Saturday (July 3). Photo: Kathu Municipal 2 School

 

PHUKET: Four municipality schools in Kathu have been closed over concerns of one parent and a student at one of the schools being confirmed as infected with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222927-kathu-municipal-schools-closed-over-covid-concerns/

 

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Pattaya City Mayor addresses viral photos of massive food donation charity lines in the city on social media

By  Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya-The Pattaya City Mayor addressed the current situation in the city after photos of hundreds of needy people sitting down on Pattaya beach in queues waiting for food went viral on Thai and English social media last week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222928-pattaya-city-mayor-addresses-viral-photos-of-massive-food-donation-charity-lines-in-the-city-on-social-media/

 

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As countries weigh risks of mRNA vaccines, Thailand pushes ahead with Pfizer purchase

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Thailand is set to import at least 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the year in a bid to curb the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak yet. But with several countries investigating reports of the mRNA vaccine’s side effects on young adults, it is still the best vaccine for the country’s youth?

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222929-as-countries-weigh-risks-of-mrna-vaccines-thailand-pushes-ahead-with-pfizer-purchase/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thai netizens push for inoculation of medics with Pfizer following leaked document on vaccine

 

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Thai netizens are pushing for vaccination of medical personnel with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, following the online circulation of a leaked internal government document, stating that Thailand will receive 1.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine later this month and next month, with expert opinion against using the vaccine for a third “booster” shot for medical personnel, as it would mean that they’re admitting that the Sinovac vaccine, currently used, is not sufficiently efficacious.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222872-leaked-memo-raises-thai-concern-about-sinovac-vaccines-efficacy/?do=findComment&comment=16626013

 

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Thailand reports 5,420 new COVID-19 cases, 57 more deaths

 

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Thailand on Tuesday (July 6) reported 5,420 new COVID-19 cases and 57 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222943-thailand-reports-5420-new-covid-19-cases-57-more-deaths/

 

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Twenty percent of donated Pfizer vaccines from US must go to foreigners living in Thailand, says CCSA general

 

Picture: Thai PBS

 

The chief of Thailand's National Security Council and head of the CCSA told  the Thai media yesterday that foreigners living in Thailand must receive 20% of a 1.5 million batch of Pfizer vaccine that has been donated by the United States.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222944-twenty-percent-of-donated-pfizer-vaccines-from-us-must-go-to-foreigners-living-in-thailand-says-ccsa-general/

 

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Chiang Mai traffic grinds to a halt as locals scramble to register for Moderna vax - but there's none

 

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Traffic ground to a halt yesterday morning in the area around Chiang Mai Ram Hospital downtown, reported the traffic police on Facebook. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222946-chiang-mai-traffic-grinds-to-a-halt-as-locals-scramble-to-register-for-moderna-vax-but-theres-none/

 

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Bangkok plastics factory fire flares up as video/pics show damage to houses

 

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Daily News reported that one rescue worker had died and 20 householders in the area of a plastics factory in Samut Prakan were injured after an explosion and subsequent fire.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222947-bangkok-plastics-factory-fire-flares-up-as-videopics-show-damage-to-houses/

 

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75 Thai workers comprise majority of the 85 new Covid-19 cases in Oddar Meanchey

 

 

The Oddar Meanchey  announced the detection of 85 new Covid-19 patients yesterday. Of the 85, 75 of them comprise Thai construction workers. There were also 15 recoveries reported.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222953-75-thai-workers-comprise-majority-of-the-85-new-covid-19-cases-in-oddar-meanchey/

 

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Nong Khai bar owner charged with trafficking underage Laotians

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and his deputies gave details of a human trafficking bust, Naew Na reported yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222958-nong-khai-bar-owner-charged-with-trafficking-underage-laotians/

 

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No ‘3 day limit’ on COVID test documents for domestic visitors to Phuket

The Phuket News

 

COVID test documents presented by domestic travellers arriving in Phuket via the airport will be accepted up to seven days after they are issued. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong has confirmed to The Phuket News that there is no three-day limit on COVID tests being accepted in order for domestic travellers to be able to enter Phuket by flight.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222961-no-‘3-day-limit’-on-covid-test-documents-for-domestic-visitors-to-phuket/

 

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Thai man shoots friend over a 5,000 debt unpaid for 3 year

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on an incident where a man was shot at a place used for training cock-fighting chickens in Kranuan police jurisdiction in Khon Kaen in Thailand's north eastern region. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222962-thai-man-shoots-friend-over-a-5000-debt-unpaid-for-3-year/

 

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The pandemic: Rich Thais get richer and low income earners get poorer

 

 

Thai Rath reported on the latest calls from the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board to the government to help low income earners. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222966-the-pandemic-rich-thais-get-richer-and-low-income-earners-get-poorer/

 

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Soi Dog Foundation urges governor to reopen Phuket Stray Dog Shelter amid welfare concerns

By Soi Dog Foundation

 

Photo: Soi Dog Foundation

 

Soi Dog Foundation has come out in support of volunteers at the Phuket Stray Dog Shelter in Thalang who filed an official complaint to Governor Narong Woonciew last week concerning their ongoing ban from helping at the shelter.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222970-soi-dog-foundation-urges-governor-to-reopen-phuket-stray-dog-shelter-amid-welfare-concerns/

 

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Thai Chamber of Commerce tells the government to speed up vaccine rollout

 

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The chief of Thailand's Chamber of Commerce told INN that addressing the slow vaccine rollout was of the utmost importance. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222971-thai-chamber-of-commerce-tells-the-government-to-speed-up-vaccine-rollout/

 

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It’s like they’ve never been away! Video shows foreign tourists enjoying Phuket Sandbox

 

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A video posted on TikTok shows tourists enjoying themselves during the first few days of the Phuket Sandbox project.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222974-it’s-like-they’ve-never-been-away-video-shows-foreign-tourists-enjoying-phuket-sandbox/

 

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434 professionals to fill PNP vacancies

Neil Jayson Servallos (The Philippine Star ) 

 

The Napolcom said 163 medical officers would be assigned to the Health Service, 100 to Legal Service, 20 medico-legal officers to the PNP Crime Laboratory, 100 IT officers to Information Technology Management Service and 51 IT officers to the Anti-Cybercrime Group. STAR/Edd Gumban, file

 

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 434 legal, medical and information technology professionals are set to fill vacancies in the Philippine National Police (PNP), the National Police Commission (Napolcom) announced yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222975-434-professionals-to-fill-pnp-vacancies/

 

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Chinese national and four Thais arrested for allegedly filming adult movies in Pattaya

By  Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) Police raided a house in Jomtien late last night and arrested one Chinese national, three Thai men, and one transgender Thai national for allegedly filming adult entertainment films in the Pattaya area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222976-chinese-national-and-four-thais-arrested-for-allegedly-filming-adult-movies-in-pattaya/

 

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Thailand on track to hit 6 billion baht assets seizure  as "War on Drugs" continues 

 

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Justice minister and the man responsible for overseeing the Thai "War on Drugs", Somsak Thepsuthin told INN that he was well on track to hit 6 billion baht in assets seizures of drugs gangs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222977-thailand-on-track-to-hit-6-billion-baht-assets-seizure -as-war-on-drugs-continues/

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Thailand’s ban on in restaurant dining contributes to possible SEVENTY BILLION baht industry hit

 

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Kasikorn Thai bank's research arm told Daily News about the economic impact of the government's decision to ban in-restaurant dining in Bangkok and surrounding areas.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222978-thailand’s-ban-on-in-restaurant-dining-contributes-to-possible-seventy-billion-baht-industry-hit/

 

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High levels of styrene found within 1km radius of chemical factory, avoidance recommended

 

 

A high level of styrene, a synthetic chemical used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, has been found in a 1km radius of the Ming Dih Chemical Company in Samut Prakan province, where a huge explosion occurred yesterday (Monday) morning, leading to a fire that took more than a day to extinguish. Returning to the site is not yet recommended, according to the Pollution Control Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222980-high-levels-of-styrene-found-within-1km-radius-of-chemical-factory-avoidance-recommended/

 

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Woman caught on train after fleeing Hua Hin field hospital

 

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Manager reported that Prachuap Khiri Khan official Natthawut Jankaew and health officials went to the main railway station last night after receiving information that a passenger had Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222983-woman-caught-on-train-after-fleeing-hua-hin-field-hospital/

 

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Thailand’s Attorney General Finishes Examination of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has finished reviewing the Government Pharmaceutical Organization’s (GOP) draft supply agreement for the purchase of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1222986-thailand’s-attorney-general-finishes-examination-of-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-agreement/