Red Bull Boss latest: All members of NACC to look into 15 senior police and prosecutors' roles

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported on the latest developments in the almost nine year old saga of the case of Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoovidhya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223132-red-bull-boss-latest-all-members-of-nacc-to-look-into-15-senior-police-and-prosecutors-roles/

 

Female doctor at Chulalongkorn Hospital stabbed in the chest by psychiatric patient

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that a female doctor at Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok was stabbed in the chest and grievously wounded by a patient she was treating for mental problems. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223134-female-doctor-at-chulalongkorn-hospital-stabbed-in-the-chest-by-psychiatric-patient/

 

Forensic doctor says COVID death toll may be higher than reported by CCSA

 

Photo from Unsplash

 

A forensic doctor, at Ramathibodi Hospital of Mahidol University, has observed that the number of deaths from COVID-19, reported by the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) in its daily briefings, could be higher.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223153-forensic-doctor-says-covid-death-toll-may-be-higher-than-reported-by-ccsa/

 

Thai doctors’ group submits petition to Parliament calling for mRNA vaccines

 

 

A group of doctors, who call themselves “Mor Mai Thon” (Doctors won’t take it anymore) submitted its petition, bearing 215,409 signatures collected on change.org, to Thailand’s House of Representatives today (Wednesday), calling for mRNA vaccines to be the main type administered in Thailand for free, as well as for transparency in the government procurement processes.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223154-thai-doctors’-group-submits-petition-to-parliament-calling-for-mrna-vaccines/

 

United States to donate COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand

 

(Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)

 

Thailand will receive COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, as a part of 23 million doses to be donated by the US to Asian countries.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223155-united-states-to-donate-covid-19-vaccine-to-thailand/

 

5,000 bed field hospital to be set up at Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

 

A 5,000 bed field hospital is to be set up in the compound of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport and is expected to become operational in August. The new facility is being established to address the current hospital bed shortage, being caused by a continued surge in COVID-19 cases, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223156-5000-bed-field-hospital-to-be-set-up-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

Thai Government Will Adopt ’’Chulabhorn Likhit’’ as a State Standard Font

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai font ’’Chulabhorn Likhit’’, bestowed by Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana, will be adopted as one of the sets of standard fonts for use by state agencies.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223158-thai-government-will-adopt-’’chulabhorn-likhit’’-as-a-state-standard-font/

 

Small Business Contributions to Thailand’s Gross Domestic Product are Expected to Fall

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) expects that SMEs contributions to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will fall in the second quarter, because of the harsh impact of new COVID-19 infections, which began in April.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223159-small-business-contributions-to-thailand’s-gross-domestic-product-are-expected-to-fall/

 

Philippines seeks U.S. help on data recorders for plane crash probe

 

Troops secure the personal belongings of the casualties after the Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane carrying troops crashed on landing, in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines July 4, 2021. Picture taken July 4, 2021. Armed Forces of the Philippines - Joint Task Force Sulu/Handout via REUTERS

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will send black boxes of a Lockheed C-130 aircraft that crashed at the weekend to the United States to seek expert help in opening and analysing them, the military chief said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223161-philippines-seeks-us-help-on-data-recorders-for-plane-crash-probe/

 

Indonesia's regions urged to act fast to halt virus contagion

 

Firefighters wearing personal protective equipment (PEE) spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as cases surge in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia July 7, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A/via Reuters.

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government on Wednesday urged regional authorities to strictly implement coronavirus measures and quickly contain infections to avert the kind of outbreak that has crippled health facilities in parts of densely populated Java.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223164-indonesias-regions-urged-to-act-fast-to-halt-virus-contagion/

 

Bangkok Airways to fly three daily Bangkok-Samui flights from 15 July 2021

 

 

Bangkok, 07 July, 2021 – Bangkok Airways will begin operating three daily flights between Bangkok and Samui from 15 July, 2021, to coincide with the launch of the ‘Samui+’ programme.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223176-bangkok-airways-to-fly-three-daily-bangkok-samui-flights-from-15-july-2021/

 

First tourist under ‘Phuket Sandbox’ reopening test positive for COVID-19

 

 

Thailand has recorded the first case of COVID-19 among foreign tourists entering the kingdom through the resort island of Phuket under the “Phuket Sandbox” scheme, which has been welcoming fully vaccinated and COVID-negative international arrivals without entering a quarantine since July 1st.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223177-first-tourist-under-‘phuket-sandbox’-reopening-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

Non-urgent surgery at Krathum Baen district hospital on hold after medics infected with COVID-19

 

 

The Krathum Baen district hospital, in Thailand’s coastal province of Samut Sakhon, has postponed all non-urgent surgery and doctor appointments until further notice, after several medical personnel and patients were found to be infected by COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223178-non-urgent-surgery-at-krathum-baen-district-hospital-on-hold-after-medics-infected-with-covid-19/

 

Vaccination of Phuket expats is continuing, assures Phuket Must Win chief

 

Vaccinations of expats in Phuket will continue, DEPA chief for Southern Thailand assured. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: Despite foreigners in Phuket reporting varied success in being vaccinated through the ongoing government mass-vaccination campaign, Pracha Asawateera, the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) Area Manager for all of Southern Thailand, has assured that the vaccination of foreigners in Phuket is still going and will continue as long as vaccine doses continue to be supplied to the province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223184-vaccination-of-phuket-expats-is-continuing-assures-phuket-must-win-chief/

COVID-19 infections in Thailand could surge to 10,000 a day next week, CCSA says

 

Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

 

New COVID-19 infections could surge to 10,000 a day next week, almost doubling this week’s daily figures as more Delta variant cases have been found, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (Wednesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223185-covid-19-infections-in-thailand-could-surge-to-10000-a-day-next-week-ccsa-says/

to continue:

Thailand Live Thursday 8 July 2021
https://aseannow.com/topic/1223198-thailand-live-thursday-8-july-2021/