THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 8 July 2021

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Pattaya Mayor says city still plans to open to foreign vaccinated tourists by September 1st, developing final plans

 

 

The Pattaya City Mayor, Sonthaya Khunplume, met with his deputy mayors and relevant tourism and business owners and agencies in Pattaya today, July 7th, to discuss the reopening of the city to foreign vaccinated tourists without a strict fourteen-day quarantine, like Phuket and soon to be Surat Thani.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223278-pattaya-mayor-says-city-still-plans-to-open-to-foreign-vaccinated-tourists-by-september-1st-developing-final-plans/

 

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Local fishermen request rule expansion as competition booms

 

Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: A group of around 100 local fishermen have filed a formal request to the Phuket Governor seeking permission to expand the scope of their allocated fishing area, stating increased competition due to COVID-19 has hindered their catch numbers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223279-local-fishermen-request-rule-expansion-as-competition-booms/

 

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People Camp Out for Covid-19 Testing

 

 

BANGKOK, July 8 (TNA) – People camped out overnight at the Phra Si Mahathat Temple to get free COVID-19 testing.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223280-people-camp-out-for-covid-19-testing/

 

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Restrictive measures including travel restrictions proposed amid rising COVID-19 deaths

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is proposing to the operations centre of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (Thursday), further restrictive measures such as travel restrictions from and to Bangkok and five nearby provinces for at least 14 days as well as closures of more venues, as daily new COVID-19 death toll surged to a new high today of 75, while infections also soared to 7,059.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223263-thai-authorities-propose-tighter-curbs-as-covid-19-deaths-climb/?do=findComment&comment=16633778

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Chemicals being used to prevent more fires at Samut Prakan chemical factory

 

 

Two chemicals are being used to prevent more fires at the Ming Dih Chemical factory, in Thailand’s Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan, according to the Department of Pollution Control today (Thursday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223282-chemicals-being-used-to-prevent-more-fires-at-samut-prakan-chemical-factory/

 

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Proactive teams seeking COVID-19 patients still at home

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has established teams to seek out COVID-19 patients at home awaiting hospital beds, and to coordinate the efforts of public and private agencies to set up more hospitals, resolving not to see any deaths in homes.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223284-proactive-teams-seeking-covid-19-patients-still-at-home/

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Thailand’s Commerce Ministry Launches Loan Matching Scheme for Small Exporters

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has launched a loan matching scheme for export-orientated small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are facing tight liquidity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223285-thailand’s-commerce-ministry-launches-loan-matching-scheme-for-small-exporters/

 

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Thai Parliament Passes Bill to Provide Better Protection for Witnesses in Criminal Cases

 

 

Thailand’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favor of amending the Protection of Witnesses in Criminal Cases Act, to provide better protection for witnesses.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223286-thai-parliament-passes-bill-to-provide-better-protection-for-witnesses-in-criminal-cases/

 

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Digital Agency to Support Thailand’s Local Administrative Organizations with Digital Solutions

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Digital Government Development Agency (DGA) is working with 56 local administrative organizations (LAOs) to support them with digital solutions, through its cloud platform, to enhance their management and operations.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223287-digital-agency-to-support-thailand’s-local-administrative-organizations-with-digital-solutions/

 

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Expats in Thailand Can Get COVID-19 Vaccination at Phyathai 2 and Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospitals

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stated that foreigners living in Thailand can now register for their COVID-19 vaccine directly with Phyathai 2 and Samitivej Sukhumvit hospitals, since the Thailandintervac.com website is now out of commission.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223288-expats-in-thailand-can-get-covid-19-vaccination-at-phyathai-2-and-samitivej-sukhumvit-hospitals/

 

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Analysis: Cash-rich Singapore Airlines aims for regional dominance as rivals pull back

 

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 plane takes off behind a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner at Changi Airport in Singapore March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA), flush with $16 billion raised since the start of the pandemic thanks to help from a state investor, is in a position of dominance among its Southeast Asian rivals as they downsize and restructure.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223293-analysis-cash-rich-singapore-airlines-aims-for-regional-dominance-as-rivals-pull-back/

 

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Vietnam students turn out for exams under coronavirus cloud

 

Students are seen near a school as more than a million of high school students take graduation exams across the country during the record a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections in recent days in Hanoi, Vietnam July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Thousands of students turned out for examinations in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Wednesday, forging ahead with crucial tests despite concerns the country's longest-running coronavirus outbreak could be spreading fast.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223297-vietnam-students-turn-out-for-exams-under-coronavirus-cloud/

 

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Drug surge in Myanmar and neighbouring countries spills into Thailand

 

 

The golden triangle that includes (Shan State, northeastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, and northwestern Laos) is one of the biggest global sources of narcotics, and 2021 has seen a surge in drug production in those areas.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223294-drug-surge-in-myanmar-and-neighbouring-countries-spills-into-thailand/

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Financial Aid Provided to Affected Operators, Workers

 

 

BANGKOK, July 8 (TNA) – The operators and workers who were affected by strict COVID-19 control measures will start to receive financial aid from the government on July 23, according to a spokesman.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223305-financial-aid-provided-to-affected-operators-workers/

 

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Thai central bank warns against using digital assets for payments

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank on Thursday warned against using digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ether as payment for goods and services given what it said were risks such as cyber theft and money laundering.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223306-thai-central-bank-warns-against-using-digital-assets-for-payments/

 

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CCSA “farm hut” quarantine model in Thailand’s northeast questioned

 

 

Thailand’s northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani has recently come up with its own model for local quarantine, to accommodate native residents infected with COVID-19 and who develop mild symptoms.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223307-ccsa-“farm-hut”-quarantine-model-in-thailand’s-northeast-questioned/

 

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Residents return as toxic chemicals from Thai factory dissipate

 

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

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Evacuated residents warily began returning to their homes on Bangkok's outskirts on Thursday after a chemical factory went up in flames earlier this week, as experts called for air and water to be thoroughly tested for any lingering toxic chemicals.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223308-residents-return-as-toxic-chemicals-from-thai-factory-dissipate/

 

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