THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 14 July 2021

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Are Pfizer shots the cure for Thailand’s COVID crisis?

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

 

Despite being the most talked about and sought-after vaccine in Thailand, not a single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech has been administered here to date. The Pfizer jab’s efficacy is impressively high thanks to its innovative mRNA technology.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224001-are-pfizer-shots-the-cure-for-thailand’s-covid-crisis/

 

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Thai police issue warning about friend requests from foreigners online

 

Picture: INN

 

The Royal Thai Police have warned social media users to be careful of adding people who make friend requests online if they are not friends in real life. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224002-thai-police-issue-warning-about-friend-requests-from-foreigners-online/

 

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Employers in Thailand must pay 50,000 baht towards funeral if staff member dies

 

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An announcement in the Government Gazette referred to changes in regulations of the Labour Ministry.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224004-employers-in-thailand-must-pay-50000-baht-towards-funeral-if-staff-member-dies/

 

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Cambodia– Golden Silk to revive in Cambodia

 

 

The rare “Golden Silk” is endemic to the northeastern region of Cambodia, where it used to be largely produced by the royal families of the Khmer Empire. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224023-cambodia–-golden-silk-to-revive-in-cambodia/

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Layan Beach encroachers finally face eviction

 

MaAnn Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), says that machines will be sent in on Monday (July 19) to demolish any structures still standing on the state land. Photo: Cherng Talay OrBorTor

 

PHUKET: The last three occupiers of state land at Layan Beach have until Friday to remove their chattels and belongings before machinery is sent in to demolish the buildings on Monday (July 19), MaAnn Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), has confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224024-layan-beach-encroachers-finally-face-eviction/

 

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CRA Won’t Mix COVID Vaccines

 

 

BANGKOK, July 14 (TNA) – The Chulabhorn Royal Academy said it did not plan to administer different COVID-19 vaccines for the first and second doses because they were newly developed for emergency use only.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224026-cra-won’t-mix-covid-vaccines/

 

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Thailand’s COVID-19 home isolation NHSO scheme kicks off with over 1,200 medical volunteers

 

 

The home isolation scheme, where asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases are asked to stay home, with online care from medics, started today (Wednesday) under the “Warm Community Clinic” banner, with as many as 1,283 medical volunteers in support. The scheme is to provide a solution to the current hospital bed shortage, caused by continuously rising infections and deaths in the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224027-thailand’s-covid-19-home-isolation-nhso-scheme-kicks-off-with-over-1200-medical-volunteers/

 

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Prachin Buri clinic closed for claiming to have Moderna vaccine

 

 

A midwifery clinic, in Kabin Buri district of Thailand’s eastern province of Prachin Buri, has been closed indefinitely by district health officials, after it allegedly claimed that it had Moderna vaccine for sale to the public at 1,500 baht per dose.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224028-prachin-buri-clinic-closed-for-claiming-to-have-moderna-vaccine/

 

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GPO files defamation against two public figures over profit claim in Moderna deal

 

Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

 

Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has lodged a complaint with Phaya Thai police in Bangkok, accusing Dr. Boon Vanasin and Mr. Loy Chunpongtong of spreading false information about profit being sought in the Moderna vaccine procurement process, to discredit the organization.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224029-gpo-files-defamation-against-two-public-figures-over-profit-claim-in-moderna-deal/

 

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Thai Cabinet approves Space Affairs Act, promoting “New Space Economy” and space exploration in Thailand

 

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The Thai Cabinet Committee yesterday, July 13th, has approved the draft Space Affairs Act, granting Thailand the opportunity to enter a new future of space technology and exploration.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224030-thai-cabinet-approves-space-affairs-act-promoting-“new-space-economy”-and-space-exploration-in-thailand/

 

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Singapore unveils one of the world's biggest floating solar panel farms

 

FILE PHOTO: General view of one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms in Singapore, July 13, 2021, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Chen Lin

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and producing enough electricity to power the island's five water treatment plants.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224032-singapore-unveils-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-floating-solar-panel-farms/

 

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Devastating Covid wave stretches HCMC healthcare system thin

 

A medical worker carries supplies to a field hospital in HCMC's Thu Duc City. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.

 

Facing its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, HCMC has no choice but to request help as doctors feel the daily brunt of rising new cases.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224041-devastating-covid-wave-stretches-hcmc-healthcare-system-thin/

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Chonburi releases new order dropping gathering limit in half, requiring permission for charity events, temporarily closing another factory

 

 

The Chonburi Governor released a new order this evening, July 14th, 2021, dropping the gathering limit in half from 100 people to 50 people, stating charity events must have permission from local officials, and closing a local company.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224050-chonburi-releases-new-order-dropping-gathering-limit-in-half-requiring-permission-for-charity-events-temporarily-closing-another-factory/

 

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Thammasat hospital to rent two chilled cargo containers for growing number of COVID-19 corpses

 

 

The Thammasat University Hospital is renting two refrigerated shipping containers, to be used to chill the corpses of COVID-19 victims, because existing mortuaries do not have the capacity to handle the increasing number of people dying from the disease and other causes.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224051-thammasat-hospital-to-rent-two-chilled-cargo-containers-for-growing-number-of-covid-19-corpses/

 

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Purchase of 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 2022 approved by NVC

 

(Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)

 

The National Vaccine Committee (NVC) approved today (Wednesday) the procurement of another 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for next year, but withheld its approval of a draft announcement, regarding AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Thailand for export, to ensure sufficient vaccine for Thais in the wake of rapid surge in infections.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224052-purchase-of-120-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-for-2022-approved-by-nvc/

 

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Standalone Hairdressers’ Shops, Beauty Salons Can Open

 

 

BANGKOK, July 14 (TNA) – Amid partial business lockdowns in Greater Bangkok, beauty salons and hairdressers’ shops can continue to operate if they stand outside shopping centers and the likes, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224054-standalone-hairdressers’-shops-beauty-salons-can-open/

 

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Mass COVID Testing to Start in Bangkok Communities

 

 

BANGKOK, July 14 (TNA) – Sixty-nine “COVID-19 Comprehensive Response Teams” will start mass COVID-19 testing in 69 communities of Bangkok tomorrow.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224055-mass-covid-testing-to-start-in-bangkok-communities/

 

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