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PM calls for confidence in vaccines provided to citizens

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has called for confidence in the three brands of COVID-19 vaccine being supplied by the government as they are World Health Organization (WHO) approved and widely used.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224207-pm-calls-for-confidence-in-vaccines-provided-to-citizens/

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Embassy's vaccine joke angers expats

 

Australian expats living in Thailand say they are insulted by their embassy's Facebook joke.

 

Expats have branded a tongue-in-cheek Facebook joke about coronavirus vaccines by Australia's Thai embassy as "insulting" and "ridiculous".

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224196-embassys-vaccine-joke-angers-expats/

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Pfizer, BioNTech deny talks with Thai Thonburi Healthcare on vaccines

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech denied on Thursday that they were in talks with Thailand's Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl for a deal to import 20 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the Southeast Asian country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224182-pfizer-biontech-deny-talks-with-thai-thonburi-healthcare-on-vaccines/

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As outbreak worsens, Thai temple inundated with coronavirus cremations

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

Thai Buddhist monk Pongpetch Santijittho puts on a protective suit over his robe as he prepares to cremate the body of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim at a temple in Pathumthani Province, near Bangkok, Thailand July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

PATHUM THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Dressed in a saffron robe, Thai monk Pongpetch Santijittho, climbs into a white protective suit and sprays disinfectant on a pair of rubber boots.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224231-as-outbreak-worsens-thai-temple-inundated-with-coronavirus-cremations/

 

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Soldiers to man checkpoint onto Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew (left) at the meeting yesterday (July 14). Photo: PPHO

 

PHUKET: Soldiers from the Royal Thai Army will be called in to help conduct checks of people arriving or departing the island through the Phuket Check Point at Tha Chatchai.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224232-soldiers-to-man-checkpoint-onto-phuket/

 

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Rawai bars encouraged to reopen as restaurants

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: Aroon Solos

 

PHUKET: In a move to reinvigorate local entertainment venues that have been left decimated by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has urged bar operators to reopen their venues as restaurants.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224233-rawai-bars-encouraged-to-reopen-as-restaurants/

 

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Stuck in Sandbox quarantine: A tourist offers a list of suggestions

By The Phuket News

 

Stefanie has drafted a list of suggestions that would prove useful for tourism and health authorities to follow. Photo: Wheels & Work / Facebook

 

PHUKET: Stefanie, currently observing a mandatory 14-day at an ’alternative local quarantine’ hotel in Phuket despite twice testing negative for COVID-19 since arriving on the island, has offered a list of suggestions for tourism and Phuket officials to consider to help make any similar experiences by other Phuket Sandbox arrivals more pleasant.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224234-stuck-in-sandbox-quarantine-a-tourist-offers-a-list-of-suggestions/

 

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Private medical facilities allowed to recommend Home Isolation

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Health Service Support (HSS) is working to remedy the issue of private medical facilities turning away people seeking COVID-19 tests, due to not having enough beds, by declaring a new approach to care.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224235-private-medical-facilities-allowed-to-recommend-home-isolation/

 

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Bangkok Dispatches COVID-19 Response Teams to High-risk Communities

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - On Thursday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) dispatched 69 comprehensively staffed and equipped COVID-19 Response Teams (CCRTs) to 69 communities where risk of infection is high.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224236-bangkok-dispatches-covid-19-response-teams-to-high-risk-communities/

 

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World Bank lowers Thailand’s economic outlook to 2.2%

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The World Bank has lowered its outlook on Thailand’s economic growth this year to 2.2%, while the country’s export sector is expected to grow at 7.3%.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224237-world-bank-lowers-thailand’s-economic-outlook-to-22/

 

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Government refutes claim Sandbox project a failure

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A spokesperson for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA) economic body, has defended the Phuket Sandbox project as thoroughly thought out and proceeding as planned to stimulate the economy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224238-government-refutes-claim-sandbox-project-a-failure/

 

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1.5 million more Thais fell into poverty in 2020, over 5 million now living under the poverty line

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Up to 1.5 million Thais fell below the poverty line in 2020 with the country’s economy contracting from effects of the pandemic, the World Bank said Thursday, emphasizing the importance of continued support for the poor.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224239-15-million-more-thais-fell-into-poverty-in-2020-over-5-million-now-living-under-the-poverty-line/

 

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Thailand Risks Becoming the Next Seychelles as Tourists Return

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

● Tourism-reliant nations face economic pressure as cases rise

● Influx of travelers could bring a new wave of infections

 

A motorcyclist rides along a deserted road in Phuket, earlier in June. 

Photographer: Luke Duggleby/Bloomberg

 

Less than 100 days before it plans to throw open its borders to international visitors, Thailand is in the grip of a worsening Covid outbreak and a sluggish vaccine rollout.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224240-thailand-risks-becoming-the-next-seychelles-as-tourists-return/

 

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Thailand reports daily record of 9,692 new COVID-19 cases, 67 more deaths

 

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Thailand on Friday (July 16) reported 9,692 new COVID-19 cases and 67 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224246-thailand-reports-daily-record-of-9692-new-covid-19-cases-67-more-deaths/

 

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No review today of Covid-19 measures in ten dark red provinces, CCSA chief

 

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The chief of the National Security Council and head of the CCSA Gen Natthaphol Nakphanich ruled out a review of tough measures in place in the ten so-called dark red provinces. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224251-no-review-today-of-covid-19-measures-in-ten-dark-red-provinces-ccsa-chief/

 

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Samui Plus: Just 33 foreigners have booked flights to holiday island - but TAT say 1,000 tourists will spend 180 million baht in first month

 

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Daily News had two quite different stories online yesterday as the Samui Plus Model reopening to foreign tourists began on the southern Thai island. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224256-samui-plus-just-33-foreigners-have-booked-flights-to-holiday-island-but-tat-say-1000-tourists-will-spend-180-million-baht-in-first-month/

 

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EU restricts travel from Thailand

 

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The European Union member states have agreed to restrict travel from Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224268-eu-restricts-travel-from-thailand/

 

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Video: Disgruntled mobile phone customer trashes DTAC shop in Sri Racha

 

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A video posted on news outlet Sriracha News's site showed an angry customer trash a mobile phone operator's store in a well known mall in the eastern seaboard city. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224269-video-disgruntled-mobile-phone-customer-trashes-dtac-shop-in-sri-racha/

 

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Thailand's national parks introduce barbecue ban

 

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Daily News reported that the head of Thailand National Parks Thanya Netthammakul had issued an order banning visitors from cooking food that produces smoke in tent and other accommodation areas. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224271-thailands-national-parks-introduce-barbecue-ban/

 

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People queue all night in vain for Moderna vaccine at Korat hospital

 

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Daily News reported that large numbers of Thai people queued all night to register for Moderna vaccine after Bangkok Hospital on the Mitraphap - Nong Sarai Road in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, made an announcement on their website. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224273-people-queue-all-night-in-vain-for-moderna-vaccine-at-korat-hospital/

 

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Prachuap considers adding extra field hospitals, 50,000 ‘high risk’ people still awaiting vaccine appointments

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Health officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan are considering to add more field hospitals throughout the province in readiness for the event of receiving more COVID-19 patients.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224276-prachuap-considers-adding-extra-field-hospitals-50000-‘high-risk’-people-still-awaiting-vaccine-appointments/

 

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CONFIRMED: Hua Hin to send its trash to Nakhon Pathom – 200km away

By Paul Andrews

 

 

An end to the crisis concerning trash and waste disposal in Hua Hin appears to be in sight.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224277-confirmed-hua-hin-to-send-its-trash-to-nakhon-pathom-–-200km-away/

 

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Restaurants in Hua Hin ordered to close by 11pm

By Paul Andrews

 

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Restaurants in Hua Hin have been told to close by 11pm according a new order issued by Prachuap Khiri Khan Governor Punlop Singhasenee on Thursday (July 15).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224279-restaurants-in-hua-hin-ordered-to-close-by-11pm/

 

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Warrants out for gang in movement of illegal Chinese/Malaysians stopped in Chumphon

 

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Naew Na reported on the latest press briefing at Immigration HQ yesterday fronted by IB chief Pol Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224283-warrants-out-for-gang-in-movement-of-illegal-chinesemalaysians-stopped-in-chumphon/

 

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Immigration followed the trail after two illegal Vietnamese women were arrested in northwest

 

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Thailand's chief of immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang gave details of the latest operations to crack down on the movement of illegal immigrants at a briefing yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224285-immigration-followed-the-trail-after-two-illegal-vietnamese-women-were-arrested-in-northwest/

 

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RTP warn Thais about falling victim to ransomware attacks like in US

 

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The Royal Thai Police spokesman has warned his compatriots about falling victim to ransomware attacks after IT companies in the US were hit with 2.2 billion baht in demands. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224286-rtp-warn-thais-about-falling-victim-to-ransomware-attacks-like-in-us/

 

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COVID visa extensions open for two more months

 

Image: Phuket Immigration

 

PHUKET: Foreigners staying in Phuket on the 60-day ‘COVID visa’ can now apply through to September to extend their stay in Thailand, Phuket Immigration has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224288-covid-visa-extensions-open-for-two-more-months/

 

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‘School Isolation’ becomes norm as boarding schools ordered to be sealed

 

 

As home and community isolation take on added significance as COVID-19 infections keep rising, with Bangkok and some other provinces experiencing severe hospital bed shortages, there is a new term to add to the list, “school isolation”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224290-‘school-isolation’-becomes-norm-as-boarding-schools-ordered-to-be-sealed/

 

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Police bust Phuket Town drug dealer... again

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Police arrested a man after seizing 1.5 kilograms of ice pills (ya ice) and close to 1,000 methamphetamine tablets in a raid in Phuket Town yesterday (July 15).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224295-police-bust-phuket-town-drug-dealer-again/

 

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French Embassy in Bangkok to vaccinate French nationals aged over 18 in Thailand

 

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More good news for French expats in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224296-french-embassy-in-bangkok-to-vaccinate-french-nationals-aged-over-18-in-thailand/