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Contract signed for Thailand’s 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, delivery in Q4 this year

 

 

Thailand’s purchase contract for 20 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been signed, with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Pfizer and BioNTech today (Tuesday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224718-contract-signed-for-thailand’s-20-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-delivery-in-q4-this-year/

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Thai FDA warns against buying S Korean COVID-19 home test kits online

 

 

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is warning people against ordering South Korean-made COVID-19 home test kits, being offered by an online trader, saying that it has not yet been approved by the administration.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224741-thai-fda-warns-against-buying-s-korean-covid-19-home-test-kits-online/

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Thai Government to Procure New Generation COVID-19 Vaccines

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s government is expediting talks with producers on the development and procurement of second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, which can effectively combat new coronavirus strains.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224757-thai-government-to-procure-new-generation-covid-19-vaccines/

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COVID-hit businesses in 3 new “Dark Red” provinces, employees to get help

 

(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

The Thai Cabinet Tuesday agreed to extend financial support to certain types of businesses and their employees in Chachoengsao, Chon Buri and Ayutthaya provinces, which were recently added to the COVID-19 “Dark Red” zones by the CCSA.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224774-covid-hit-businesses-in-3-new-“dark-red”-provinces-employees-to-get-help/

 

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Phuket City Police investigated over ‘Dragon Tiger’ gambling den

By The Phuket News

 

Officers at the resort villa gambling den on Saturday (July 17). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The top ranking police officers of the Phuket City Police are under investigation for the lack of action in preventing gambling in their area of jurisdiction following a raid on a gambling den at a resort on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, on Saturday (July 17).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224775-phuket-city-police-investigated-over-‘dragon-tiger’-gambling-den/

 

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Thai Government Tightens Mobility Restrictions in 13 Dark-red Zone Provinces

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has announced that checkpoints are being set up to restrict mobility in the 13 provinces classified as dark-red zones, to prevent COVID-19 from spreading to other areas.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224776-thai-government-tightens-mobility-restrictions-in-13-dark-red-zone-provinces/

 

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Chiang Mai Closes Risky Places to Control Covid-19

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – Chiang Mai Communicable Disease Committee ordered the closure of pubs, bars and other entertainment venues, effective today after the number of Covid-19 cases had increased.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224777-chiang-mai-closes-risky-places-to-control-covid-19/

 

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Government plans to inoculate 10 million per month despite AstraZeneca shortfall

By Erich Parpart

 

 

AstraZeneca will only be able to deliver 5-6 million doses per month but the plan to inoculate at least 10 million people per month will continue with the help of other vaccines, the government said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224778-government-plans-to-inoculate-10-million-per-month-despite-astrazeneca-shortfall/

 

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Pattaya restaurant owners once again reduced to take-away only to “fight Covid-19”, many decide to close completely temporarily, others very unhappy

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – Pattaya was designated a Covid-19 maximum control, or “dark red” zone over the past weekend leading to thousands of restaurants being forced by Thai government mandate to reduce their offerings to take-away only for the third (technically fourth, with a one day closure in December) time in about a year and a half in an already devastated Pattaya highly dependent on tourism.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224779-pattaya-restaurant-owners-once-again-reduced-to-take-away-only-to-“fight-covid-19”-many-decide-to-close-completely-temporarily-others-very-unhappy/

 

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Thai court of appeal upholds death penalty for Lopburi gold shop shooter, finding his actions ‘inhumane’

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – Thailand’s Court of Appeal today, July 20th, has upheld the death penalty for a former school director, Prasittichai “Golf” Khaokaew, for shooting dead three people, including two adults and a two-year-old child, and injuring four others during a gold shop heist at a Lop Buri mall in January of last year, 2020.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224780-thai-court-of-appeal-upholds-death-penalty-for-lopburi-gold-shop-shooter-finding-his-actions-‘inhumane’/

 

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OPINION

 

Amid pandemic, alcohol sellers in Thailand grapple with longer-term restrictions

Tan Hui Yee

Indochina Bureau Chief

 

Shelves holding alcoholic beverages sealed off with plastic in a Bangkok grocery store in May 2020.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

 

BANGKOK - A small crowd forms in the Bangkok hypermarket as a staff member hauls out boxes of beer. The customers - all wearing masks - are so restless that another employee has to hold them back while the pallet truck is being wheeled down the aisle.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224781-amid-pandemic-alcohol-sellers-in-thailand-grapple-with-longer-term-restrictions/

 

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Expats aged over 60 in Bangkok can now book vaccines at Bang Sue Grand Station

 

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Expats aged over 60 who live in Bangkok or neighbouring provinces can now book a vaccine appointment at Bang Sue Grand Station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224790-expats-aged-over-60-in-bangkok-can-now-book-vaccines-at-bang-sue-grand-station/

 

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Thailand reports new daily record of 13,002 coronavirus cases

 

File photo//REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Thailand on Wednesday (July 21) reported 13,002 new COVID-19 cases and 108 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224792-thailand-reports-new-daily-record-of-13002-coronavirus-cases/

 

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PM reflects on Covid crisis: It looked so beautiful now it's come to this - blames rule breakers

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was in philosophical mood as he took to Facebook to speak to his people.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224794-pm-reflects-on-covid-crisis-it-looked-so-beautiful-now-its-come-to-this-blames-rule-breakers/

 

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Non immigrant visas can be renewed up to three days in advance at Chaeng Wattana, says immigration

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Region one immigration spokesman Pol Col Phakhapong Sai-ubol said that his chef Maj-gen Piti Nithinonthaset was concerned about foreigners and Thais contacting immigration at the Government Complex what with the spike in Covid-19 cases. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224798-non-immigrant-visas-can-be-renewed-up-to-three-days-in-advance-at-chaeng-wattana-says-immigration/
 

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US announces Pfizer vaccine donation for Thailand - but no mention of its own nationals

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that the US Embassy in Thailand had put out a notice announcing a donation of 1.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224799-us-announces-pfizer-vaccine-donation-for-thailand-but-no-mention-of-its-own-nationals/

 

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Sorry chief! Councillor apologizes for resignation letter after 30 million lottery win claim

 

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A local councillor in the Wiang Ken area of Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand has apologized after he wrote a letter to his boss the mayor saying he was resigning because he won 30 million in the lottery.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224804-sorry-chief-councillor-apologizes-for-resignation-letter-after-30-million-lottery-win-claim/

 

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Homeless man drops dead on the sidewalk in front of Bangkok mall - no Covid but "high risk" says media

 

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Daily News reported that Pol Lt Sumethas Borwonnanthakun of the Thong Lo police responded after reports of a man who had died on the sidewalk in front of Lotus on Rama IV in the Klong Toei area of Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224811-homeless-man-drops-dead-on-the-sidewalk-in-front-of-bangkok-mall-no-covid-but-high-risk-says-media/

 

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Hua Hin: Reopening on October 1st under threat due to slow vaccine rollout - only 10% vaxxed so far

 

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One of the key people behind the "Hua Hin Recharge" plan to reopen the holiday resort to foreign tourists come October 1st has indicated the plan may never get off the ground due to a slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccine. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224812-hua-hin-reopening-on-october-1st-under-threat-due-to-slow-vaccine-rollout-only-10-vaxxed-so-far/

 

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All interprovincial buses services suspended

By The Phuket News

 

The notice announcing the bus service shutdown. Image: BorKorSor

 

PHUKET: All interprovincial buses to and from Phuket have been suspended as the chief of national bus service operator Transport Co Ltd (BorKorSor) has ordered a “temporary suspension” of all bus services throughout the country for two weeks.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224813-all-interprovincial-buses-services-suspended/

 

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Thai teacher proving that students don't have to sleep in lessons - "Khru Thep" makes classes fun!

 

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Thousands of children in Thailand are having to do online lessons, often via Zoom or other platforms during the pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224815-thai-teacher-proving-that-students-dont-have-to-sleep-in-lessons-khru-thep-makes-classes-fun/

 

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Pattaya: Bitcoin miner pays with his life after ignoring brother's plea not to repair faulty equipment himself

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that Pol Col Santi Chuchert of the Na Jomtien police went to a house with one of his captains and a rescue foundation team after a man was electrocuted. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224821-pattaya-bitcoin-miner-pays-with-his-life-after-ignoring-brothers-plea-not-to-repair-faulty-equipment-himself/

 

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Thai PM’s 3-month salary to be turned into COVID-19 ‘survival boxes’

 

 

Three months of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s salary, and those of some the government spokesperson’s team, will be spent on COVID-19 “survival boxes”, to be distributed to people in the “Dark Red” zone, according to Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224823-thai-pm’s-3-month-salary-to-be-turned-into-covid-19-‘survival-boxes’/

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Thai athletes enter Tokyo Olympic ‘bubble’ with 3 gold medals in sight

By Thai PBS World’s Sport desk

 

This picture shows the Olympic rings and Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 20, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

 

Thailand is targeting at least one gold medal as 41 Thai athletes launch their campaigns at the Tokyo Olympics, which start on Friday (July 23) under a sealed COVID-19 “bubble”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224824-thai-athletes-enter-tokyo-olympic-‘bubble’-with 3 gold-medals-in-sight/

 

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Thailand’s submarine plan torpedoed again as govt takes flak for COVID battle

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

Royal Thai Navy soldiers guides a landing craft during a training exercise at Chulaporn camp in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province on March 31, 2021. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP)

 

Thailand’s Navy has once again shelved plans to buy Chinese submarines, following growing pressure on the government to divert the budget for their purchase to tackle the worsening COVID-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224827-thailand’s-submarine-plan torpedoed again-as-govt-takes-flak-for-covid-battle/

 

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Bangkok very quiet in the rush hour as Thai capital's residents "Work From Home"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Reporters from Sanook went to Rama 1 in Pathumwan in the area of Mah Bun Krong in downtown Bangkok during the rush hour yesterday and found it largely deserted. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224828-bangkok-very-quiet-in-the-rush-hour-as-thai-capitals-residents-work-from-home/

 

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RTP: No more Mr Nice Guy for curfew breakers as 24 hour checks on vehicles ramped up

 

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The chief of Region 1 of the Royal Thai Police said that the warning phase for curfew breakers in place since 12th July was now over.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224829-rtp-no-more-mr-nice-guy-for-curfew-breakers-as-24-hour-checks-on-vehicles-ramped-up/

 

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Legal loophole stalls clearing of illegal land occupiers at Layan Beach

By The Phuket News

 

Cherng Talay OrBorTor Chief MaAnn Samran (right) talks to one of the illegal occupiers when delivering the eviction notice to vacate the land last month. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A legal loophole has forced MaAnn Samran, Chief of Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor), to wait until Friday (July 23) before he can have machinery move in and demolish illegal structures still standing on illegally occupied beachfront land at Layan Beach worth billions of baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224830-legal-loophole-stalls-clearing-of-illegal-land-occupiers-at-layan-beach/

 

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Brilliant drone footage shows progress made in construction of Hua Hin’s new dual track rail line

By Paul Andrews

 

Image: Mike's Tropical Tech

 

Local YouTuber and drone enthusiast Michael Brown has shared another fantastic video showing the construction of Hua Hin’s new dual track rail line.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224831-brilliant-drone-footage-shows-progress-made-in-construction-of-hua-hin’s-new-dual-track-rail-line/

 

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Bang Saphan fisherman finds rare melo pearl which could be worth 10 million baht

By Paul Andrews

 

 

The fortunes of a fisherman in Bang Saphan may have changed forever after he discovered a rare orange melo pearl, the likes of which are estimated to be worth up to 10 million baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224832-bang-saphan-fisherman-finds-rare-melo-pearl-which-could-be-worth-10-million-baht/