webfact Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Once Asia’s top performer, the Thai baht is now becoming the region’s worst-hit currency The Thai baht, once the strongest-performing currency in Asia before the pandemic, has been steadily falling in 2021 and is this year’s worst-hit currency in the region, according to Mizuho Bank. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225434-once-asia’s-top-performer-the-thai-baht-is-now-becoming-the-region’s-worst-hit-currency/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Epidemiology Division Expects COVID-19 Infections in Bangkok to Decline in Next 4-6 Weeks BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) expects COVID-19 infections in Bangkok to decline in late August and early September. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225397-epidemiology-division-expects-covid-19-infections-in-bangkok-to-decline-in-next-4-6-weeks/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted July 26, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2021 Sandbox tourists not scared off, says Phuket official Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong. Photo: PR dept PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong has refuted claims that almost a third of tourists who entered the island under the Sandbox scheme decided to return home due to escalating COVID-19 figures. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225392-sandbox-tourists-not-scared-off-says-phuket-official/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan forest listed as world natural heritage site (Photo) We Love Kaeng Krachan Facebook page UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) agreed to list Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan forest complex as a world natural heritage site during its 44th session, held online between July 16th and 31st in China’s Fuzhou city. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225452-thailand’s-kaeng-krachan-forest-listed-as-world-natural-heritage-site/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Banglamung police raid illegal beach club in the Pattaya area, arrest over 66 people allegedly breaking Covid-19 emergency decree By Adam Judd Banglamung, Pattaya, Chonburi-Banglamung police raided an illegal beach club in the Pattaya beach last night, July 26th, 2021, allegedly finding both foreign nationals and Thais mingling, drinking, partying, and socializing despite strict Covid-19 rules currently in place in Chonburi province to stop the spread of Covid-19. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225453-banglamung-police-raid-illegal-beach-club-in-the-pattaya-area-arrest-over-66-people-allegedly-breaking-covid-19-emergency-decree/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Rayong announces 411 new and confirmed cases of Covid -19 By Goong Nang(GN) Rayong-The Rayong Public Health Office yesterday (July 26th) has announced 411 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225454-rayong-announces-411-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Thailand reports 14,150 new COVID-19 cases, 118 more deaths File photo: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Thailand on Tuesday (July 27) reported 14,150 new COVID-19 cases and 118 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225463-thailand-reports-14150-new-covid-19-cases-118-more-deaths/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Calls for better queuing system at Bang Sue station vax center - even a SLOWDOWN Picture: Daily News A government Covid-19 spokeswoman has responded to concerns from many parties that the Bang Sue Grand Central Station vaccination center has flawed queuing systems that could potentially result in a cluster or spread of infection. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225467-calls-for-better-queuing-system-at-bang-sue-station-vax-center-even-a-slowdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 61 kilos of heroin in instant noodle sachets seized by Hong Kong customs - shipment from Thailand Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that comment was rife online after a Facebook page called "Eat With Pal Li" reported that 61 kilos of heroin concealed in sachets of additives for instant noodles were seized in Hong Kong by customs. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225469-61-kilos-of-heroin-in-instant-noodle-sachets-seized-by-hong-kong-customs-shipment-from-thailand/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Man falls down in middle of Bangkok intersection - taken for Covid test Picture: Daily News Daily News reported on the latest case of a person suspected of having Covid-19 falling down on the streets of Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225480-man-falls-down-in-middle-of-bangkok-intersection-taken-for-covid-test/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 MP launches scathing attack on Thai PM: He's lost all credibility and faith - and where are missing vaccines? Picture: Daily News Pheu Thai opposition MP for Nan Dr Cholnan Srikaew lauched a scathing attack on Thailand's embattled prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha for his handling of the pandemic, reported Daily News. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225481-mp-launches-scathing-attack-on-thai-pm-hes-lost-all-credibility-and-faith-and-where-are-missing-vaccines/ 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Ruling party to stay for “full term” despite rumours By Cod Satrusayang Thailand’s Palang Pracharat Party will stay for the full term despite rumours that there could be an early house dissolution, an MP from the ruling party told Thai Enquirer on Tuesday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225484-ruling-party-to-stay-for-“full-term”-despite-rumours/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Phuket COVID cases hit 114 for past week, one more death By The Phuket News Image: PPHO PHUKET: Local health officials reported 23 more local infections across the island yesterday (July 26), bringing the total number of infections on the island since Apr 3 to 958 ‒ and the total number of local infections in the past seven days to 114. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225486-phuket-covid-cases-hit-114-for-past-week-one-more-death/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Two girls told by mother to go to orphanage as they watch her die of COVID at home Two girls, aged 7 and 9, who later tested positive for COVID-19, were rescued from their home in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district yesterday (Monday), after watching their mother die of COVID-19, amid a continual surge in infections and deaths in Thailand which has seen more deaths on the streets and at home, as hospital resources are being stretched wafer thin. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225492-two-girls-told-by-mother-to-go-to-orphanage-as-they-watch-her-die-of-covid-at-home/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Phuket officials inch up COVID prevention measures By The Phuket News Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong (right) and Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew (centre) at the Phuket Provincial Communicable Disease Committee meeting yesterday (July 26). Photo: PR Phuket PHUKET: All schools in Phuket are to remain closed until Aug 16, Central shopping mall has been closed for seven days for cleaning and all local markets must enforce four-square- metres per person social distancing under the latest order from provincial officials to try to curb the rise in infections across the island. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225493-phuket-officials-inch-up-covid-prevention-measures/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Buriram police chief defends giving officers third dose of Covid-19 vaccine The chief of police in the north eastern Thai province of Buriram has defended officers under his command who have received their third dose of vaccine. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225495-buriram-police-chief-defends-giving-officers-third-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Charges against Red Bull "Boss" have not been dropped - old news says OAG spokesman Picture: Sanook A spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General has said that charges against Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoovidhya remain in place. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225496-charges-against-red-bull-boss-have-not-been-dropped-old-news-says-oag-spokesman/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Thai Food: Thais are consuming TWICE the level of WHO's sodium recommendation File photo for reference only A virtual forum heard that Thai people are consuming twice the limit of sodium in their diet when compared to World Health Organization recommendations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225497-thai-food-thais-are-consuming-twice-the-level-of-whos-sodium-recommendation/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 Give foreigners thirty year visas for million dollar investment and watch land prices rocket, says Phuket group Picture: Bangkok Business News A Phuket real estate group has thrown it's support behind plans that have been presented to the government to attract a million foreigners to Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225498-give-foreigners-thirty-year-visas-for-million-dollar-investment-and-watch-land-prices-rocket-says-phuket-group/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Health Ministry reassures Pfizer booster available to healthcare workers By Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has stressed 500,000 doses of Pfizer jabs from the 1.54 million donated by the U.S. government will be reserved for healthcare workers, while denying rumors some doses are reserved for VIPs. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225501-health-ministry-reassures-pfizer-booster-available-to-healthcare-workers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Pfizer jabs for 10,000 baht and cop dying from AZ jabs are fake news, say RTP Picture: Daily News Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Col Siriwat Deephor gave the details of three cases of fake news being shared online investigated by tech police and the Digital Economy and Society ministry. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225503-pfizer-jabs-for-10000-baht-and-cop-dying-from-az-jabs-are-fake-news-say-rtp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Phuket ‘sandbox’ continues despite more closures amid surge in COVID-19 cases Image Credit: Phuket 101 Photo from https://wwwphuket101.net The Phuket “sandbox” scheme, in which fully vaccinated COVID-19 negative foreign tourists are allowed into the country through the island, without quarantine, as an initial step in the country’s reopening to international arrivals, will continue, despite the announcement of closures of more venues in response to rising coronavirus infections on the island and in many other parts of the country. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225504-phuket-‘sandbox’-continues-despite-more-closures-amid-surge-in-covid-19-cases/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Roche ready to release its COVID-19 Antigen Test Kit By Tarin Angskul Roche is ready to make its COVID-19 Antigen Test Kit (Home Use) available, allowing antigen self-testing at home, after the kit was approved by the Thai FDA—aiming to reduce the risk of domestic transmission. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225505-roche-ready-to-release-its-covid-19-antigen-test-kit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Bangkok Administration Speeds up Proactive Rapid COVID-19 Tests By Subhabhong Rarueysong BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has sped up rapid antigen testing as the latest weapon in fighting the current wave of COVID-19 infections, which are threatening to overwhelm the country’s capital. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225507-bangkok-administration-speeds-up-proactive-rapid-covid-19-tests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Video: Thai-nado hits Chachoengsao! Like a helicopter landing reports resident Picture: Sanook Sanook reported on a video that they received that showed a waterspout or "Lom Nguang Chang" (Elephant trunk wind) hit Chachoengsao on the eastern seaboard. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225508-video-thai-nado-hits-chachoengsao-like-a-helicopter-landing-reports-resident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hundreds of angry macaques stop traffic as they fight for food in Lopburi Picture: Facebook Wisrut Suwanphak Remarkable footage shows the moment rival gangs of macaques fight off for food in Lopburi, bringing traffic to a standstill. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225517-hundreds-of-angry-macaques-stop-traffic-as-they-fight-for-food-in-lopburi/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 Call-out culture: Poison or nectar for social activism in Thailand? (Photo by Camilo Jimenez) Calling people out has become popular among Thai social-media users in recent times, and now they are pressuring local celebrities and stars to take a stance – usually on political issues. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225527-call-out-culture-poison-or-nectar-for-social-activism-in-thailand/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Mongkut Wattana hospital to reject COVID patients “dumped” on the doorstep Maj-Gen Rianthong Nanna, Director of Bangkok’s Mongkut Wattana Hospital The director of Bangkok’s Mongkut Wattana Hospital has issued a stern warning to those who attempt to jump the admissions queue by dumping COVID-19 infected people at the hospital without advance coordination, in hope of being admitted, saying he means business and will not tolerate such a practice. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225529-mongkut-wattana-hospital-to-reject-covid-patients-“dumped”-on-the-doorstep/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Will Phuket be the last straw that breaks camel’s back? (Photo by Tulip Naksompop Blauw) The answer will depend primarily on the COVID-19 numbers at Thailand’s popular island resort. But how the Prayut administration will look coming out of a potential Phuket nightmare will also have to do with competing political narratives, which are getting hotter and hotter on social media. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225530-will-phuket-be-the-last-straw-that-breaks-camel’s-back/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 Antibodies from Sinovac's COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps - study FILE PHOTO: Bottles of the Sinovac vaccine are seen at a hospital, as Indonesia drives mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan BEIJING (Reuters) -Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine declined below a key threshold from around six months after a second dose for most recipients, although a third shot had a strong booster effect, according to a lab study. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225533-antibodies-from-sinovacs-covid-19-shot-fade-after-about-6-months-booster-helps-study/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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