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Lockdown measures in Thailand extended to Aug 31

 

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Thailand on Monday confirmed the current lockdown measures will remain in place until August 31.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227676-lockdown-measures-in-thailand-extended-to-aug-31/

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Short on vaccines, Thailand seeks to borrow from Bhutan

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, Thailand, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand, a regional manufacturer of AstraZeneca's coronavirus shots, is seeking to borrow 150,000 doses of the same vaccine from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, an official said on Monday, amid a Thai supply shortage.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227719-short-on-vaccines-thailand-seeks-to-borrow-from-bhutan/

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ChulaCov19 Vaccine as Effective as Pfizer’s

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 16 (TNA) – The ChulaCov19 vaccine proved to be as effective as the Pfizer vaccine when it comes to antibody stimulation to fight COVID-19, according to its developers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227693-chulacov19-vaccine-as-effective-as-pfizer’s/

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Department of Disease Control: Pfizer doses for priority groups only

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - In response to information on social media that some of the 1.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses, donated by the United States government, were not given to priority groups but were administered to back office staff before medical workers on the frontline against COVID-19 in Surin province, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, has insisted that the Pfizer doses be administered to priority groups, and provincial communicable disease committees will look into such matters.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227714-department-of-disease-control-pfizer-doses-for-priority-groups-only/

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Clashes in Thailand as pressure builds on PM over coronavirus crisis

 

Members of the media run as they react to tear gas during a protest over the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters near the office of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday, as opposition parties moved to censure him in parliament over his handling of a COVID-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227730-clashes-in thailand as-pressure-builds-on-pm-over-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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Early study shows ChulaCOV-19 vaccine as effective as Pfizer

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Phase 1 trial of Thailand’s homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ChulaCOV-19, suggests the candidate vaccine can help the body elicit the same level of antibody response as the Pfizer-BioNTech, along with much easier storage requirements. The researchers are aiming for this Thai-made vaccine to be available next year as a booster shot for Thai people.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227693-chulacov19-vaccine-as-effective-as-pfizer’s/?do=findComment&comment=16746966

 

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Pattaya beach remodel project paused after several prominent local residents protest

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – A group of prominent local Thai residents and community leaders protested about a major Pattaya Beach remodel project yesterday (August 16th) near North Pattaya Beach. The project is now being paused after it had just started on Sunday, August 15th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227733-pattaya-beach-remodel-project-paused-after-several-prominent-local-residents-protest/

 

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Woman survives fall from a third-floor balcony in Jomtien, presumed accident

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – A Thai woman has sustained several injuries after falling down from a third-floor balcony while smoking a cigarette Sunday night (August 15th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227734-woman-survives-fall-from-a-third-floor-balcony-in-jomtien-presumed-accident/

 

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6.5bn baht payout given to workforce

By Tanakorn Sangiam

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai government has already transferred 6.5 billion baht in Social Security payments to full-time employees affected by the lockdown measures, while additional financial aid is now available for informal employees as well as student parents.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227735-65bn-baht-payout-given-to-workforce/

 

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Airlines will have to write-off 2021 without government support

By Panithan Onthaworn and Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Local airlines in Thailand say that without government support, 2021 will be a write-off for many companies and jeopardize both jobs and the overall market.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227738-airlines-will-have-to-write-off-2021-without-government-support/

 

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Thailand reports daily record of 239 new coronavirus deaths

 

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Thailand on Tuesday (August 17) reported 20,128 new COVID-19 cases and 239 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227742-thailand-reports-daily-record-of-239-new-coronavirus-deaths/

 

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Video: Police deny shooting with live round - film shows shot and sound coming from Din Daeng police station

 

 

Sanook published a video of a policeman apparently shooting from the Din Daeng police station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227752-video-police-deny-shooting-with-live-round-film-shows-shot-and-sound-coming-from-din-daeng-police-station/

 

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Phuket marks 50 new local infections, one new COVID death

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report marked 50 new local infections on the island yesterday (Aug 16), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 2,039.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227756-phuket-marks-50-new-local-infections-one-new-covid-death/

 

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Vaccine latest: AZ total will be 61 million, more Pfizer available in fourth quarter, Moderna end of year

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News published a report on the latest situation regarding vaccine availability in Thailand citing their sources at a CCSA meeting.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227757-vaccine-latest-az-total-will-be-61-million-more-pfizer-available-in-fourth-quarter-moderna-end-of-year/

 

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7+7 plan gets CCSA greenlight: Sandbox tourists free to travel to other southern Thai islands

 

File photo: Manager

 

Manager reported that the plan to allow foreign tourists to stay seven days on Phuket under the Sandbox scheme then have another week on various other Thai islands and in other areas was approved by the CCSA and started yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227763-77-plan-gets-ccsa-greenlight-sandbox-tourists-free-to-travel-to-other-southern-thai-islands/

 

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Bangkok: Governor wants all vulnerable people vaccinated and more PPE for BMA workers

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the latest Covid-19 crisis meeting at City Hall in Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227764-bangkok-governor-wants-all-vulnerable-people-vaccinated-and-more-ppe-for-bma-workers/

 

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Does Thailand’s deal for 8.5 million ATKs pass the corruption test?

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

(Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

 

Thailand’s surging COVID-19 crisis has spawned a series of rumors and scandals, with the latest centered on rapid antigen test kits (ATKs). Initially touted as a tool to control COVID-19, ATKs are now viewed by many as a breeding ground for corruption.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1227770-does-thailand’s-deal-for-85-million-atks-pass-the-corruption-test/

 

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Doctor tenders resignation after giving her sister extra jab - health official apologizes too

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

It has emerged that news reports that a female doctor at a hospital in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Sri Thammarat vaccinated a relative who was not on the list are in fact true.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227772-doctor-tenders-resignation-after-giving-her-sister-extra-jab-health-official-apologizes-too/

 

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Thai and Chinese sidekick caught red-handed with 3 million baht's worth of illegal sex toys

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's Youth and Women Welfare Center boss Pol Lt-Col Tarin Ornnim announced the big bust of two men - a Thai and a Chinese man - who were peddling sex toys online.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227776-thai-and-chinese-sidekick-caught-red-handed-with-3-million-bahts-worth-of-illegal-sex-toys/

 

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Smart card readers to check Thai domestic arrivals for outstanding arrest warrants

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Region 8 Police Chief Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch has donated 51 smart card readers and 20 smartphones to be used at the Phuket Check Point leading on to the island to ensure that no people wanting to come to Phuket are wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227779-smart-card-readers-to-check-thai-domestic-arrivals-for-outstanding-arrest-warrants/

 

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Kratom: 12,000 prisoners to be released - fast otherwise compensation might need paying

 

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The Thai authorities are planning to release 12,000 prisoners after Kratom - a leaf used to make tea - was removed from the narcotics control list (Section 5) effective next Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227783-kratom-12000-prisoners-to-be-released-fast-otherwise-compensation-might-need-paying/

 

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Parents set to receive 2,000 baht per school kid - Prayut uses meeting to espouse "moral" educational philosophy 

 

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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha used a meeting online with the education minister to espouse his views on what Thai education should be.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227789-parents-set-to-receive-2000-baht-per-school-kid-prayut-uses-meeting-to-espouse-moral-educational-philosophy/

 

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Russian man loses gold necklace worth 20,000 baht after it was allegedly stolen on Beach Road by two women

 

 

A Russian man has reported to police that his 20,000 baht white-gold necklace has been stolen by what he believed were two female prostitutes in Pattaya last night (August 16th).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227812-russian-man-loses-gold-necklace-worth-20000-baht-after-it-was-allegedly-stolen-on-beach-road-by-two-women/

 

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In Thailand, an army of volunteers fights coronavirus

 

Buddhist monk Phrompong Kaino puts on personal protective equipment (PPE) to perform coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing in a community near his temple in Bangkok, Thailand August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Monk Phrompong Kaino, 33, works around the clock providing free COVID-19 swab tests for vulnerable people in high-risk Bangkok communities, part of a project by his temple that has reached more than 2,000 people in just over a month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227814-in-thailand-an-army-of-volunteers-fights-coronavirus/

 

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Thai protester comatose with bullet lodged in head after clashes

 

Demonstrators attend a protest over the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai anti-government protester is in a coma with a bullet lodged in his head, a hospital said on Tuesday, as police denied use of live ammunition to disperse demonstrations against the country's prime minister.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227752-video-police-deny-shooting-with-live-round-film-shows-shot-and-sound-coming-from-din-daeng-police-station/?do=findComment&comment=16749052

 

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Thai GPO launches 2nd phase of clinical trials of inactivated chimeric vaccine

 

 

Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) launched the second phase of human trials of its COVIC-19 HXP-GPOVac vaccine candidate on Monday, after the completion of the first-phase trials which show satisfactory immune responses in human specimens.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227815-thai-gpo-launches-2nd-phase-of-clinical-trials-of-inactivated-chimeric-vaccine/

 

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Higher risk of Bell's Palsy after Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine - study

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

 

(Reuters) - The risk of Bell's Palsy, a type of facial paralysis, is higher after Sinovac Biotech Ltd's COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, but should not be a deterrent to vaccination, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227817-higher-risk-of-bells-palsy-after-sinovacs-covid-19-vaccine-study/

 

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Thai Health Ministry Approves Procurement of 8.5 Million Antigen Test Kits from Lepu

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has approved the Government Pharmaceutical Organization’s (GPO) purchase of 8.5 million antigen test kit (ATK) sets from China’s Lepu Medical Technology, following the completion of the bidding to import the product.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227819-thai-health-ministry-approves-procurement-of-85-million-antigen-test-kits-from-lepu/

 

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Bank of Thailand Suggests Additional State Borrowing to Address COVID-19 Economic Impacts

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is urging the government to borrow an additional 1 trillion baht to address the severe economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to boost the country’s long-term growth prospects.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227820-bank-of-thailand-suggests-additional-state-borrowing-to-address-covid-19-economic-impacts/

 

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Police shoot dead drug suspect in Udon Thani

 

 

Police in Udon hunted down a Ya Ba dealer who had taunted them saying he would never give up and would fight like a tiger.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227832-police-shoot-dead-drug-suspect-in-udon-thani/