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Thailand Live Wednesday 18 August 2021

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

 

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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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Thailand seeks 12 million Sinovac shots for mix-and-match vax strategy

 

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FILE PHOTO: People receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine as the Thai resort island of Phuket rushes to vaccinate its population amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and ahead of a July 1 ending of strict quarantine for overseas visitors, to bring back tourism revenue in Phuket, Thailand, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will purchase an additional 12 million doses of Sinovac's coronavirus vaccine to try to expedite its rollout, a senior official said on Tuesday, despite concerns over its efficacy against the Delta variant of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227838-thailand-seeks-12-million-sinovac-shots-for-mix-and-match-vax-strategy/

 

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Class action suit filed by massage parlours, spas seeking compensation for lockdown losses

 

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A group of 172 massage parlour and spa operators filed a class action lawsuit with the Civil Court today (Tuesday) against the Finance Ministry and the government, demanding compensation for losses caused by the partial lockdown restrictions imposed by the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) since last year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227857-class-action-suit-filed-by-massage-parlours-spas-seeking-compensation-for-lockdown-losses/

 

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Phuket Town waits for lockdown to be lifted

By The Phuket News

 

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Phuket Town Mayor Saroj Angkanapilas makes his way through Phuket Town calling for people to be tested for COVID-19 for free. Photo: Phuket City Municipality

 

PHUKET: The lockdown in the heart of Phuket Town will not be lifted until further ‘active case finding’ tests are conducted today and submitted to the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee for consideration, Phuket Town Mayor Saroj Angkanapilas has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227858-phuket-town-waits-for-lockdown-to-be-lifted/

 

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Lack of Interpreter Stalls Uyghur Suspects’ Trial in 2015 Bangkok Bombing

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Adem Karadag (in handcuffs), one of two Uyghur suspects arrested in connection with the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015, arrives at a military court in the Thai capital, Feb. 16, 2016. 

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Two Uyghur men facing charges in a bombing that killed 20 people and injured more than 100 at a Hindu shrine in Bangkok are waiting for a courtroom interpreter from China to arrive next month before their trial can resume, two people involved in the case told BenarNews.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227860-lack-of-interpreter-stalls-uyghur-suspects’-trial-in-2015-bangkok-bombing/

 

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Banglamung Police arrest eighteen people for holding an illegal birthday party in Pattaya

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Pattaya, Thailand-Highlights:

 

Banglamung Police arrested eighteen people for holding an illegal birthday party in Pattaya that violates strict Covid-19 rules

 

Drugs were also found at the scene, according to police, including ecstasy pills

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227872-banglamung-police-arrest-eighteen-people-for-holding-an-illegal-birthday-party-in-pattaya/

 

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Bangkok protests: Police admit they are using more tear gas and rubber bullets - demonstration for press today

 

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The police in Bangkok have admitted that they are using more rubber bullets and tear gas on protesters as the unrest continued in the Thai capital Bangkok yesterday, reported INN.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227873-bangkok-protests-police-admit-they-are-using-more-tear-gas-and-rubber-bullets-demonstration-for-press-today/

 

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Downdraft from police helicopter flattens shops in Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

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A police helicopter carrying a delegation including Pol Lt-Gen Montree Yimyaem and his entourage landed at a school football pitch in the center of Ban Paknam Pran in Prachuap Khiri Khan province at 9.20 am yesterday reported Daily News. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227883-downdraft-from-police-helicopter-flattens-shops-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

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Thammasat Uni to procure mRNA, protein subunit vaccines from overseas

 

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Amid a sluggish state COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Thailand’s Thammasat University is ready to procure additional COVID-19 vaccines from abroad, to give members of the public and private and public organizations more options.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227886-thammasat-uni-to-procure-mrna-protein-subunit-vaccines-from-overseas/

 

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Lockdown lifted in Phuket Town

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Hundreds more people living in the area or working at the market were tested yesterday (Aug 17). Photo: Phuket City Municipality

 

PHUKET: The lockdown in the heart of Phuket Town has been lifted, but the municipality fresh market on Ranong Rd that sparked the lockdown will remain closed for at least a few more days, Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong announced this morning (Aug 18).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227892-lockdown-lifted-in-phuket-town/

 

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Sign goes up in Phatthalung: Welcome "dear" criminals, drug pushers and hitmen - police doing nothing

 

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Facetious signs taunting the authorities went up in the area of Phanangtung sub-district in the southern Thai province of Phatthalung, reported Sanook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227893-sign-goes-up-in-phatthalung-welcome-dear-criminals-drug-pushers-and-hitmen-police-doing-nothing/

 

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Koh Chang: Tourism devastated by third wave of Covid - 90% of tourists gone, 40% of small hotels shut

 

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Manager quoted the chief of the Tourism Business Association of Trat in eastern Thailand as saying that tourism on Koh Chang had been devastated by the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227895-koh-chang-tourism-devastated-by-third-wave-of-covid-90-of-tourists-gone-40-of-small-hotels-shut/

 

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Relatives of Swiss tourist killer will not file for bail

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Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch speaking at the Phuket Check Point yesterday (Aug 17). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The relatives of Teerawat Thothip, charged for the murder of 57-year-old Phuket Sandbox tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, will not file a request for bail, Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227902-relatives-of-swiss-tourist-killer-will-not-file-for-bail/

 

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Four deaths in Bangkok from Dengue fever this year - 4,878 infected - Yannawa worst area

 

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Dr Suksan Kittisuphakorn of the Department of Medical Services in Bangkok said that measures had been underway in a campaign to raise awareness and deal with Dengue Fever in the Thai capital.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227908-four-deaths-in-bangkok-from-dengue-fever-this-year-4878-infected-yannawa-worst-area/

 

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RDS: The group of doctors fighting COVID – and corruption – in Thailand 

 

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Though its name suggests it has closer links with communities upcountry, the Rural Doctors Society (RDS) is now a hero to Bangkokians after it stepped up to battle the raging outbreak in the capital.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227914-rds-the-group-of-doctors-fighting-covid-–-and-corruption-–-in-thailand/

 

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Samkong Underpass to close for maintenance

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PHUKET: The Samkong Underpass will be closed to traffic from 9am to 3pm tomorrow (Aug 19) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out its regular inspections and maintenance to the electrical control and light systems in the tunnel.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227915-samkong-underpass-to-close-for-maintenance/

 

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Longan growers seek help from Thai government as prices hit rock-bottom

 

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Thailand’s longan growers are asking for help from the government after China has temporarily suspended purchases of the sweet and succulent fruit since August 13th, claiming that Thai exports were infested with mealybugs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227916-longan-growers-seek-help-from-thai-government-as-prices-hit-rock-bottom/

 

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12-18 year-olds in Thailand with 7 diseases urged to get Pfizer vaccine

 

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Thailand’s Department of Health is recommending that those aged from 12 to 18, who are suffering from any of the seven specified underlying diseases, get inoculated with Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine due to the steady rise in COVID-19 infections among this age group.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227932-12-18-year-olds-in-thailand-with-7-diseases-urged-to-get-pfizer-vaccine/

 

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Thai Cabinet Approves Bt9.3 Billion to Procure 20 Million Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Cabinet has approved 9.3 billion baht to fund the purchase of 20 million doses of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and acknowledged a proposal to purchase 10 million more.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227935-thai-cabinet-approves-bt93-billion-to-procure-20-million-doses-of-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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