THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 23 August 2021

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Thai health authorities to eliminate duplicate food allowances for COVID-19 patients in isolation

 

 

Thailand’s National Health Security Office will reduce the allowance, given to COVID-19 patients in home or community isolation, to 600 baht per day, from 1,000 baht, to eliminate duplication of allowances, effective from September 1st.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228357-thai-health-authorities-to-eliminate-duplicate-food-allowances-for-covid-19-patients-in-isolation/

 

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ATK screenings planned for 800 markets and communities in COVID “dark red” provinces

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will seek approval from the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for its plan to screen up to 200,000 people living in and around markets in COVID-19 “dark red” provinces using rapid antigen test kits (ATKs).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228360-atk-screenings-planned-for-800-markets-and-communities-in-covid-“dark-red”-provinces/

 

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German man found dead in Patong

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

A foreigner was found dead in Patong. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: A 41-year-old German man is believed to commit suicide after his body was found dead with a gun in hand and a bullet hole in the head lying on the floor of a hotel room on Rat Uthit 200 Pi Rd in Patong yesterday (Aug 21).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228361-german-man-found-dead-in-patong/

 

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Por Tor Festival underway in Phuket Town

By The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: The annual Por Tor Festival is celebrated this year without street processions to protect people from COVID-19. The festival started on Aug 20 and will last until Aug 28.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228362-por-tor-festival-underway-in-phuket-town/

 

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Four Remaining Thais in Afghanistan Are Evacuated to Qatar and Kuwait

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that the four remaining Thais in Kabul, Afghanistan, have been evacuated to Qatar and Kuwait.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228363-four-remaining-thais-in-afghanistan-are-evacuated-to-qatar-and-kuwait/

 

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Thai Government to Procure 120 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines for Next Year

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has revealed that at least 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be procured for next year, for children and as booster shots.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228364-thai-government-to-procure-120-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-next-year/

 

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Thai Labor Ministry Will Implement Measure to Support Pregnant Employees

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Labor Ministry is seeking a measure to allow pregnant employees to work from home on full pay and will consider benefits in the country’s labor protection laws to respond to future critical situations which affect workers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228365-thai-labor-ministry-will-implement-measure-to-support-pregnant-employees/

 

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Former BoT governor warns govt to be more proactive or see structural damages to economy

By Thai Enquirer

 

 

Former Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said in a late-night social media workshop that the current government must be more proactive in its policies to repair the damage to the economy because the impact of Covid-19 could have long-lasting ramifications for the economy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228366-former-bot-governor-warns-govt to-be-more-proactive-or-see-structural-damages-to-economy/

 

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Dutch couple rescued after being trapped near an island located three kilometers offshore while kayaking in Phuket

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Phuket – A couple of Dutch tourists from the Phuket Sandbox project were rescued by Phuket Tourist Police after being trapped three kilometers away from the shore while kayaking in Phuket today, August 22nd.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228368-dutch-couple-rescued-after-being-trapped-near-an-island-located-three-kilometers-offshore-while-kayaking-in-phuket/

 

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Thailand could be first in ASEAN to produce vaccines  

Article by Kavi Chongkittavorn

 

 

The Foreign Affairs and Public Health Ministries are working in tandem to ensure that Thailand will be the first ASEAN member to produce its own vaccines.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228369-thailand-could-be-first-in-asean-to-produce-vaccines/

 

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Thailand and Japan push for green growth 

Article by Kavi Chongkittavorn

 

 

In the eventual post pandemic world, it is necessary for Thailand and Japan to broaden and deepen their strategic economic partnership to focus on sustainable development and green growth.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228370-thailand-and-japan-push-for-green-growth/

 

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Thai Labor Ministry Prepares to Allow Migrants Back to Work

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Labor is preparing to allow workers from three neighboring countries to return, under a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The move is in line with government policy to solve labor shortages arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and its containment.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228371-thai-labor-ministry-prepares-to-allow-migrants-back-to-work/

 

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Hua Hin welcomes Olympic gold medal hero

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Hua Hin welcomed Olympic gold medal star Panipak Wongpattanakit on Saturday (Aug 22) as the Taekwondo star paid tribute to her first coach, who is based in the town.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228372-hua-hin-welcomes-olympic-gold-medal-hero/

 

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Aug 22: Seven month old baby among 3 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Prachuap

By Paul Andrews

 

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Health officials on Sunday (Aug 22) reported 75 new COVID-19 cases, 26 of which were found in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228373-aug-22-seven-month-old-baby-among-3-new-covid-19-deaths-reported-in-prachuap/

 

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Thailand strives to elevate tourism industry striken hard by pandemic

Source: Xinhua|Editor: huaxia

 

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BANGKOK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- More than a year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Thailand's tourism industry is now struggling to survive and trying to shift from mass tourism to attracting more quality visitors.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228374-thailand-strives-to-elevate-tourism-industry-striken-hard-by-pandemic/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 17,491 coronavirus cases and 22,134 recoveries

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Monday (August 23) reported 17,491 new COVID-19 cases and 242 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228382-covid-19-thailand-reports-17491-coronavirus-cases-and-22134-recoveries/

 

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Death rates underline importance of vaccination as government aims for November target for red zones

By Erich Parpart and Cod Satrusayang

 

 

The Thai government is setting itself a November target for herd immunity through vaccination and infection in red areas across the country, a Ministry of Public Health source told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228391-death-rates-underline-importance-of-vaccination-as-government-aims-for-november-target-for-red-zones/

 

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Two arrested luxury villa party in Koh Samui test positive for COVID-19

 

Image: Bophut Police

 

It has emerged that two attendees among 24 Thais and foreigners arrested at a party at a luxury villa in Koh Samui on Saturday have tested positive for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228396-two-arrested-luxury-villa-party-in-koh-samui-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Pattaya reopening delayed to October as slow vaccine rollout stalls progress

 

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A senior TAT rep has said that the Pattaya Move On plan to reopen the resort to foreign tourism won't be happening next month as planned. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228397-pattaya-reopening-delayed-to-october-as-slow-vaccine-rollout-stalls-progress/

 

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Police detain armed man holding people hostage on Bangkok bus

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police have arrested a 24 year old Thai man who took a bus driver and ticket collector hostage at gunpoint in the Lad Prao area of Bangkok on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228398-police-detain-armed-man-holding-people-hostage-on-bangkok-bus/

 

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Suan Dusit Poll: many Thais can't hang on much longer as pandemic continues

 

 

Bangkok Business News reported the latest findings from a Suan Dusit University poll.

 

Full story:  https://aseannow.com/topic/1228401-suan-dusit-poll-many-thais-cant-hang-on-much-longer-as-pandemic-continues/

 

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Bang Saen: Large crowds gather on the beach in contravention of Covid rules 

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported that yesterday evening large crowds were on Bang Saen beach in Chonburi in contravention of Covid-19 rules.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228404-bang-saen-large-crowds-gather-on-the-beach-in-contravention-of-covid-rules/

 

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Phuket marks 126 new COVID cases

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 126 new local infections on the island yesterday (Aug 21), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 2,528.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228408-phuket-marks-126-new-covid-cases/

 

 

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Leading Thai doctor says the Covid stats can't be trusted

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Dr Thira Woratanarat went on his personal Facebook page to suggest that the figures for Covid-19 infections and deaths do not reflect reality.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228411-leading-thai-doctor-says-the-covid-stats-cant-be-trusted/

 

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Big Joke's "People Poll" about Thai police should lead to effective change 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's chief of police Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk is determined that work done by one of his famous advisors will not go to waste.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228416-big-jokes-people-poll-about-thai-police-should-lead-to-effective-change/

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Chiang Mai man burns down house after argument with mother over pigs

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that police in the Mae Jaem area of Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand had arrested a man for arson.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228417-chiang-mai-man-burns-down-house-after-argument-with-mother-over-pigs/

 

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Electricity outage to affect Patong

By The Phuket News

 

A map showing the areas to be affected by the power outage in Patong on Wednesday (Aug 25). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Patong branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong on Wednesday (Aug 25) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228424-electricity-outage-to-affect-patong/

 

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No need for hoarding; plenty of essential food items available in shops and markets, says DIT

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A deputy of the Department of Internal Trade attached to the commerce ministry has assured the Thai public that there are plenty of food items and essential goods of all description in the shops and markets of the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228425-no-need-for-hoarding-plenty-of-essential-food-items-available-in-shops-and-markets-says-dit/

 

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Professor and his students rounded up at Korat drinks bash

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Authorities on the lookout for Covid-19 violations in Nakhon Ratchasima were advised to check out an establishment in Techno Village Soi 30 Kanya yesterday evening. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228426-professor-and-his-students-rounded-up-at-korat-drinks-bash/

 

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TAT still aiming for ONE MILLION foreign tourists this year

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Despite the dire state of the pandemic in Thailand with record daily highs, the Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yutthasak Suphasorn told Sanook that his target for foreign tourists before the end of the year is still one million.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1228428-tat-still-aiming-for-one-million-foreign-tourists-this-year/