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Thailand eases COVID-19 restrictions - but only for people who are vaccinated

 

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File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand will lift most coronavirus restrictions on retail and dining from next month and permit gatherings of up to 25 people in Bangkok and other high risk areas, its COVID-19 task force said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229007-thailand-eases-covid-19-restrictions-but-only-for-people-who-are-vaccinated/

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Killer cops’ case sheds light on rampant police abuse of suspects, reform unlikely – HRW

 

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Thanks to social media and a whistle blower, who leaked the chilling video of a group of police officers torturing a drug suspect to death, has triggered yet another public outcry against the authorities and a media storm over this blatantly horrendous act and the denial of the suspect’s right to prove his innocence in the justice system, or even to say goodbye to his loved ones.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229024-killer-cops’-case-sheds-light-on-rampant-police-abuse-of-suspects-reform-unlikely-–-hrw/

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Thailand-South Korea stress post-pandemic cooperation

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and South Korea have determined the tightening of economic and public health cooperation, in a visit to Thailand by the South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a time when post-pandemic recovery is a particular mutual interest.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229065-thailand-south-korea-stress-post-pandemic-cooperation/

 

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Thammasat University authorized to import Vaccines

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thammasat University has officially become the latest government entity authorized to import medicines related to COVID-19 prevention and treatment, including vaccines, as announced on the Government Gazette. The announcement effectively provides a new official channel to import COVID-19 vaccines into Thailand to manufacturers that are currently dealing with government entities only.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229066-thammasat-university-authorized-to-import-vaccines/

 

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Bio Asia Pacific 2021 to showcase Health Innovations

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - With the increasing demand for health products and services due to the pandemic, government agencies and private firms will be showcasing health innovations at Bio Asia Pacific 2021 virtual conference taking place online next week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229067-bio-asia-pacific-2021-to-showcase-health-innovations/

 

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Drunk motorbike driver crashes in Si Racha, falls asleep on road uninjured, witnesses thought he was dead

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

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Si Racha – A reportedly intoxicated motorbike driver was woken up by a rescue worker on a road in Si Racha earlier this week, with local residents at first thinking the rider was deceased.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229068-drunk-motorbike-driver-crashes-in-si-racha-falls-asleep-on-road-uninjured-witnesses-thought-he-was-dead/

 

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Man killed in motorbike accident in Si Racha, spends eight days in tall grass near major road

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

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PHOTO: Singthong Nammala / Top News

 

Si Racha – A “big bike” rider was found dead eight days later after an accident in Si Racha, having crashed into a forested area obscured from view only a few feet from a major road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229069-man-killed-in-motorbike-accident-in-si-racha-spends-eight-days-in-tall-grass-near-major-road/

 

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Thailand reports 17,984 COVID-19 cases, 292 more deaths 

 

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FILE PHOTO: A man uses his phone at an almost empty road which is usually crowded with people, as lockdown and travel restrictions are imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Thailand on Saturday (August 28) reported 17,984 new COVID-19 cases, 20,535 recoveries and 292 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229077-thailand-reports-17984-covid-19-cases-292-more-deaths/

 

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Thailand red list: British tourists face huge costs in dash back to UK to beat hotel quarantine

By Amy Walker

 

Traveller says she will stay on in holiday hotspot because quarantine will ‘bankrupt’ her and sorting flight before Monday deadline is ‘almost impossible’

 

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Fran Greene (right) with her partner Conor Lyons (left). The recent graduates are stuck in Phuket, Thailand, after the Government announced it would move the country to red list restrictions (Picture: Fran Greene)

 

British tourists have said they face huge costs and a desperate scramble to get home from Thailand before red list rules kick in on Monday – or risk becoming stuck in the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229084-thailand-red-list-british-tourists-face-huge-costs-in-dash-back-to-uk-to-beat-hotel-quarantine/

 

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Restaurants told by Anutin: Once reopened there's no going back

 

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A leading restaurateur who met health minister and DPM Anutin Charnvirakul recently said they were told that once they were allowed to open again there was no going back to lockdown restrictions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229087-restaurants-told-by-anutin-once-reopened-theres-no-going-back/

 

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Thailand plans to vaccinate 4 million students with Pfizer by October

 

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Sanook reported from parliament after education ministerial aide Kanokwan Wilaiwan responded to a question from a Pheu Thai MP about vaccinating school children and getting students off online learning and back in the class again.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229094-thailand-plans-to-vaccinate-4-million-students-with-pfizer-by-october/

 

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Jo Ferrari latest: Bail opposed as former cop says he was only doing his job - he denies murder

 

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The rich and now former cop known as Jo Ferrari or Chief Jo at the center of a case that has shocked Thailand was ordered held for the next 12 days along with six subordinates. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229096-jo-ferrari-latest-bail-opposed-as-former-cop-says-he-was-only-doing-his-job-he-denies-murder/

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Ganja oil and illegal cosmetics bust - two arrested and 42 million baht in assets seized

 

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Picture: Naew Na

 

Drug police and local officers in Samut Prakan busted a production and distribution point for marijuana oil and illegal cosmetics at a house on Srinakharin Road in Thepparak district on Friday. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229098-ganja-oil-and-illegal-cosmetics-bust-two-arrested-and-42-million-baht-in-assets-seized/

 

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Chiang Mai reopening: Restaurants (no alcohol), shopping and fitness centers lockdown measures eased from Wednesday

 

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The Covid-19 authorities in Chiang Mai have announced the easing of various lockdown measures in the northern Thai city from next Wednesday September 1st.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229103-chiang-mai-reopening-restaurants-no-alcohol-shopping-and-fitness-centers-lockdown-measures-eased-from-wednesday/

 

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Bangkok to conduct mass screenings at 29 large wet markets in the capital

 

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will launch mass COVID-19 screening, using rapid antigen test kits (ATKs), targeting about 19,000 vendors and workers at 29 of the largest wet markets in the capital, in a bid to contain the spread of the contagion.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229106-bangkok-to-conduct-mass-screenings-at-29-large-wet-markets-in-the-capital/

 

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Bomb explodes on Bangkok bound freight train in Narathiwat province

 

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A special train, bound for Bangkok from Su-ngai Kolok district of the southernmost province of Narathiwat, was hit by a bomb blast today (Saturday). The device is believed to have been hidden among boxes containing fruit in a freight car.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229139-bomb-explodes-on-bangkok-bound-freight-train-in-narathiwat-province/

 

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Field hospital gender separated after alleged sex scandal involving patients

 

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Provincial health officials in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province have decided to separate a field hospital for COVID-19 patients, in Banag Pla sub-district of Bang Phli district, into male and female zones, after it was discovered that some patients were being accused of engaging in sexual activity and drug abuse.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229140-field-hospital-gender-separated-after-alleged-sex-scandal-involving-patients/

 

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The high-rolling career of ‘Joe Ferrari’, top cop in corruption spotlight

 

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The public is watching closely to see if the scandal over a drug suspect shown tortured to death at a police station will trigger reforms or merely deepen the flaws of the Royal Thai Police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229141-the-high-rolling-career-of-‘joe-ferrari’-top-cop-in-corruption-spotlight/

 

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Thais urged to adopt “Smart Control and Living with COVID-19” concept

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged the public and private sectors and all Thais today (Saturday) to apply the 10-point “Smart Control and Living with COVID-19” concept, so the country can overcome the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229142-thais-urged-to-adopt-“smart-control-and-living-with-covid-19”-concept/

 

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Record number of COVID-19 vaccinations in single day on Friday in Thailand

 

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915,738 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Thailand on Friday, the highest number of inoculations given in a single day since mass vaccinations began in the country on February 28th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229143-record-number-of-covid-19-vaccinations-in-single-day-on-friday-in-thailand/

 

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China donates medical devices worth 50 million baht

 

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China has agreed to provide medical equipment, including oxygen generators and fingertip oximeters, valued at 10 million yuan (about 50 million baht), to Thailand to help in the fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229144-china-donates-medical-devices-worth-50-million-baht/

 

 

 

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