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Thailand’s Public Health Ministry Provides Guide for Foreign Visitors

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has provided a guide for travelers planning to visit Thailand under the pilot reopening schemes, like “Phuket Sandbox”, “Samui Plus” and “Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229519-thailand’s-public-health-ministry-provides-guide-for-foreign-visitors/

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Thailand's elderly lag behind in COVID vaccination drive, data show

 

People line up to get vaccinated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in for first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 23, 2021. Picture taken on July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became feverish. Three days later, her mother tested positive for COVID-19. Four hours afterward, she died.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229509-exclusive-thailands-elderly-lag-behind-in-covid-vaccination-drive-data-show/

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Thai PM challenged on 1st day of censure debate over failure to contain pandemic

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha holds vials of the CoronaVac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine, developed by China’s Sinovac firm, as a shipment of it arrived in Bangkok on February 24, 2021. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was singled out for fierce attacks by opposition Pheu Thai MPs, over his alleged failures in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the first day of the censure debate in parliament this morning (Tuesday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229512-thai-pm-challenged-on-1st-day-of-censure-debate-over-failure-to-contain-pandemic/

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No COVID-19 South African C.1.2 variant in Thailand…yet

 

 

Thailand’s Disease Control Department has not yet found a single case of the South African C.1.2 variant of the COVID-19 virus in the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229547-no-covid-19-south-african-c12-variant-in-thailand…yet/

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Bangkok’s easing of lockdown restrictions, explained

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Following the gradual fall of cases throughout the country, the Thai government, in a bid to restore economic activity, is now easing lockdown restriction measures in Bangkok, its surrounding regions and the other “dark red zone” areas starting on September 1, the government spokesperson confirmed to Thai Enquirer on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229568-bangkok’s-easing-of-lockdown-restrictions-explained/

 

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Suspect arrested after allegedly beating drunk man to death in Pattaya area

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung – A suspect who allegedly beat an intoxicated man to death in the Pattaya area has been arrested by Nongprue police while claiming he didn’t mean to kill the victim.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229569-suspect-arrested-after-allegedly-beating-drunk-man-to-death-in-pattaya-area/

 

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U.S. Embassy Begins Construction of New Annex

 

The new building will house the many U.S. agencies that work hand in hand with Thai partners.

 

In August 2021, the United States began construction of a new annex on the existing U.S. Embassy Bangkok compound, which will support the continued expansion of U.S.-Thai diplomatic, security, and commercial relations and strengthen our ties with the Thai people.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229574-us-embassy-begins-construction-of-new-annex/

 

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Heartbroken daughter desperate to fly bedridden dad home from Thailand

Peter's life came crashing down after he went into a diabetic coma

Abigail Nicholson, Senior Night Reporter

 

Peter Thurgood, 74, moved to Thailand around 15 years ago (Image: Trina Sanders)

 

A desperate daughter is struggling to get her bedridden dad back to the UK from Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229575-heartbroken-daughter-desperate-to-fly-bedridden-dad-home-from-thailand/

 

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Thailand reports 14,802 new COVID-19 cases and 18,996 recoveries 

 

File photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

Thailand on Wednesday (September 1) reported 14,802 new COVID-19 cases, 18,996 recoveries and 252 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229584-thailand-reports-14802-new-covid-19-cases-and-18996-recoveries/

 

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Op-Ed: Thailand-South Korea ties turn more strategic

 

(Photo by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

 

Chung Eui-yong, a young South Korean diplomat who served in Thailand 30 years ago, had always dreamed of returning to the country of which he had grown fond. Last week, Chung visited Thailand as the foreign minister of South Korea. He received a warm welcome from his counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229587-op-ed-thailand-south-korea-ties-turn-more-strategic/

 

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Prepare for a spike, public health expert says, but don’t panic

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Thailand should expect to see a spike in Covid-19 cases as the country eases lockdown measures on Wednesday, a public health expert told Thai Enquirer. The important thing is that the public must “not panic,” the expert added.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229589-prepare-for-a-spike-public-health-expert-says-but-don’t-panic/

 

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"Honest" Anutin defends himself and vax rollout especially Sinovac and relationship with Chinese

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul  rose to address the house at 8.57 pm last night in the ongoing no confidence debate against the Thai government.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229592-honest-anutin-defends-himself-and-vax-rollout-especially-sinovac-and-relationship-with-chinese/

 

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The journey of traditional herb kratom – from banned narcotic to legal cash crop

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

A farmer tending to a kratom plant on a farm in Nonthaburi. (Photo by Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) / AFP)

 

For nearly 80 years, traditional herbal remedy kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) featured on the list of banned substances. But on August 24 it was not only legalized but also became a promising cash crop.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229598-the-journey-of-traditional-herb-kratom-–-from-banned-narcotic-to-legal-cash-crop/

 

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Box Jellyfish: Nets installed at Chaweng and Lamai on Samui in wake of tourist child death

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported from Koh Samui after a nine year old child died on Koh Phangan as a result of stings from a deadly box jellyfish.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229602-box-jellyfish-nets-installed-at-chaweng-and-lamai-on-samui-in-wake-of-tourist-child-death/

 

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Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office praised for meeting international standards

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) has assessed Thailand's efforts as meeting international standards, reported Naew Na. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229609-thailand’s-anti-money-laundering-office-praised-for-meeting-international-standards/

 

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Direct vaccine deals more advantageous than COVAX: NVI

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s decision not to join the COVAX vaccine sharing facility remains under scrutiny in the latest censure debate. The National Vaccine Institute chief today defended the situation once again, saying that Thailand is better off ordering vaccines directly from manufacturers rather than via COVAX.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229614-direct-vaccine-deals-more-advantageous-than-covax-nvi/

 

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Immigration arrest Cameroonian and Indian nationals on combined 2,700 day overstays

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported on the latest arrests achieved by Region 4 immigration in the north east of Thailand as they reported at an IB press conference in Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229616-immigration-arrest-cameroonian-and-indian-nationals-on-combined-2700-day-overstays/

 

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Swimmers in Hua Hin warned about deadly box jellyfish

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Swimmers in Hua Hin are being warned about potentially deadly jellyfish that may be present in the waters off the coast.

 

full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229618-swimmers-in-hua-hin-warned-about-deadly-box-jellyfish/

 

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Two Bangkok international schools prosecuted over illegal activities

 

Picture: Channel 7

 

Secretary of the Office of the National Primary Education Commission Attaphol Treuktrong said that they were taking action to prosecute two international schools in the Bangkok area after it was found they broke the law.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229622-two-bangkok-international-schools-prosecuted-over-illegal-activities/

 

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Phuket Welcomes Thai Tourists on Sept 8

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 1 (TNA) – Phuket will welcome Thai tourists from Sept 8 onwards and those who will stay longer than a week must be tested for COVID-19 there.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229624-phuket-welcomes-thai-tourists-on-sept-8/

 

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Phuket to open to domestic tourists, with conditions

By The Phuket News

 

Domestic tourists will be allowed onto Phuket from next Wednesday (Sept 8), with conditions. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Domestic tourists will be allowed to enter Phuket on holiday from next Wednesday (Sept 8 ) providing they satisfy certain criteria, including showing proof of hotel or accommodation reservation paid in advance and they must be tested for COVID-19 on Day 5 of their stay if they are staying more than seven days.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229624-phuket-welcomes-thai-tourists-on-sept-8/?do=findComment&comment=16789039

 

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"Charming Chiang Mai" set to reopen to foreign tourists from October 1st

 

file photo//Wikipedia

 

Foreign tourists wanting to visit Thailand under the "Charming Chiang Mai" reopening project will have to wait another month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229627-charming-chiang-mai-set-to-reopen-to-foreign-tourists-from-october-1st/

 

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Trouble breaks out as crowd of 1,000 people try to get 200 Pfizer jabs in Sriracha

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported mayhem at a public vaccination point in Sriracha as scuffles threatened to break out.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229639-trouble-breaks-out-as-crowd-of-1000-people-try-to-get-200-pfizer-jabs-in-sriracha/

 

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Wife calls the cops to report her husband organizing and playing golf contrary to Covid-19 rules

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A disgruntled wife in Kanchanaburi went on Facebook at the weekend to report the activities of her husband that she disagreed with.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229640-wife-calls-the-cops-to-report-her-husband-organizing-and-playing-golf-contrary-to-covid-19-rules/

 

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Twenty six tax and excise avoiders arrested in one month owing the state 500 million baht

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that officers of the Economic Crime Division under the leadership of Pol Maj-Gen Maitri Chimcherd had arrested twenty six people in August for not paying excise and revenue tax. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229641-twenty-six-tax-and-excise-avoiders-arrested-in-one-month-owing-the-state-500-million-baht/

 

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Police hunt for thief stealing drain covers in Surin

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that there was trouble in the north east of Thailand in Surin which they called "Elephant City" (in non-pandemic years there's a famous pachyderm round-up there notes ASEAN NOW).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229645-police-hunt-for-thief-stealing-drain-covers-in-surin/

 

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Hopes high worst of Phuket COVID outbreak is over

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew (centre), flanked by Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol (left) and Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon (right), speaks to the press at Provincial Hall last night (Aug 31). Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew expects to see a clear change for Phuket’s infection situation within one week, with lower numbers of new infected cases reported daily.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229658-hopes-high-worst-of-phuket-covid-outbreak-is-over/

 

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Thai public debt to GDP ratio at 55.59% as of July

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (GDP) stood at 55.59% as of July, up from 55.20% in the previous month, the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229686-thai-public-debt-to-gdp-ratio-at-5559-as-of-july/

 

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Thailand to start collecting tax from foreign tech firms

 

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday will start collecting value added tax (VAT) from foreign technology companies and expects to raise at least 5 billion baht ($154.70 million) in additional revenue each year, a senior official said.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229687-thailand-to-start-collecting-tax-from-foreign-tech-firms/

 

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PM: Curfew Relaxation under Consideration

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 1 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government was monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country and would later consider curfew relaxation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229688-pm-curfew-relaxation-under-consideration/