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Thailand’s private sector tells government – ‘No more lockdown restrictions’

 

Photo by STEPHEN SHAVER / AFP

 

The joint committee of Thailand’s three private sector organizations has told the government not to re-impose lockdown restrictions, but to accelerate vaccinations to cover 70% of the country’s population before the full reopening of the borders to foreign arrivals.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229716-thailand’s-private-sector-tells-government-–-‘no-more-lockdown-restrictions’/

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Thai Foreign Ministry Procures COVID-19 Vaccines from Partner Countries

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been using diplomatic channels to procure COVID-19 vaccines and other aid from partner countries.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229694-thai-foreign-ministry-procures-covid-19-vaccines-from-partner-countries/

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Eighteen arrested for holding illegal birthday party in Pattaya area, small amount of drugs reportedly found as well

 

 

Police raided a birthday party late last night, August 31st, arresting a total of eighteen suspects. The man celebrating his birthday claimed he was “immune” from Covid-19 as he had previously had the disease, stating he should be able to celebrate his birthday due to this “fact.”

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229693-eighteen-arrested-for-holding-illegal-birthday-party-in-pattaya-area-small-amount-of-drugs-reportedly-found-as-well/

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Hua Hin restaurants reopen, no vaccinations needed

 

People eating at the food court in BluPort. File photo.

 

Shopping malls and restaurants in Hua Hin are allowed to reopen from today (Sept 1) in accordance with the Thai governments easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229691-hua-hin-restaurants-reopen-no-vaccinations-needed/

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UPDATE:

 

Hair cuts and dining in as Thai malls reopen after virus cases ease

 

A staff member prepares to open a restaurant on the first day of coronavirus restrictions lift on retail and dining in Bangkok and other high-risk areas to revive the economy, as the country battles its worst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand allowed shopping malls in the capital Bangkok to reopen on Wednesday and restaurants to operate at half capacity, after nearly three months of tough restrictions aimed at containing the country's worst coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229690-parks-malls-and-eateries-gradually-reopening-on-first-day-of-eased-restrictions/?do=findComment&comment=16790828

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COVID-19 inoculation of the over 50s now a top priority in Thailand – CCSA

 

 

Public Health officials will accelerate the vaccination of people aged over 50 as a matter of urgency, after it was discovered that 80% COVID-19 related fatalities were people aged 50 and over, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229730-covid-19-inoculation-of-the-over-50s-now-a-top-priority-in-thailand-–-ccsa/

 

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Prayut walks back October reopening for the country

By Erich Parpart and Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha walked back the government’s deadline to open the country by October during censure debates on Wednesday and said he would only do so if it was “possible.”

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229731-prayut-walks-back-october-reopening-for-the-country/

 

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New hashtag trends on Twitter after more details emerge of government’s IO network mission

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Thai social media is in outrage once again on Wednesday with the hashtag #แหกIO (break the IO), after details of the government’s military IO network mission were once again uncovered by a Move Forward Party representative during Tuesday’s censure debate.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229732-new-hashtag-trends-on-twitter-after-more-details-emerge-of-government’s-io-network-mission/

 

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Mass Sinopharm vaccination campaign started in Pattaya and Chonburi area, goal is 70% vaccinated by end of October

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung – The Pattaya City Mayor has confirmed, according to him, that by at least the end of October, 70 percent of Pattaya residents will be vaccinated. The city has received 60,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines so far which are being vaccinated to roughly 2,000 people per day.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229734-mass-sinopharm-vaccination-campaign-started-in-pattaya-and-chonburi-area-goal-is-70-vaccinated-by-end-of-october/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 262 more deaths and 14,956 new coronavirus cases

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Thursday (September 2) reported 14,956 new COVID-19 cases, 17,936 recoveries and 262 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229740-covid-19-thailand-reports-262-more-deaths-and-14956-new-coronavirus-cases/

 

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Pheu Thai leader questions the government’s purchase of Sinovac

By Erich Parpart

 

 

The Pheu Thai Party will ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the government’s purchase of Sinovac vaccines, a senior Pheu Thai MP told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229743-pheu-thai-leader-questions-the-government’s-purchase-of-sinovac/

 

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Immigration promises no cover up after audio clip of "freedom in exchange for cash" hits social media

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Thai Immigration Bureau has set up a committee to investigate after an audio clip went viral on social media.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229753-immigration-promises-no-cover-up-after-audio-clip-of-freedom-in-exchange-for-cash-hits-social-media/

 

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Anutin and Sinovac supported: MoPH united in backing "mix and match" vax strategy 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The big guns were out in support of beleaguered health minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday at the Thai parliament as they sought to allay public fears over Thailand's mix and match vaccine strategy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229766-anutin-and-sinovac-supported-moph-united-in-backing-mix-and-match-vax-strategy/

 

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Phuket marks 204 new COVID cases

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 204 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 1)  bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 4,435.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229768-phuket-marks-204-new-covid-cases/

 

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DSI seeks help from foreign buyers over alleged condo fraud in Thailand

 

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The chief of the Department of Special Investigation has urged foreigners who have been deceived in alleged condominium investment scams to get in touch.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229769-dsi-seeks-help-from-foreign-buyers-over-alleged-condo-fraud-in-thailand/

 

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Mother jumps from Bangkok condo with infant after argument with foreign husband

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Lumpini police forensic teams and Ruam Katanyu rescue foundation attended the tragic scene at a condominium in Soi Mahatlek Luang 3 in the Pathumwan area of downtown Bangkok after a Thai woman jumped with her child.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229771-mother-jumps-from-bangkok-condo-with-infant-after-argument-with-foreign-husband/

 

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Phuket Fishing Port readies to reopen

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Staff from Rassada Municipality yesterday led a mass cleaning effort at Phuket Fishing Port on Koh Siray, Rassada, ahead of its planned reopening tomorrow (Sept 3).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229779-phuket-fishing-port-readies-to-reopen/

 

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Tourism improvement not expected until next year: Association of Thai Travel Agents

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

The chief of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has put the biggest stick yet in the spokes  of Prayuth Chan-ocha's 120 day reopening plan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229781-tourism-improvement-not-expected-until-next-year-association-of-thai-travel-agents/

 

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Pipat bullish about opening Thailand under PM's plan after ATTA said non-starter

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thailand's tourism minister spoke up during the no-confidence debate in the Thai parliament yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229783-pipat-bullish-about-opening-thailand-under-pms-plan-after-atta-said-non-starter/

 

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Hua Hin opening like Phuket Sandbox on Oct 1st to "100,000 foreign tourists for sure" spending 1.2 billion

 

Picture: Bangkok Business News

 

The man in charge of the plan to reopen Hua Hin to foreign tourists - Hua Hin Recharge - has said that it will follow the Phuket Sandbox model.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229785-hua-hin-opening-like-phuket-sandbox-on-oct-1st-to-100000-foreign-tourists-for-sure-spending-12-billion/

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Pesky pachyderm continues to make problems for locals in Hua Hin

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Supha, 58 who everyone calls Pa Yai - Aunty Big - who lives in the Hua Hin area wants to see a transfer for Bunmee the elephant who has trashed her place yet again. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229788-pesky-pachyderm-continues-to-make-problems-for-locals-in-hua-hin/

 

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Pattaya: Rain washes away 400 million baht beach - barriers and tunnel proposed

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Our pictures today come from Daily News who went to Pattaya to explore the latest damage to the main beach after it rained. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229792-pattaya-rain-washes-away-400-million-baht-beach-barriers-and-tunnel-proposed/

 

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Gold shop robber dressed in food delivery outfit - owner who fought back is shot

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on a gold shop robbery at a well known mall in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima province in NE Thailand yesterday evening at 5 pm.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229793-gold-shop-robber-dressed-in-food-delivery-outfit-owner-who-fought-back-is-shot/

 

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Video: Great piece of parking or bad driving…dangerous Samut Sakhon road in the news again

 

 

An infamous bend in Samut Sakhon is in the news again after what looked like a great piece of parking or a highly dangerous maneuver. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229794-video-great-piece-of-parking-or-bad-driving…dangerous-samut-sakhon-road-in-the-news-again/

 

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Expat hopes dashed -  Brit retirees have to tighten purse strings again after baht strengthens

 

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A month ago it looked as the only way was up for many pensioners in Thailand reliant on the weakening baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229795-expat-hopes-dashed- -brit-retirees-have-to-tighten-purse-strings-again-after-baht-strengthens/

 

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Ostrich caught at mall after escaping farm and running loose on Chonburi roads

 

PHOTO: Dragon rescue team

 

An escaped ostrich was caught after running loose on local roads in the Mueang Chonburi District for two hours yesterday causing traffic delays and bemused looks from area residents.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229822-ostrich-caught-at-mall-after-escaping-farm-and-running-loose-on-chonburi-roads/

 

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Thousands of cats stranded on Thailand’s Koh Phi Phi during pandemic

 

 

Over 1,000 cats have been stranded on Phi Phi Island in Krabi Province of Thailand, left behind by their owners after COVID-19 that killed the country’s tourism.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229824-thousands-of-cats-stranded-on-thailand’s-koh-phi-phi-during-pandemic/

 

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Thailand cites positive results from Sinovac-AstraZeneca vaccine formula

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman receives Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine after hundreds of residents in the district tested positive for the coronavirus disease in Bangkok, Thailand, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's health ministry said on Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine regimen of China's Sinovac followed by British-developed AstraZeneca was safe and successfully boosted immunity among its first 1.5 million recipients.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229826-thailand-cites-positive-results-from-sinovac-astrazeneca-vaccine-formula/

 

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Thais’ Domestic Tours to Resume on Oct 1

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (TNA) – The government will allow Thai people to go on domestic tours from Oct 1 onwards, according to the tourism and sports minister.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229827-thais’-domestic-tours-to-resume-on-oct-1/

 

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DBD presents “Thailand Franchise Awards 2021” to honor the franchises of the year

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Business Development (DBD) under the Ministry of Commerce, has presented honorary plaques to the franchises that were winners, in the “Thailand Franchise Award 2021”. The franchise contest which marks its second anniversary this year, was organized for Thai franchise owners to promote the potential of their business to meet international standards and justify the confidence of buyers and investors. Franchises are an effective way to ‘generate jobs and income’ and enable people who have been affected by COVID-19 outbreaks, to quickly own business, earn returns and recover.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1229829-dbd-presents-“thailand-franchise-awards-2021”-to-honor-the-franchises-of-the-year/