Bangkok’s dark secrets to be revealed in a new Thai-made Netflix series

 

 

Film buffs around the world will be treated to a glimpse of Bangkok’s darkest corners, where conspiracy hides behind a facade of charity, in the new series Bangkok Breaking, slated to premiere globally on 23 September exclusively on Netflix.

 

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‘Khao Yai Fever’ May Bring COVID to National Park

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Sept 3 (TNA) – The chief of the Khao Yai National Park is limiting the number of visitors to a cliff in the national park as the “Khao Yai Fever” on social media prompted people to flock into the natural tourist attraction and raised concern about a possible COVID-19 outbreak.

 

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Financial support for students as families plunged into poverty

 

The average monthly income in Phuket had fallen to B1,961, Ms Anchalee said yesterday (Sept 2). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Financial assistance was handed out to 500 children from families plunged into poverty by the ongoing economic crisis so the children can continue their schooling yesterday (Sept 2).

 

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DBD launches online shopping website for local goods

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has debuted a new website showcasing selected products from local communities across the country. Shoppers can now place orders for more than 300 items conveniently available online, while selected entrepreneurs can list their items for sale without any fees.

 

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DLT reopens offices for license and tax services

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Following the relaxation of lockdown measures in Bangkok and other provinces hard-hit by the pandemic, the Department of Land Transport has reopened its offices providing public services and driver’s license applications, with some of the services moved online to prevent crowding.

 

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COVID-19 Solutions Discussed for factories

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 3 (TNA) – The Industry Ministry, the Public Health Ministry, the Labour Ministry, the Interior Ministry and the private sector organized a brainstorming session to discuss measures to prevent and contain COVID-19 outbreaks at factories.

 

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Distribution of 8.5m ATKs Planned for Self-Testing

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 3 (TNA) – The National Health Security Office announced its plan to distribute 8.5 million antigen test kits for people to test themselves for COVID-19.

 

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Health minister all migrant restaurant workers will be vaccinated

 

 

Foreign migrant workers employed in the food and beverage (F&B) service sector in Thailand, who are not covered by the social security scheme, will be vaccinated. The Public Health and Labour ministries, as well as security agencies, have been working out the actual numbers, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

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Bangla Rd next target to have power cables buried

 

Bangla Rd is next in line to have its power and communications cables buried. Screenshot: Radio Thailand Phuket

 

PHUKET: Bangla Rd will be the next main street in Patong to have its power and communications cables installed underground, Theeraphat Petchsichuang, Chief of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Patong Office, has confirmed. 

 

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Combined use of AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs starts in October in Thailand

 

(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Thailand is tentatively set to extend its “mix and match” approach to COVID-19 mass vaccination in October, using the AstraZeneca viral vector vaccine as the first dose, followed by a dose of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine 4-12 weeks later. About 10 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech are expected to arrive monthly, said Dr Sophon Iamsirithavorn, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230010-combined-use-of-astrazeneca-and-pfizer-jabs-starts-in-october-in-thailand/

 

Clinic treats some diseases with cannabis

 

 

Kancharak Wellness Clinic in Pathum Thani Province became the very first clinic to use Cannabis for treatment in Thailand which had been officially registered and approved by the Thai Ministry of Public Health since the country announced the movement of all parts of Cannabis and Hemes, except for Cannabis’ inflorescence and seed,  from type-5 drugs lists in the Thai government gazette on December 15th, 2020.

 

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