THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 12 Sept 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

48 foreigners, Thais arrested at birthday party in Koh Samui

 

Image: Daily News

 

Forty eight people were arrested after a raid on a resort in Koh Samui during the early hours of Saturday morning (Sept 11).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231187-48-foreigners-thais-arrested-at-birthday-party-in-koh-samui/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand to get 71m more COVID-19 vaccine doses this year; Pfizer for teens

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s COVID-19 task force has announced a target of 24 million vaccinations in October, with 71 million more doses of vaccine from various manufacturers to be delivered in the last three months of 2021. Mass vaccination for adolescents aged 12-17 years will also begin in October with two Pfizer doses given.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231189-thailand-to-get-71m-more-covid-19-vaccine-doses-this-year-pfizer-for-teens/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

PM says ejection of two ministers is in interests of governance

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has confirmed his decision to relieve two Cabinet ministers of their posts was done in the interests of national administration, rebutting claims by the opposition that the moves hint at disorder within the coalition.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231191-pm-says-ejection-of-two-ministers-is-in-interests-of-governance/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

AirAsia to resume Hua Hin – Chiang Mai, Udon Thani flights in October

 

 

AirAsia is set to resume operating flights between Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Udon Thani from October.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231195-airasia-to-resume-hua-hin-–-chiang-mai-udon-thani-flights-in-october/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

One million arrivals to Hua Hin Airport within the next three years

 

 

The ambitious plans to transform Hua Hin Airport and develop the region into a truly international travel destination continue apace.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231196-one-million-arrivals-to-hua-hin-airport-within-the-next-three-years/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

People who got vaccinated in Bangkok can now get 2nd jab in Hua Hin

 

 

Some good news for people who received a 1st vaccine dose in Bangkok, but now wish to receive their 2nd jab in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231197-people-who-got-vaccinated-in-bangkok-can-now-get-2nd-jab-in-hua-hin/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Two pet dogs reportedly poisoned in Pattaya, police searching for suspects

 

 

Two pet dogs have died after being poisoned according to local residents in Banglamung, part of the Pattaya area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231198-two-pet-dogs-reportedly-poisoned-in-pattaya-police-searching-for-suspects/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

SuperCheap ordered closed over COVID infections

 

The main SuperCheap store and shopping complex north of Phuket Town has been ordered closed for seven days. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The main SuperCheap shopping complex in Rassada, north of Phuket Town, has been ordered closed for seven days as a measure to prevent COVID-19 infections from spreading after at least 23 staff there were confirmed infected.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231199-supercheap-ordered-closed-over-covid-infections/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports 14,029 new COVID-19 cases, 15,742 recoveries, 180 deaths

 

People receive China's Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 24, 2021. REUTERS

 

Thailand on Sunday (Sept 12) reported 14,029 new COVID-19 cases and 180 more fatalities, according to data released by the Ministry of Public Health.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231224-thailand-reports-14029-new-covid-19-cases-15742-recoveries-180-deaths/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Two drivers escape injuries after pickup truck carrying chicken meat collides with container truck in Chonburi

 

 

Chonburi – Two drivers have escaped from injuries after a pickup truck which was carrying fresh chicken collided with a container truck in Mueang Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231226-two-drivers-escape-injuries-after-pickup-truck-carrying-chicken-meat-collides-with-container-truck-in-chonburi/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Health volunteers’ gruelling journey to vaccinate people in village near Myanmar border

 

 

A team of health volunteers from Sangkhla district, in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi, spent six days and five nights of camping in the jungle to reach a remote forest, close to the Thai-Myanmar border, to inoculate 164 members of an ethnic Karen community.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231227-health-volunteers’-gruelling-journey-to-vaccinate-people-in-village-near-myanmar-border/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Phuket sets up ten more community isolation facilities as COVID-19 infections spike

 

 

Ten more community isolation facilities are being set up on Thailand’s Phuket Island as COVID-19 infections surge.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231228-phuket-sets-up-ten-more-community-isolation-facilities-as-covid-19-infections-spike/

 

[rooster59]

Get thee behind me Covid - Thai nights out in the good old days. Are there more to come?

 

 

This week your favorite columnist is shamelessly going after “likes” so please give me a click irrespective of whether the column is any good. I need to present your appreciation to my boss so that I can get a much needed raise (or rise, I’m never sure which) to pay for my healthcare now I’m finally maturing (read falling apart) at the age of 60.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231229-get-thee-behind-me-covid-thai-nights-out-in-the-good-old-days-are-there-more-to-come/

 

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