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PM: No Flood Worries This Year

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 16 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assured there was no concern about flooding this year, unlike what had happened in 2011.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231798-pm-no-flood-worries-this-year/

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Thailand’s anti-graft body ordered to reveal its findings on DPM Prawit’s wristwatch scandal

 

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (C) leaves Government House before the swearing-in ceremony for the new Thai cabinet in Bangkok on July 16, 2019. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

The Central Administrative Court has ordered Thailand’s anti-graft watchdog, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), to reveal its findings from an investigation into the expensive wristwatches seen being worn in public by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. The ruling was read yesterday (Wednesday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231799-thailand’s-anti-graft-body-ordered-to-reveal-its-findings-on-dpm-prawit’s-wristwatch-scandal/

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Prominent doctor calls for one-month delay to Thailand’s border reopening

 

 

Dr. Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital of Mahidol University, is suggesting that the government take the “Phuket Sandbox” scheme into account before reopening borders on October 1st, cautioning that the country is not yet ready, due to low rates of vaccination. The reopening date should be pushed back a 1 month to ensure that Thailand is ready.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231824-prominent-doctor-calls-for-one-month-delay-to-thailand’s-border-reopening/

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Thailand’s Foreign Minister to visit Washington and UN next week

 

 

Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai is to visit Washington and will attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and ASEAN related meetings in New York next week, according to an informed source.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231845-thailand’s-foreign-minister-to-visit-washington-and-un-next-week/

 

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COVID contaminated waste should not be burned in crematoria – Pollution Control

 

This picture taken on May 14, 2020 show an employee moving waste from hospitals that treat patients with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus to an incinerator at a trash disposal facility in Bangkok. The kingdom has not recorded a domestic case of the virus for 51 days as of July 15, winning praise for its strict lockdown which has so far controlled infections. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

COVID-19 contaminated waste should not be incinerated in crematoria, as it would send undesirable odours and particles of toxic gasses and heavy metals that can worsen people’s health and the environment, said Thailand’s Pollution Control Department, amid increasing unmanaged contaminated waste that has prompted many to dump them in crematoria.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231846-covid-contaminated-waste-should-not-be-burned-in-crematoria-–-pollution-control/

 

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Moderna jabs to reach Thailand from mid-October

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Thailand’s acquisition of the highly anticipated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will see the first batch arriving by mid-October, with deliveries continuing to March 2022, the government confirmed on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231847-moderna-jabs-to-reach-thailand-from-mid-october/

 

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Access restrictions on Phi Phi Island extended

By The Phuket News

 

Phi Phi Island, Photo: TAT

 

PHUKET: The restrictions on people travelling to Phi Phi Island have been extended until Sept 24 as a precaution following more construction workers there being confirmed as infected.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231848-access-restrictions-on-phi-phi-island-extended/

 

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Thailand to reopen more regions to tourists by October, analysts say it is risky but necessary

Tan Tam Mei

Thailand Correspondent

 

Authorities are keen on reopening popular tourist spots like Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Bangkok on Oct 1.PHOTO: AFP

 

BANGKOK - Thailand is pushing ahead with efforts to open up more regions to visitors by the end of the year in an attempt to revive its battered tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231850-thailand-to-reopen-more-regions-to-tourists-by-october-analysts-say-it-is-risky-but-necessary/

 

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Thai Tourism Reopening Plan Stokes Concerns of Virus Resurgence

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

 

● Doctors warn of potential squeeze on Thailand’s health system

● Risks remain with nationwide vaccination rate under 20%

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231851-thai-tourism-reopening-plan-stokes-concerns-of-virus-resurgence/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 14,555 new coronavirus cases, 171 deaths

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Friday (September 17) reported 14,555 new COVID-19 cases, 13,691 recoveries and 171 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231860-covid-19-thailand-reports-14555-new-coronavirus-cases-171-deaths/

 

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4-year-old girl tragically drowns at a swimming pool in Pattaya area home

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung – A 4-year-old half-Russian half-Thai girl tragically drowned at a swimming pool in a Banglamung house Wednesday night (September 15th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231861-4-year-old-girl-tragically-drowns-at-a-swimming-pool-in-pattaya-area-home/

 

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Anutin: No one said we'd open the country and Bangkok on October 1st

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand's deputy prime minister and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul denied there was any specific dates for opening up the country or Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231867-anutin-no-one-said-wed-open-the-country-and-bangkok-on-october-1st/

 

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Intoxicated driver crashes his pickup truck into Pattaya road barriers during curfew time

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Eak Chon News

 

Pattaya – An intoxicated construction contractor crashed his pickup truck into road barriers in Pattaya during a current mandatory curfew time early yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231870-intoxicated-driver-crashes-his-pickup-truck-into-pattaya-road-barriers-during-curfew-time/

 

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71 new COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan, 23 were found in Hua Hin

By Hua Hin Today

 

 

Health officials on Thursday (Sept 16) reported 71 new COVID-19 cases, 23 were found in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231871-71-new-covid-19-cases-in-prachuap-khiri-khan-23-were-found-in-hua-hin/

 

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Phuket marks 236 new COVID cases, five deaths

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 236 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 16) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 8,062.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231872-phuket-marks-236-new-covid-cases-five-deaths/

 

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Bangkok reopening: Year end cash injection awaits though exactly when remains in the air

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath asked several interest groups about the reopening of Bangkok to foreign and domestic tourism.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231876-bangkok-reopening-year-end-cash-injection-awaits-though-exactly-when-remains-in-the-air/

 

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AZ boosters for those who got 2 Sinovac jabs from March to May to begin on Sep 24

 

 

People who received two doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine between March and May this year will be the first eligible for AstraZeneca booster shots, starting next Friday (September 24th). Those who received the Sinopharm vaccine will be next, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231878-az-boosters-for-those-who-got-2-sinovac-jabs-from-march-to-may-to-begin-on-sep-24/

 

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Lottery tickets to get bigger 2D barcodes for draw on October 1st

 

Picture: Sanook

 

People who play the official state lottery - quite a large number in gambling mad Thailand - will find the government's tickets look a bit different for the October 1st draw.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231882-lottery-tickets-to-get-bigger-2d-barcodes-for-draw-on-october-1st/

 

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Ten years on the run! Former Korat sub-district leader arrested for murder of wife and stepson

 

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A former leader of the Pho Klang sub-district in Muang district of Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) has been arrested in the south of Thailand after being on the run for ten years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231887-ten-years-on-the-run-former-korat-sub-district-leader-arrested-for-murder-of-wife-and-stepson/

 

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Security guard shot dead at Pathum Thani housing estate - he'd caught his boss sleeping on the job

 

Thai caption: Assault case stalled - ended in death

Picture: Snook

 

A grim tale of revenge emerged after a 57 year old security man who had been sacked as chief at a housing estate returned to shoot dead an underling with whom he had argued.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231889-security-guard-shot-dead-at-pathum-thani-housing-estate-hed-caught-his-boss-sleeping-on-the-job/

 

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Teen gold shop robber was mixed up in Ponzi scheme - public warned about "len share"

 

Picture: INN

 

The deputy RTP spokesman Pol Col Siriwat Deephor told INN that the 17 year old high school student who was arrested after stealing from a gold shop was mixed up in an online Ponzi scheme. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231891-teen-gold-shop-robber-was-mixed-up-in-ponzi-scheme-public-warned-about-len-share/

 

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Surachate in Phuket to launch ‘Old Phuket Town Smart Safety Zone’

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Pol Lt Gen Surachate ‘Big Joke’ Hakparn, currently serving as a ‘Level 9 Adviser’ to the Royal Thai Police attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, arrived in Phuket yesterday (Sept 16) to promote an initiative to create a ‘crime-free zone’ in the Phuket Old Town area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231894-surachate-in-phuket-to-launch-‘old-phuket-town-smart-safety-zone’/

 

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Thai FDA give approval nod for "Moderna" vaccine use on 12-17 year olds

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that general manager of an arm of Zuellig Pharma Ltd in Thailand Sunaina Kitketphaisan revealed that the Thai Food and Drug Administration had granted permission for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be used on children aged 12-17.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231896-thai-fda-give-approval-nod-for-moderna-vaccine-use-on-12-17-year-olds/

 

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Bangkok governor rejects tourism minister’s plan to reopen capital on Oct 15

 

 

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang declared on Friday that Thailand’s capital will not reopen to fully vaccinated and COVID-19 negative international arrivals, without a quarantine requirement, on October 15th, as announced by Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn on Wednesday (September 15th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231898-bangkok-governor-rejects-tourism-minister’s-plan-to-reopen-capital-on-oct-15/

 

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Hua Hin: 100K foreigners spending 1.2 billion is highly likely to achieved

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A transport ministry advisor named Udon Olsan told Siam Rath that ambition plans to target 100,000 foreign tourists spending 1.2 billion baht in the fourth quarter were "very likely to be achieved" when Hua Hin reopens.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231902-hua-hin-100k-foreigners-spending-12-billion-is-highly-likely-to-achieved/

 

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Samut Songkhram to spend 12 million baht to reopen floating markets

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Samut Songkhram's Sanchai Pattanawichai led teams to inspect work at three floating markets in the area. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231904-samut-songkhram-to-spend-12-million-baht-to-reopen-floating-markets/

 

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Phuket officials defer ‘considering’ lifting ban on alcohol in restaurants

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong at the meeting on Wednesday (Sept 15). 

 

PHUKET: Phuket officials have sidelined discussing whether to lift the ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in restaurants on the island due to the high number of new COVID infections reported each day.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231906-phuket-officials-defer-‘considering’-lifting-ban-on-alcohol-in-restaurants/

 

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Registration for 3rd “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” tourism program starts Sep 24

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports is set to launch the third phase of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) tourism promotion program on September 24th, by enabling Thai citizens who want hotel and air fare discounts, plus free food coupons, to register for the benefits.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231932-registration-for-3rd-“rao-tiew-duay-kan”-tourism-program-starts-sep-24/

 

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Thai Health Ministry Insists Country’s Reopening Plan Is Not Premature

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry insists that the plan to reopen 5 provinces, including Bangkok, has been properly assessed and is not premature, in response to academics’ concerns over the government’s plan to reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists starting next month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231933-thai-health-ministry-insists-country’s-reopening-plan-is-not-premature/

 

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Bangkok Administration to Distribute 2 Million Antigen Test Kits to High-risk Groups

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Starting yesterday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working with the National Health Security Office in handing out 2 million antigen test kits (ATKs) to people who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231934-bangkok-administration-to-distribute-2-million-antigen-test-kits-to-high-risk-groups/