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Thai and US officials to meet in Washington DC to resolve delay over Pfizer vaccine being donated to Thailand

 

 

Officials of the Thai embassy in Washington DC will meet with their American counterparts this week to facilitate the delivery of an additional million doses of Pfizer mRNA vaccine, being donated to Thailand by the United States, according to Thai Ambassador to the US, H.E. Mr. Manasvee Srisodaphol.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233073-thai-and-us-officials-to-meet-in-washington-dc-to-resolve-delay-over-pfizer-vaccine-being-donated-to-thailand/

 

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300,000 doses of AZ vaccine donated by Japan arrive in Thailand 

 

 

The Thai Foreign Ministry has expressed its appreciation to the Japanese government for its donation of 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, which arrived in Bangkok Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233076-300000-doses-of-az-vaccine-donated-by-japan-arrive-in-thailand/

 

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Heavily-flooded hospital in Chaiyaphum temporarily closed after all patients evacuated

 

 

As it closed until further notice, all the remaining patients in the heavily-flooded Bamnetnarong Hospital, in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum, were evacuated to a nearby hospital this afternoon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233077-heavily-flooded-hospital-in-chaiyaphum-temporarily-closed-after-all-patients-evacuated/

 

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Flood walls being built to protect archaeological sites in Ayutthaya province

 

 

Workers have been racing against time to build flood walls to protect several archaeological sites, located along the banks of the Chao Phraya and Lop Buri rivers in the central province of Ayutthaya, from flooding.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233078-flood-walls-being-built-to-protect-archaeological-sites-in-ayutthaya-province/

 

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Phuket Opinion: Enough rope

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew (right) has the latest statistics explained to him at the Aunjai Clinic in Phuket Town on Friday (Sept 24). Photo: Radio Thailand Phuket

 

PHUKET: If anyone was still looking for evidence that the COVID infection figures provided by some officials in Phuket were not adding up, this past week – not once, but twice – they have had that evidence served to them on a plate.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233079-phuket-opinion-enough-rope/

 

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Thai Education Ministry Plans to Tackle Teachers’ Debts Nationwide

By Tarin Angskul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Education Ministry has unveiled the government’s plans to tackle debts owed by about 900,000 teachers nationwide, worth about 1.4 trillion baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233080-thai-education-ministry-plans-to-tackle-teachers’-debts-nationwide/

 

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Thai Provinces below Chao Phraya Dam Are Warned of Overflows and Floods

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department has announced that the Chao Phraya Dam will increase the discharge rate, to prepare for more water flowing from the North and Northeast regions as a result of a monsoon trough and the tropical depression "Dianmu", which has downgraded into an active low-pressure cell over Khon Kaen province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233081-thai-provinces-below-chao-phraya-dam-are-warned-of-overflows-and-floods/

 

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PM visits Sukhothai to gauge flood situation

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has visited Sukhothai province to seek a long-term solution to floods in the area, as citizens in many districts of Sukhothai are affected by floods whenever there is a long period of rainfall. Aside from Sukhothai, other provinces in the lower northern region also have a similar problem with recurring regional flooding.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233082-pm-visits-sukhothai-to-gauge-flood-situation/

 

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Bangkok prepares for floods as more rain is likely

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Police General Atsawin Kwanmuang, Governor of Bangkok said today that a plan and preparations for flooding in Bangkok have now been finished. Waterways, reservoirs, and water level monitoring systems are ready to prevent an inundation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233083-bangkok-prepares-for-floods-as-more-rain-is-likely/

 

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Thailand’s Vaccine Stockpile Will Reach 125 Million Doses by the End of the Year

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that Thailand’s vaccine stockpile will top 125 million doses by the end of the year as vaccination picks up pace across all segments of the population.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233085-thailand’s-vaccine-stockpile-will-reach-125-million-doses-by-the-end-of-the-year/

 

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Thai Government Plans BT100-Billion Budget to Help Small Businesses

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Finance Ministry has revealed that the state committee, tasked with scrutinizing the use of the country’s borrowing for restoring the COVID-hit economy, approved a 100-billion-baht budget to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233086-thai-government-plans-bt100-billion-budget-to-help-small-businesses/

 

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Chula VRC touts development of mRNA technology

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Chulalongkorn University’s Chula Vaccine Research Center (Chula VRC) has highlighted its effort to develop six technologies to aid in the fight against COVID-19, after the nation was able to administer 47 million doses of vaccine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233087-chula-vrc-touts-development-of-mrna-technology/

 

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No side effects shown in vulnerable youngsters received Pfizer

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - In keeping with the government’s policy to vaccinate 4.5 million students nationwide aged 12 - 18 with Pfizer vaccines to prepare for the coming school reopening, Bangkok has already vaccinated over 2,000 vulnerable students with no side effects being recorded.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233088-no-side-effects-shown-in-vulnerable-youngsters-received-pfizer/

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Thai Trade Authorities Require Online Sellers to Provide Product Information

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

  

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has warned online sellers to display the price and description of their products and services clearly.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233090-thai-trade-authorities-require-online-sellers-to-provide-product-information/

 

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Thailand’s Agriculture Bank Offers Loans for Community Enterprises to Plant Cannabis

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has started offering loans this month for community enterprises and agricultural cooperatives to plant cannabis, after parts of the plant were taken off the narcotics list.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233091-thailand’s-agriculture-bank-offers-loans-for-community-enterprises-to-plant-cannabis/

 

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39 people arrested in Rayong for holding a party to celebrate being released from quarantine, drugs found

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Rayong – A group of 39 Thai teenagers were arrested at a pool villa in Rayong province this afternoon, September 26th, after reportedly gathering and taking illegal drugs to celebrate being released from a Covid-19 quarantine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233092-39-people-arrested-in-rayong-for-holding-a-party-to-celebrate-being-released-from-quarantine-drugs-found/

 

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Officials hope new safety standards will help boost Hua Hin’s decimated taxis

By Paul Andrews

 

A tourist rides a Tuk Tuk in Hua Hin. File Photo

 

Public health and tourism officials have launched a new project aimed at boosting health and safety standards in taxi and tuk tuks in Hua Hin and Cha Am.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233093-officials-hope-new-safety-standards-will-help-boost-hua-hin’s-decimated-taxis/v

 

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64,000 ATK test kits to be distributed throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Health officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan have taken delivery of 64,000 ATK test kits, which will be distributed throughout the province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233094-64000-atk-test-kits-to-be-distributed-throughout-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

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Sept 26: Prachuap reports 158 new COVID-19 cases as total cases surpass 10,000

By Paul Andrews

 

 

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Health officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Sunday (Sept 26) reported 158 new COVID-19 cases, 49 were found in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233095-sept-26-prachuap-reports-158-new-covid-19-cases-as-total-cases-surpass-10000/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 10,288 new coronavirus cases and 12,494 recoveries

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Monday (September 27) reported 10,288 new COVID-19 cases, 12,494 recoveries and 101 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233104-covid-19-thailand-reports-10288-new-coronavirus-cases-and-12494-recoveries/

 

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Pattaya: New "B.L.U.E." future envisaged - forget entertainment the focus is business and leisure

 

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When tourism finally gets off the ground again in Pattaya they will have to forget the resort's notorious entertainment industry.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233108-pattaya-new-blue-future-envisaged-forget-entertainment-the-focus-is-business-and-leisure/

 

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Koh Samui: 100% of people have had one dose - double vaxxed now at 80% as booster doses start today

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thai media reported on the success that is the vaccination rollout on the holiday island of Koh Samui in Thailand's southern Surat Thani province. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233110-koh-samui-100-of-people-have-had-one-dose-double-vaxxed-now-at-80-as-booster-doses-start-today/

 

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Budget conscious Thais frustrate seafood vendors at Bang Saen - they're back but not spending

 

Bang Saen. File photo: wikipedia

 

Traders selling seafood at the popular Bang Saen beach resort in Chonburi complained that people were bringing their own picnics and buying seafood before they arrived.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233111-budget-conscious-thais-frustrate-seafood-vendors-at-bang-saen-theyre-back-but-not-spending/

 

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Vehicles submerged in Phetchabun as tropical storm wreaks havoc - worst in 20 years

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Locals in Phetchabun in the north east of Thailand told Daily News they had experienced the worst flooding in 20 years as tropical storm Tianmu swept through.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233113-vehicles-submerged-in-phetchabun-as-tropical-storm-wreaks-havoc-worst-in-20-years/

 

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Restaurants plead to extend opening hours to 10pm

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The head of the Thai Restaurant Association has written to Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha asking him and the CCSA to extend restaurant opening.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233117-restaurants-plead-to-extend-opening-hours-to-10pm/

 

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Tough test ahead as Thailand mulls reopening schools

 

 

The second semester for most Thai students will start on November 1. But whether their classes are held online or onsite will depend on what schools and parents say.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233118-tough-test-ahead-as-thailand-mulls-reopening-schools/

 

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Phuket marks 193 new COVID cases, two more deaths

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 193 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 26) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 10,362.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233119-phuket-marks-193-new-covid-cases-two-more-deaths/

 

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Opinion: Foreign land ownership debate offers a chance for outside-the-box solutions

By Ton Panon Leelamanit

 

 

It’s been in the news everywhere that the Thai government is planning to entice foreigners to come and live in the country to stimulate the post COVID-19 economy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233120-opinion-foreign-land-ownership-debate-offers-a-chance-for-outside-the-box-solutions/

 

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National police chief Suwat in Phuket to promote tourism safety

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

National police chief in Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk was in Phuket yesterday (Sept 26) to promtoe the Old Phuket Town safety zone. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: National police chief in Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk was in Phuket yesterday (Sept 26) to promote the ‘Old Phuket Town Smart Safety Zone 4.0’ project underway to make the heart of Phuket Town a safe haven for local residents and tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233125-national-police-chief-suwat-in-phuket-to-promote-tourism-safety/

 

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Victims swindled of football investment money report to police

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Five victims of a scam online went to Bang Phli police yesterday reporting losses of 400,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233131-victims-swindled-of-football-investment-money-report-to-police/