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Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of pill for COVID-19 treatment

 

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FILE PHOTO: An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's government is in talks with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, a Thai official said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234036-thailand-in-talks-with-merck-for-200000-courses-of-pill-for-covid-19-treatment/

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Hospitals to Receive Partial Moderna Vaccine Delivery

 

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BANGKOK (TNA) – Hospitals will receive the partial delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna in the fourth quarter of this year and they will equally have 40% of their order.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234083-hospitals-to-receive-partial-moderna-vaccine-delivery/

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Pandora Papers expose world leaders’ offshore entities, Thai tycoon families among listed

 

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More than a dozen heads of state and government, from Jordan to Azerbaijan, Kenya and the Czech Republic, have used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a far-reaching new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234042-pandora-papers-expose-world-leaders’-offshore-entities-thai-tycoon-families-among-listed/

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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by outage: tracker

 

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Facebook outage reports on Downdetector. (Photo by Tulip Naksompop Blauw)

 

Major social media services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were hit by a massive outage on Monday, tracking sites showed, impacting potentially tens of millions of users.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234126-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-hit-by-outage-tracker/

 

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American suspect who allegedly raped masseuse in Khon Kaen has extended detention sought, investigators oppose bail at this time

By Nop Meechukhun

 

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PHOTO: Siamrath

 

Khon Kaen – An American suspect originally from Colorado who was under Thai police custody for allegedly raping and assaulting a masseuse in late September has reportedly confessed to all allegations to Khon Kaen police today, October 4th, and investigators are opposed to any bail at this point of the investigation, believing the suspect would be a flight risk.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234129-american-suspect-who-allegedly-raped-masseuse-in-khon-kaen-has-extended-detention-sought-investigators-oppose-bail-at-this-time/

 

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Father and 7-year-old son die, while mother and daughter seriously injured after two-truck collision in Ban Bueng

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

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PHOTO: Kom Khao Tua Thai

 

Ban Bueng – A father and his 7-year-old son died while a mother and a d

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234130-father-and-7-year-old-son-die-while-mother-and-daughter-seriously-injured-after-two-truck-collision-in-ban-bueng/

 

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5,696 households hit by floods in Ayutthaya, victims still waiting for help

By Natcha Patanasophon

 

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At least 15,696 households have been hit by flooding in Ayutthaya province, officials told Thai Enquirer on Monday, as victims in hard to reach areas still wait for government support.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234132-5696-households-hit-by-floods-in-ayutthaya-victims-still-waiting-for-help/

 

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Full force of the law to be used against Khon Kaen masseuse rapist

 

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A delegation of public prosecutors visited the Thai masseuse allegedly raped by an American man as she started to recover in a Khon Kaen hospital yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234158-full-force-of-the-law-to-be-used-against-khon-kaen-masseuse-rapist/

 

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Phuket marks 177 new COVID cases, three more deaths

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 177 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Oct 4) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 11,834.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234159-phuket-marks-177-new-covid-cases-three-more-deaths/

 

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Five years on Thai police arrest owner of Nataree massage parlor - he'll face human trafficking and money laundering charge

 

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A press conference announced the arrest in Bangkok Noi of the former owner of the Nataree massage parlor in Rachadaphisek, Prasert Sukkhee.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234169-five-years-on-thai-police-arrest-owner-of-nataree-massage-parlor-hell-face-human-trafficking-and-money-laundering-charge/

 

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Bar owner arrested for selling alcohol after 10pm

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: Phuket City Police have arrested a bar owner on the outskirts of Phuket Town for breach of the provincial order regulating the opening of places at risk of spreading COVID-19 after he was caught selling alcohol after 10pm.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234171-bar-owner-arrested-for-selling-alcohol-after-10pm/

 

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Water runoff and landslide warning issued for Phetchaburi, Prachuap, Chumphon and Ranong

 

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Daily News reported that the Facebook page of the National Water Command issued warning number 18 about the danger of runoff and landslides in many areas of the upper south and south of Thailand from tomorrow until Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234179-water-runoff-and-landslide-warning-issued-for-phetchaburi-prachuap-chumphon-and-ranong/

 

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Thai AMLO Awards Freeland for Help on Major Wildlife Trafficking Case
Asset Seizure Sets New Bar for Targeting Wildlife Criminals

 

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Chief of Thailand's Financial Intelligence Unit Awards Freeland for Help on Hydra Case


(Bangkok) On September 30, 2021, Police Major General Piyapun Pingmuang, Secretary General of Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Organization (AMLO), awarded Freeland with an official plaque of recognition and appreciation for its critical support of a multi-year, multi-country case against an international wildlife trafficking syndicate, which resulted in over 330 million baht in assets being frozen and seized.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234186-thai-amlo-awards-freeland-for-help-on-major-wildlife-trafficking-case/

 

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Customer at hydraulics shop killed after pick-up driver mistakes accelerator for the brake

 

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Phrapradaeng police were called after an incident at a hydraulics supplies shop on Suksawat Road on Saturday evening, reported Sanook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234189-customer-at-hydraulics-shop-killed-after-pick-up-driver-mistakes-accelerator-for-the-brake/

 

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PM: No cabinet reshuffle underway

By Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha has addressed rumors of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle, asserting that no reshuffles are planned at the moment. Similarly, Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan has indicated there are no impending Cabinet reshuffles or adjustments within the ranks of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234192-pm-no-cabinet-reshuffle-underway/https://aseannow.com/topic/1234192-pm-no-cabinet-reshuffle-underway/

 

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Chonburi new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 drop to 555 with 5 new deaths

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

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Highlights:

555 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

633 people recovered and were released from medical care

5 new deaths

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234201-chonburi-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-drop-to-555-with-5-new-deaths/

 

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Hashtags about Facebook, Instagram outage top trending in Thailand

 

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Hashtags about the outage of Facebook and Instagram last night were top-trending on Twitter in Thailand shortly after the social media giant became inaccessible.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234214-hashtags-about-facebook-instagram-outage-top-trending-in-thailand/

 

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Golf-Asian Tour set to resume after 18 months

 

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(Reuters) - The Asian Tour is set to return from an 18-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic after the golf circuit said on Tuesday it will stage two tournaments in Thailand before the end of the year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234219-golf-asian-tour-set-to-resume-after-18-months/

 

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Thai Sept CPI beats forecast as state subsidies end

 

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FILE PHOTO: Employees of Tesco Lotus shop online wearing protective face masks prepare customers orders during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a Tesco Lotus supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) rose more than expected in September as government utility subsidies ended and energy prices increased, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234237-thai-sept-cpi-beats-forecast-as-state-subsidies-end/

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