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Thailand Pavilion Gains Popularity at Dubai’s World Expo

 

 

DUBAI (NNT) - Thailand Pavilion at Dubai’s World Expo is one of the top destinations among visitors, having welcomed a large number of people since it was first launched last Friday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234240-thailand-pavilion-gains-popularity-at-dubai’s-world-expo/

 

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Police ready to talk to ‘Talugas’, apologise to Din Daeng residents for search

 

 

Bangkok police have offered to hold truce talks with the anti-government “Talugas” group, in an effort to find a peaceful solution to the weeks of violent protests at Din Daeng intersection, Pol Maj-Gen Jirasant Kaewsang-ek, deputy metropolitan police commissioner, told a news conference this morning (Tuesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234241-police-ready-to-talk-to-‘talugas’-apologise-to-din-daeng-residents-for-search/

 

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Higher Floodwalls to Protect Historical Sites

 

 

AYUTTHAYA, Oct 5 (TNA) – The Fine Arts Department mobilized its workers to raise floodwalls to protect archaeological sites as the levels of Chao Phraya and Pa Sak Rivers were rising.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234242-higher-floodwalls-to-protect-historical-sites/

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Thailand targets about 5% GDP growth next year - Deputy PM

 

FILE PHOTO: A container is loaded onto a cargo ship at a port in Bangkok March 30, 2015. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is aiming for economic growth of about 5% in 2022, driven by private consumption, government support measures and infrastructure investment, its deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234256-thailand-targets-about-5-gdp-growth-next-year-deputy-pm/

 

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Thai Red Cross delivers COVID-19 vaccines to Thailand's vulnerable migrant workers

 

Migrant workers queue up to receive their first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Thailand's Red Cross center in Bangkok, Thailand, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai Red Cross Society kicked off a vaccination campaign on Tuesday for migrant workers, one of the country's most vulnerable groups that has been largely left behind in the broader COVID-19 inoculation rollout.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234258-thai-red-cross-delivers-covid-19-vaccines-to-thailands-vulnerable-migrant-workers/

 

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Hospitals in Nakhon Si Thammarat stop using China’s Lepu ATKs due to high error rate

 

 

The provincial health chief of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat has ordered all state-run hospitals in the province to stop using the Chinese-made Lepu rapid antigen test kits (ATKs) due to a high percentage of inaccurate results.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234259-hospitals-in-nakhon-si-thammarat-stop-using-china’s-lepu-atks-due-to-high-error-rate/

 

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Thai civil court accepts lawsuit demanding revocation of Emergency Decree, compensation

 

 

The Thai Civil Court accepted a lawsuit today (Tuesday), against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five others, filed jointly by the anti-establishment Ratsadon group, the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw), a non-profit legal organization, and a feminist group, demanding the lifting of restrictions on free expressions and 4.5 million baht in compensation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234261-thai-civil-court-accepts-lawsuit-demanding-revocation-of-emergency-decree-compensation/

 

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Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection in Thailand: What to Know

 

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Nearly 22 years into the 21st century, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains the most infectious and deadly virus of this century. Not only among unvaccinated individuals but also there are quite a few fully vaccinated individuals getting COVID-19. While the unvaccinated are by far the most at risk of contracting and transmitting it, vaccinated people can develop symptoms and pass the virus onto others.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234262-breakthrough-covid-19-infection-in-thailand-what-to-know/

 

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Teenage boys to get single Pfizer dose first in wake of very rare side-effect

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 October 2021 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has issued the latest vaccination guideline for adolescents aged 12-18. Boys in this age group will get a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine, as health officials are waiting for more concrete data about possible side effects.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234263-teenage-boys-to-get-single-pfizer-dose-first-in-wake-of-very-rare-side-effect/

 

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COVID, floods to make for subdued vegetarian festival

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 October 2021 (NNT) - Many people who intend to observe a vegetarian diet during the vegetarian festival from October 6 to 14 made the switch to vegetarian meals on Tuesday, one day ahead of the festival. However, this year’s festivities are expected to be subdued even as the current wave of COVID-19 infections lessens in severity.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234265-covid-floods-to-make-for-subdued-vegetarian-festival/

 

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Phuket officials finally recognise island’s population in mass vaccination campaign

 

The Oct 3 report (left) posted yesterday used 467,587 as the island’s population, while the report for Oct 4 (right), posted online just eight hours later, used 547,584, which has been consistently upheld by the PPHO. Images: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials have finally updated their population figure for the number of people on the island in their daily reports for the number of people in Phuket who have been vaccinated.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1234266-phuket-officials-finally-recognise-island’s-population-in-mass-vaccination-campaign/

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