THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 12 Jan 2022

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Agriculture Minister Denies Swine Fever Cover-up

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 12 (TNA) – Officials did not try to cover up the epidemic of the African swine fever (ASF) and the Department of Livestock Development had seriously tried to prevent it since its outbreak in China in 2018, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246475-agriculture-minister-denies-swine-fever-cover-up/

 

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Pfizer booster after two Sinovac jabs are most effective against Delta, Omicron

 

 

Two doses of Sinovac and a booster dose of Pfizer vaccines generate the highest level of immune response against the Delta and Omicron variants, measured at 1,143 Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) and 531 GMT respectively, according to initial findings from Siriraj Clinical Research Centre.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246476-pfizer-booster-after-two-sinovac-jabs-are-most-effective-against-delta-omicron/

 

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Thailand ranked Asia’s best and world’s 11th best place to retire

 

Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

 

Thailand has been ranked the world’s 11th best place to retire in 2022 and is in first place in Asia. The ranking was produced and published by International Living Magazine on January 1st, 2022.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246477-thailand-ranked-asia’s-best-and-world’s-11th-best-place-to-retire/

 

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Thai cabinet endorses bill to oversee media ethics, standards

 

 

The Thai cabinet approved a draft bill on Tuesday which seeks to create a council for the media profession, similar to the Lawyers Council of Thailand, to regulate and promote the ethics and standards of Thai media professionals and to protect the rights, liberties and independence of the media, in accordance with Section 35 of the Constitution.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246478-thai-cabinet-endorses-bill-to-oversee-media-ethics-standards/

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Cabinet approves Air Force’s planned purchase of 4 fighter jets

 

 

Thailand’s cabinet yesterday (Tuesday) endorsed the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) plan to buy four fighter jets, at an estimated cost of 13.8 billion baht, to replace its fleet of aging F-16 Falcon jets, which have been in service for about four decades.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246514-cabinet-approves-air-force’s-planned-purchase-of-4-fighter-jets/

 

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Thai court extends bail for protest leader Rung Panusaya

 

Student Union of Thailand spokesperson Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul makes the three-finger salutes as she leaves Bangkok Remand Prison in Bangkok on May 6, 2021, after a Thai court on Thursday granted bail to her. Jack TAYLOR / AFP

 

The Bangkok South Criminal Court decided to extend bail this afternoon (Wednesday) for Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, a key leader of the anti-establishment Ratsadon protest group, until May 25th, and eased restrictions on her movements as well.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246516-thai-court-extends-bail-for-protest-leader-rung-panusaya/

 

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