PM Asks Public To Report Dubious Content

By Namo Vananupong

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Fake news and rumors about the current situation of COVID-19 have the potential to cause confusion among the public, and the prime minister is now urging people to stop sharing fake news and to report them so that facts are discerned from fiction.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248071-pm-asks-public-to-report-dubious-content/

 

Chicken Included on Price Control List

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) -The Cabinet approved a proposal to include chickens and chicken meat in the state price control list along with tougher measures for chicken farmers, slaughterhouses and chicken feed factories.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248074-chicken-included-on-price-control-list/

 

Udon Thani’s zebra crossings get makeover following Bangkok’s fatal accident

 

 

The north-eastern province of Udon Thani is improving their zebra crossings near schools and hospitals, to improve safety for pedestrians and drivers following a high-profile fatal accident in Bangkok that left a pedestrian crossing the road dead.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248077-udon-thani’s-zebra-crossings-get-makeover-following-bangkok’s-fatal-accident/

 

Group demands better safety for pedestrians using Thailand’s zebra crossings

 

 

A group of activists campaigning for a better quality of life, about 30 of whom are former victims of road accidents, gathered in front of Government House today (Wednesday) to submit a petition, addressed to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, urging the government to take steps to ensure safety for pedestrians using zebra crossings, following a recent high-profile accident that left a pedestrian dead.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248089-group-demands-better-safety-for-pedestrians-using-thailand’s-zebra-crossings/

 

Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species

 

A Popa langur moves along a forest floor. The Popa langur is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s latest update on the Mekong region./ AP

 

BANGKOK (AP) — A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s latest update on the greater Mekong region.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248090-ghostly-monkey-among-224-new-mekong-region-species/

 

Hundreds of thousand litres of crude oil leaks in Gulf of Thailand, clean up operations underway

 

 

Teams from the departments of Pollution Control, Marine and Marine and Coastal Resources have been sent to the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of the eastern province of Rayong, to contain a massive amount of oil which spilled from an oil pipeline last night (Tuesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248092-hundreds-of-thousand-litres-of-crude-oil-leaks-in-gulf-of-thailand-clean-up-operations-underway/

 

Virology expert says cross-vaccination in booster dose produces very high immunity against Covid

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - With the two-dose regimen for vaccination against COVID-19 deemed as no longer offering an adequate level of protection against the disease, Thai health authorities are ramping up the administering of the booster or third dose. Meanwhile, Thailand’s top virologist has indicated that cross-vaccination produces very high immunity in inoculated individuals.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248093-virology-expert-says-cross-vaccination-in-booster-dose-produces-very-high-immunity-against-covid/

 

Cannabis, hemp removed from narcotics list

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government of Thailand has officially legalized cannabis and hemp through the removal of these plans from the national narcotics list.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248094-cannabis-hemp-removed-from-narcotics-list/

 

World Monitoring Spread of BA.2 Omicron Subvariant

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Scientists around the world are paying close attention to the development of a new subvariant from the Omicron variant of concern, officially named BA.2. Cases from this subvariant have increased in several countries around the world, with 9 BA.2 cases detected in Thailand so far.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248095-world-monitoring-spread-of-ba2-omicron-subvariant/

 

Rider injured after motorbike accident in Banglamung

 

PHOTO: Eak / Chon News

 

A motorbike rider has sustained injuries after he tried to avoid a collision with another vehicle in the Banglamung district.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248096-rider-injured-after-motorbike-accident-in-banglamung/

 

Tourists Decry ATK Requirement at Piers to Samet Island

 

 

CHONBURI (NNT) - A contentious issue circulating online at present is the requirement for tourists traveling into Samet island in the Gulf of Thailand to possess medical facility-approved ATK Covid test results. The majority of tourists arriving at piers on the mainland to board ferries to Samet are unaware of this requirement, and some opt to cancel their island trip instead of spending 330 baht per person for the test at the pier.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248097-tourists-decry-atk-requirement-at-piers-to-samet-island/

Fourteen BA.2 COVID cases detected in Thailand, one dead

 

Photo: The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

 

The number of Omicron BA.2 sub-variant COVID-19 cases in Thailand has increased to 14 to date. One has died.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248128-fourteen-ba2-covid-cases-detected-in-thailand-one-dead/

 

COVID-19 causes closure of loss-ridden major insurance company

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was officially notified today (Wednesday) by Thai Group Holdings (TGH) of the decision of the board to close down one of its subsidiaries, Southeast Life Insurance, after it suffered a hefty loss caused by compensation payments made to customers who took out insurance coverage for COVID-19 infections under the “Found, Paid, Done” insurance plan.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248129-covid-19-causes-closure-of-loss-ridden-major-insurance-company/

 

Young children vaccination starts 31 January

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - COVID-19 vaccination for young children aged 5-11 years will start on 31 January. Children with underlying health conditions will be prioritized in this vaccination drive.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248130-young-children-vaccination-starts-31-january/

 

Thailand Receives First Lot of Pfizer Vaccines for Children

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 26 (TNA) – The first lot of 300,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children arrived in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248131-thailand-receives-first-lot-of-pfizer-vaccines-for-children/

 

Tens of thousand drivers in Bangkok face fines for encroaching onto zebra crossing

 

 

Bangkok’s Thonglor traffic police plan to notify over 25,000 motorists and motorcyclists, who were caught by surveillance cameras encroaching on zebra crossings at the Asoke-Sukhumvit intersection, to pay their fines.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248132-tens-of-thousand-drivers-in-bangkok-face-fines-for-encroaching-onto-zebra-crossing/

 

Phuket TAT: Up-To-Standard Care Delivered To Guests Quarantining At Hospitels in Phuket

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A British journalist’s account of a two-week stay inside a ‘hospitel’ in Phuket has drawn attention to problems with service and amenities for guests at such establishments, as well as questions about laxed Covid prevention measures. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) explains that the care of Covid-positive people staying in hospitels comply with public health measures, but a revision over the activities allowed for these guests will now take place.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248133-phuket-tat-up-to-standard-care-delivered-to-guests-quarantining-at-hospitels-in-phuket/

 

PM Orders Swift Handling of Leaked Crude Oil Near Map Ta Phut

 

 

RAYONG (NNT) - Much of the crude oil that leaked near Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong has now been contained, after an amount of crude started leaking from an undersea pipeline at about 9 pm on Tuesday night (25 Jan). Vessels are now spraying chemicals onto the patches of oil to minimize the impact on the environment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248134-pm-orders-swift-handling-of-leaked-crude-oil-near-map-ta-phut/

 

Thai government launches national efforts to stem water pollution

 

 

The Thai government has launched a national campaign in the Samut Prakan Province to clean the country water resources from litter and garbage, as it joined forces with university students, school students and the private sector to address water pollution.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248135-thai-government-launches-national-efforts-to-stem-water-pollution/

 

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