THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 20 July 2022

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Thailand reports first case of Omicron BA.2.75 sub-variant

 

 

The Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital has reported the country’s first case of the COVID-19 Omicron BA.2.75 sub-variant infection, in the southern province of Trang.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266478-thailand-reports-first-case-of-omicron-ba275-sub-variant/

 

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Tourism Authority Targets 30 Million Tourists in 2023

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is aiming to revitalize the nation’s tourism industry with new strategies and campaigns, targeting 30 million tourists and 2.38 trillion baht in revenue by 2023.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266479-tourism-authority-targets-30-million-tourists-in-2023/

 

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Evusheld Antibody Medication to Arrive in Thailand Next Week

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The first shipment of the long-acting antibody drug "Evusheld" is expected to arrive in Thailand on Monday (25 July) and will be administered immediately to patients with kidney failure and organ transplants.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266480-evusheld-antibody-medication-to-arrive-in-thailand-next-week/

 

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Zoo Held for Elephant Maltreatment

 

 

SAMUT PRAKAN, July 20 (TNA) – Officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and the Department of Livestock Development found four elephants were poorly kept at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266481-zoo-held-for-elephant-maltreatment/

 

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Pattaya City launches new campaign to organize homeless people

 

PHOTO: PRPATTAYA

 

Pattaya City launched a new campaign yesterday, July 19th, to organize homeless people and attempt to integrate them back into society.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266482-pattaya-city-launches-new-campaign-to-organize-homeless-people/

 

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Sattahip holds a meeting to support teaching sailing in schools

 

 

Sattahip recently held a meeting to support nautical tourism and make sailing an elective subject in schools.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266483-sattahip-holds-a-meeting-to-support-teaching-sailing-in-schools/

 

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Sleepy truck driver crashes in Chonburi, three seriously injured

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

 

A sleepy truck driver crashed and overturned while returning to his hometown, severely injuring three people.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266484-sleepy-truck-driver-crashes-in-chonburi-three-seriously-injured/

 

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Maya Bay in Krabi to temporarily close for two months for environmental recovery

 

 

The famous Maya Bay in Krabi will be temporarily closed for two months for environmental recovery.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266485-maya-bay-in-krabi-to-temporarily-close-for-two-months-for-environmental-recovery/

 

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Three workers rescued from Bangkok soak pit full of toxic gas die

 

 

Three of the four people rescued from a soak pit at a condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Na area on Tuesday have died of suspected inhalation of toxic gas or suffocation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266500-three-workers-rescued-from-bangkok-soak-pit-full-of-toxic-gas-die/

 

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Lacklustre trade as ex-farm egg prices increase

 

 

Trade at chicken farms in Bangkok’s Rom Sai-Bang Bon area was lacklustre today (Wednesday), the first day that the price of ex-farm chicken eggs increased by 20 satang to 3.40 baht per egg, or a six baht increase for a pack of 30.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266501-lacklustre-trade-as-ex-farm-egg-prices-increase/

 

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Guns N’ Roses set to perform in Bangkok on November

 

 

American hard rock band ‘Guns N’ Roses’ are scheduled to perform in Bangkok, Thailand on November 9th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266503-guns-n’-roses-set-to-perform-in-bangkok-on-november/

 

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Passengers, crew rescued after boat catches fire off coast of Chumphon

 

 

Twenty people on a passenger boat were rescued this afternoon after the vessel caught fire, possibly caused by an engine fault. The boat was in rough seas about 5 km from the coast of Muang district of Chumphon province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266516-passengers-crew-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-off-coast-of-chumphon-into-fire-on-lomlakh-koh-tao-boat/

 

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DES minister accused of having been unfaithful to his wife during censure debate

 

 

Pheu Thai MP Chanok Chanthathong took a swipe at Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn during the second day of the censure debate today (Wednesday), accusing him of being unfaithful to his wife.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266507-des-minister-accused-of-having-been-unfaithful-to-his-wife-during-censure-debate/

 

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