Month: July 2021
Daily Covid tally climbs to 15,376 cases amid move to ease restaurant restriction
DESPITE the 24-hour coronavirus count reaching 15,376 cases and 87 deaths this morning (July 26), the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is moving to help restaurateurs by allowing those located in malls to deliver food for online orders, Amarin TV said. Of today’s large batch of cases, 14,335 were among the general public …
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Protesters make their point despite not reaching Govt House
DEMONSTRATORS heading from Victory Monument to the Government House where they wanted to stage another rally there to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down were stopped at Nang Loeng intersection by a strong police barricade, Thai Rath newspaper said. Accompanying the protesters was a procession of cars, motorcycles and pick-up trucks carrying four …
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Man drops dead at Bangkok convenience store
A 47-year-old Thai man suddenly collapsed and died at a convenience store in Chatuchak district of Bangkok this afternoon (July 25) with his body taken for autopsy to determine the cause of death particularly whether he was infected with coronavirus, TV Channel 7 said. The sudden death of this man at the Ngamwongwan branch …
Daily Covid count surges to 15,335 amid scare over homeless people in Korat
AS the daily Covid tally continues to rise reaching 15,335 new cases and 129 deaths this morning (July 25), Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) city residents appealed for help as 30 new homeless people were found sleeping on the streets with many of them sick and possibly infected with coronavirus, Sanook.com said. Of the large batch …
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Police warn protesters against rallying tomorrow
THE METROPOLITAN Police this evening (July 24) warned a group of protesters who call themselves “Harley Sportster Inc.” from holding a protest tomorrow to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign as they risk being prosecuted on multiple charges, Sanook.com said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Tawichai, deputy chief and spokesman of Metropolitan Police, said …
Door opened for foreigners to pre-register for Covid jabs
THE FOREIGN Ministry’s Consular Affairs Department has opened a pre-registration system for foreigners in Thailand who are 60 years and older to sign up for coronavirus shots, Sanook.com said this afternoon (July 24). Recently 2,661 foreigners in this category had pre-registered for shots at Bang Sue Central Station. Very soon they will be informed of …
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From rags to riches with fingerroot
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FARMER WICHIAN Suacharoen’s economic status has virtually turned from rags to riches with the cultivation of fingerroot, the medicinal plant scientifically proven to ward off Covid-19 infection. The farmer has grown fingerroot plants, known as krachai khao in Thai, in his quiet backyard in Baan Maklua subdistrict of the capital …
Another homeless man found dead as Covid count remains high
YET another homeless man was found dead on a bench near Victory Monument this morning (July 24) amid continuing high Covid tally that reached 14,260 cases and 119 deaths in 24 hours, Sanook.com said. A forensic doctor from Ramathibodi Hospital and Por Teck Tung rescuers found the 80-year-old man dead on the bench with …
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Army colonel in hot water for seeking Moderna vaccine for military personnel
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY COLONEL attached to the Thai Armed Forces headquarters will be disciplinarily punished for trying to obtain Moderna vaccine for purported use among military personnel and their family members. Deputy Thai Armed Forces headquarters spokesman Maj. Gen. Thirapong Pattamasing said today (July 23) the colonel in question, who is …
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Anti-Prayut ‘car mob’ protest held in Korat
TWO GROUPS of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) protesters held a “car mob” parade through this northeastern city at 5 p.m. today (July 23) to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign, Sanook.com said. The approximately 1,500 protesters, from Korat Movement and Korat No Dictatorship groups, had gathered at the parking lot in front of Tawan Daeng …
48 youths held in raid at Songkhla hotel party
SOUTHERN Songkhla officials and police raided a party held at a hotel on Koh Yo island and arrested 48 youths with drugs also found at the scene, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (July 23). At around 11 p.m. last night Mr. Chaiphon Niyomkaew, chief of Mueang Songkhla district, together with police and officials …
Philippines extends travel ban to Malaysia, Thailand amid Delta-fuelled surge
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times Manila – The Philippines has tightened restrictions in the community and at the borders, as it confirmed the start of a new wave of Covid-19 infections – this time fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant. The government today (July 23) announced that its travel ban would …
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Thammasat field hospital: healthcare system has collapsed
IN A DISCONCERTING post Thammasat field hospital said that the Thai healthcare system has now collapsed to go by seriously ill patients not getting admitted for treatment despite calling several hospitals and then dying in their home and on the street, Amarin TV said this morning (July 23). While this Facebook post was published …
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Thai Health Promotion launches “Vaccine Jai” campaign to reduce Covid-19 related suicides
THAI Health Promotion Foundation has launched the “Vaccine Jai” campaign in an attempt to reduce Covid-19 related suicides, NNT said this evening (July 22). According to the foundation, the campaign was launched at a virtual seminar, involving Srinakharinwirot University and the Department of Mental Health, to help people maintain mental stability. Foundation director Chatwut Wangwon …
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Tax raids target Indian paper that criticised government over Covid
By The Guardian and published by MSN.com TAX RAIDS have been carried out on the offices of one of India’s most popular newspapers, after months of critical coverage of the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. This morning, more than 100 tax inspectors descended on the headquarters of Dainik Bhaskar media group in the state …
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Vietnam in talks with US to produce mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Hanoi – Vietnam is in talks with the United States to locally produce mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, its foreign ministry said on today (July 22), as the Southeast Asian country looks to shore up its vaccine supply amid its worst outbreak of the coronavirus yet. After successfully containing …
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Foreign travellers wonder if they’ve been tricked into visiting country under lockdown
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY FOREIGN VISITORS to Phuket and Koh Samui are wondering if they have been practically tricked into visiting a country where all domestic flights to and from its capital city are currently banned, remarked former finance minister Sommai Pasee yesterday (July 21). Under the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus Model reopening …
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PM orders all agencies to help out as another homeless man is found dead
PRIOR to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announcing this morning (July 22) that all government agencies have to help take coronavirus patients to a hospital for treatment and they must not be seen wandering on the streets, a homeless man was found dead in Sukhumvit Soi 20, Sanook.com and Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7 …
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Daily Covid tally still high as cabbie takes ailing homeless man to hospital
DESPITE Covid count remaining high these days reaching 13,655 cases and 87 deaths this morning (July 22) , people are still helping each other with a kind taxi driver last night taking a sick homeless man to the hospital after he had been lying on the pavement since morning, CH3ThailandNews and Sanook.com said. In …
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Spanish holiday rental bookings in August exceed pre-pandemic levels
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Madrid – Spanish holiday rentals for August are more heavily booked than before the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to domestic tourism and a perception that rented properties are safer than hotels, Spain’s leading holiday booking website Rentalia said on today (July 21). The occupancy of apartments and houses …
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Bhumjaithai Party ‘never thought about’ pulling out of coalition government
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul and party secretary general Saksayam Chidchob today (July 21) announced they have ”never thought about” withdrawing from the Prayut coalition government but intended to stay on until the end of its four-year term. Anutin and Saksayam gave a press conference at the party’s headquarters only …
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10 more businesses closed in dark red zone
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) this afternoon (July 21) closed 10 more businesses with this being in addition to 23 other categories already shut down in an effort to rein in the coronavirus outbreak, Siam Rath newspaper said. The 10 newly closed business are as follows: – 1. All types of sports …