Month: July 2021
Forget tweeting and selfies: What the Internet really wants is to watch you eat
Published by Channel NewsAsia VIDEOS with the hashtag “whatieatinaday” have been viewed more than 7 billion times on TikTok. The Financial Times’ Elaine Moore digs into the global phenomenon. MUKBANG videos always start with the food. Heaps of bright red crab legs or bowls of glistening noodles sit close to the camera. Behind them, the …
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Senior Thais and expats will receive AstraZeneca vaccine shipped from Japan
THAILAND’S Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) says that senior Thais and foreigners based in Thailand will be given priority for the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which arrived in the country from Japan on July 9, NNT said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Thais and foreigners aged 60 or over and those with any …
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‘Fight for vaccine’: Thais snap up Covid-19 shots in seconds via e-commerce sale
By Reuters Staff and published by Channel NewsAsia A THAI hospital taking reservations this week for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine was sold out in minutes: After offering shots via e-commerce platform Shopee. With a worsening outbreak and worries about the efficacy of vaccines offered locally, appetite has quickly grown in Thailand for mRNA vaccines, which …
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French father goes on hunger strike for kids ‘abducted’ by Japanese wife
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Tokyo – A Frenchman in Japan who says his children were abducted by their Japanese mother began a hunger strike in Tokyo today (July 10), in a protest he hopes will bring international attention to his fight to be reunited with his family. “I’ve given everything, I’ve lost my …
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Street protesters urge PM to quit in 14 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS today (July 10) continued to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down in 14 days’ time on allegations that he has obviously failed to effectively contain the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the country. Political activist Sombat Boonngam-anong, leader of the ”car mob” protesters, called on Prayut to resign within …
Bangkok, outlying provinces, 4 southern provinces under lockdown
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BANGKOK, FIVE OUTLYING provinces and four southernmost provinces are now under lockdown and curfew for a 14-day duration as the domestic pandemic situation has worsened. The lockdown and curfew were imposed yesterday (July 9) by the Centre for the Covid-19 Situation Administration, effective from today and Monday respectively. The provinces affected …
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Daily Covid tally again soars to 9,326, 10 cases in Phuket
THE Public Health Ministry said early this morning (July 10) that the daily total of coronavirus cases surged to 9,326 over the past 24 hours while Phuket authorities revealed that 10 cases emerged on the island yesterday just days after the launch of the Sandbox scheme, Thai Rath newspaper said. There were also 91 …
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Pre-lockdown shopping rush gets under way
PEOPLE in Nonthaburi province adjacent to Bangkok flocked to shop for essential supplies before the lockdown starts on Monday July 12 fearing goods might run out and also eager to avoid bigger crowds over the weekend, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (July 9) Shoppers were busy buying necessities such as rice, dried food …
Doctor: Medical workers getting depressed at having to reject patients
A RESPIRATORY disease specialist today (July 9) revealed in a Facebook post that the number of frontline healthcare workers getting depressed is increasing as they now have to select coronavirus patients with a better chance of survival and reject the others through lack of accomodation in their hospital, Sanook.com said. Dr. Nittha Eua-areemit or …
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Curfew in 10 provinces as daily Covid cases climb to 9,276
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a curfew in 10 provinces including Bangkok for 14 days from Monday July 12 onwards at a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee to control to coronavirus crisis with the number of daily cases soaring to 9,276 today (July 9) and there being 72 additional …
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No calls for third shot of coronavirus vaccine for lawmakers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE Speaker Suchart Tancharoen today (July 8th) dismissed hearsay that lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate have called for a third shot of a coronavirus vaccine. According to the first deputy House speaker, such allegations may have been based on the recent event in which Palang Pracharath …
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Climate change linked to 5 million deaths a year, new study shows
By Bloomberg, published by The Straits Times Sydney – The extraordinarily hot and cold temperatures that are becoming more common as climate change accelerates are responsible for five million deaths globally every year. Extreme weather accounted for 9.4 per cent of all deaths globally between 2000 and 2019, according to researchers who on Wednesday (July …
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CP family tops Thailand’s richest list
IN its annaul list of 50 richest people in Thailand American business magazine Forbes placed the Chearavanont family of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group right at the top with net worth of $30.2 billion (978.782 billion baht), Sanook.com said this afternoon (July 8th). The second place went to Mr. Chalerm Yoovidhya, who shares a $24.5 billion …
PM to consider lockdown tomorrow after Covid cases soar
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has called an urgent meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at 10 a.m. tomorrow (July 9), moving it up from Monday July 12, after daily Covid cases hit a record high of 7,058 this morning with total daily fatalities also climbing to 75, Amarin TV said. This …
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Daily Covid cases jump to 7,058, with 75 deaths
THAILAND hit a new record high in single-day increase of coronavirus cases this morning (July 8) with this soaring to 7,058 while total daily fatalities also climbed to 75, Thai Rath newspaper said The Public Health Ministry said early this morning that 6,990 cases in the new batch were among the general public and …
US assessing ‘tragic attack’ that killed Haiti president
By Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch Washington -The United States is assessing the “tragic attack” that killed Haiti’s president overnight and President Joe Biden will be briefed on the assassination, the White House said today (July 7). “We’re still gathering information,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on MSNBC. “We’re still assessing right now.” …
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Public health group petitions PM to quickly import other vaccines
A GROUP of public health personnel led by two doctors today (July 7) handed in a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to speed up importing mRNA vaccines, that is Pfizer and Moderna, to control the coronavirus crisis in the country, Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Santi Kitwattanapaiboon, a general practice physician at Kaeng Nueng Private …
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Residents beyond 1-km radius of gutted factory allowed to return home
WITH the massive fire at the foam and plastic pellets factory now extinguished people living beyond one-kilometre radius of this gutted plant have been allowed to return home from 5 p.m. today (July 7) but King Kaew Soi 19-25 are still under control, Amarin TV said. Samut Prakan Governor Wanchai Kongkasem said King Kaew road …
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Forensic doctor: Bangkok’s Covid counts are far higher
A FORENSIC doctor at Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University said in a Facebook post today (July 7) that the real number of Covid patients and death toll in Bangkok is far higher to go by lots of dead bodies showing infection while a large number of people have not got a chance to be tested, …
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Heavy rain puts out new fire at plastics factory
DRIVING rain and strong winds helped extinguish a new fire that erupted at the foam and plastics pellets factory in Samut Prakan province at 5 p.m. this evening (July 6), Amarin TV said. Two provincial firefighters got injured when the violent fire at Ming Dih Chemical Company’s factory that raged for over 27 hours from …
Another 5,420 Covid cases and 57 fatalities
OVER the 24 hours to this morning (July 6) Thailand logged 5,420 new coronavirus cases and another 57 fatalities taking the overall death toll to 2,333, Amarin TV said. According to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) the cumulative confirmed total since the start of the pandemic has now reached 294,653 and in …
Huge effort by several agencies helped extinguish the blaze
IN A Facebook post Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said this morning (July 6) that he was closely monitoring the massive fire at the foam and plastic pellets factory in Samut Prakan throughout while revealing the names of agencies involved and materials used in extinguishing it, Amarin TV said. After commending the bravery of firefighters …
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