Tag: Coronavirus
Lack of drivers leads to cooperative turning taxis into a vegetable garden
AS the Covid pandemic has hit Bangkok taxi drivers hard with many of them now no longer able rent cabs it has led to one cooperative turning these unexpired vehicles into a vegetable garden with the produce given to the drivers to consume and any left over sold to restaurants, Sanook.com quoted E-jan as saying …
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Bali tourism industry looking for uptick after Covid-19 restrictions eased
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Kuta, Indonesia – Bali’s tourism industry is hoping for an uptick in business after Covid-19 social restrictions were eased for the resort island on Monday (Sept. 13), with the government beginning to formulate plans to allow foreign travel to resume. The country’s once thriving holiday hotspot has been …
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Bang Saen beach reopens but no booze allowed
BENEFITING from relaxation of Covid restrictions is Bang Saen beach which has now reopened for tourists to come and relax and enjoy themselves but only till 8 p.m. and alcohol is strictly forbidden, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Sept. 1). Vendors again brought out their beach chairs to rent out to tourists while restaurants …
Tourism sector expects 500,000 Russian visitors after Sputnik V vaccine endorsement
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes to add 500,000 Russian visitors to its 1 million international tourists this year, after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) allowed tourists inoculated with the Sputnik V vaccine to visit “sandbox” destinations in the country, NNT said today (Aug. 19). TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said Russia was …
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Criminal lawsuit endorsed by 700,000 people filed against PM over pandemic fiascoes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CRIMINAL LAWSUIT ENDORSED BY over 700,000 people was today (August 13) filed against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on charges of allegedly mishandling the Covid-19 pandemic situation which has apparently resulted in high rates of infection and fatalities throughout the country. At the Criminal Court, Lawyers Association of Thailand president …
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Thailand’s retail market in 2021 is expected to contract by 12%
THE Thai Retailers Association (TRA) has expected Thailand’s retail market to contract by 12% this year if the government does not accelerate the provision of financial aid measures to operators as well as offer domestic consumption stimulus, NNT said today (August 8). Association vice-president Chatrchai Toungratanaphan said up to 270 billion baht in retail sales …
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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated: US media
By AFP and published by France24 Washington – Three employees at CNN have been fired for violating the network’s coronavirus policy by coming into the office unvaccinated, according to US media reports. In an internal memo emailed to staff yesterday (August 5) and obtained by several US media outlets, CNN President Jeff Zucker said that …
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Labour Ministry accepts taxi drivers’ plea for pandemic aid
THE Ministry of Labour has responded to a plea from taxi drivers to provide them with financial aid due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on their occupation. Right now drivers are encouraged to sign up for Social Security coverage, while the authorities are finding appropriate ways to help drivers over 65 years old who …
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‘Car Mob’ processions resume in pursuit of PM’s resignation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AUTOMOBILES AND MOTORCYCLES today (August 1) resumed ”car mob” processions in Bangkok and the provinces in a concerted, sustained move to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down in the face of the fiasco over the alleged mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic situation. Many people riding on automobiles and …
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Thaksin downplays hearsay about royally-appointed premier
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra yesterday downplayed speculation that somebody will sooner or later be appointed as prime minister by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn to replace an embattled Prayut Chan-o-cha. Speaking online via Care Clubhouse channel, Thaksin dismissed rumours largely circulated on social media that a royally-appointed figure will replace Prayut …
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Farang barflies nabbed In lockdowned Pattaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY A DOZEN FARANG males were arrested for allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages at a Pattaya bar despite a current lockdown last night (July 27), police said. The police from Nong Prue police station raided Fat Boys Bar & Grill in Pattaya and found 11 foreign males and a Thai male drinking …
Going to jail upon returning home is no big deal: Ex-PM Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra last evening (July 27) reassured he has resolutely intended to return to Thailand even if he might only be put behind bars. Speaking online via The Room 44 channel, Thaksin repeatedly confirmed that he will certainly return home but declined to say how soon and that he …
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Kiatnakin Bank warns of economic slump as lockdown will likely drag on
KIATNAKIN Bank’s latest analysis projects that the current coronavirus lockdown could last at least three months leading to another year of economic contraction with GDP for 2021 likely to slide from projected 1.5% to only 0.5%, Amarin TV said today (July 27). As the lockdown will likely stretch for three months or more before the …
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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 …
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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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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Bank branches in deep red zone malls shut temporarily
THE Thai Bankers Association announced the temporary closure of all bank branches located in department stores, shopping centres and community malls within the 13 deep red provinces from tomorrow (July 20) to step up preventive measures against coronavirus, Siam Rath newspaper said. The association said this is in keeping with Section 9 of the …
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Police fire water cannons at protesters near Govt House
FREE YOUTH and other groups of protesters clashed twice with police units near the Government House this afternoon (July 18) with water cannons fired at them periodically and sounds like the firing of rubber bullets heard, Thai Rath newspaper said. The first clash took place at Phan Fa Lilat Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road …
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Regulator bars firms from cancelling Covid-19 insurance
THE Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has issued a directive barring insurance companies from cancelling active Covid-19 insurance policies, following yesterday’s (July 16) controversial decision by one firm to terminate Covid-19 insurance packages they have been offering, NNT said today. The decision was made following an announcement of insurance contract termination by the firm …
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Social media uproar over plan to buy 2 to 3 more submarines
THERE is heavy criticism on Thai social media today (July 17) after news spread that the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has proposed to buy to two to three more submarines but later a spokesman came out to clarify that it is just performing its duty in submitting this purchase plan, Thai Rath newspaper said …
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Boris Johnson’s policy poses ‘danger to the world’
By The Independent, also published by MSN.com THE UK’s decision to end most Covid restrictions on July 19 poses “a danger to the world”, an international group of scientists has warned. The group, which includes official government advisers to countries including Italy and Australia, says the government is pursuing herd immunity by mass infection. It …