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Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the procurement of an additional 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, to cope with the spreading delta variant of the virus. CCSA spokesman Dr. Thaveesilp Visanuyothin said the 32 million doses will be comprised of 12 million doses of Sinovac,…

The Phase 1 trial of Thailand’s homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ChulaCOV-19, suggests the candidate vaccine can help the body elicit the same level of antibody response as the Pfizer-BioNTech, along with much easier storage requirements. The researchers are aiming for this Thai-made vaccine to be available next year as a…

Republic Media Network has accessed a clip from Kabul airport which shows civilians clinging on to the undercarriage & landing gear of the US Military aircraft. As the Taliban has seized Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul, civilians are desperate to flee the country to escape from their hardline laws. Amid this, several…

The 75th Independence Day of India was celebrated at the Embassy of India, Bangkok, on 15 August 2021, in hybrid mode, in view of the prevailing pandemic situation and related restrictions in Thailand. The National Flag was hoisted by Ambassador of India to Thailand, H.E. Ms. Suchitra Durai, followed by…

Congratulatory message from H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha (Ret.), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand to H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day of the Republic of India  . “Excellency, . I have the honour to extend to…

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reports that demand for rapid antigen test kits is soaring in the industrial sector, as more than 1,000 factories need to conduct COVID-19 tests on their workers to contain the spread of the virus. FTI vice-chairman Kriengkrai Thiennukul said the FTI has more than…