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• August 20, 2021

Bangkok registers for COVID-19 vaccination service Home for bed patients The elderly and vulnerable patients who are unable to leave their homes.

Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang, Governor of Bangkok It was revealed that in order to facilitate bed patients who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as to prevent and control the situation of the disease. Bangkok has opened vaccination registrations for bed patients. Elderly and vulnerable patients who are unable to leave their homes for vaccination services […]

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• August 18, 2021

Thailand’s Health Ministry Explains Decision to Purchase another 12 Million Doses of Sinovac

The Thai Public Health Ministry has issued updated data, on the continued use of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and its efficacy, to support the decision to purchase another 12 million doses. Department of Disease Control’s director for emergency health hazards and diseases Dr. Chawetsan Namwat said all vaccines approved by the World Health Organization […]

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• August 17, 2021

Thai Government Will Procure an Additional 32 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines

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, 10 million of Pfizer and […]

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• August 16, 2021

Early study shows ChulaCOV-19 vaccine as effective as Pfizer

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 booster shot for Thai people. […]

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• August 16, 2021

Afghanistan: Scary Visuals Recorded By People Clinging To Plane During Takeoff Accessed

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 developments are taking place in […]

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• August 15, 2021

Independence Day of India 2021

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 singing of the National Anthem. […]

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• August 15, 2021

Thai PM congratulates Indian PM on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day of India

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 Your Excellency, on behalf of […]

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• August 15, 2021

Thailand’s Industrial Sector Demands More Rapid Antigen Test Kits

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 10,000 member factories and most […]

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• August 15, 2021

Thai woman ordinated to make merit for Swiss tourist murdered on Phuket

Miss Kanjana Suthikul, a member of “Thai Bhikkhunis”, was ordinated as a female monk, by the Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the abbess of Songdhammakalayani Monastery, in Nakhon Pratom Province of Thailand. According to her press release, for Buddhists, the highest merit a person can make is to be ordained and offer the merit to the deceased. […]

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• August 14, 2021

TAT proposes more relaxed Phuket Sandbox rules, allowing visits to provinces after 7 days

New, more relaxed rules for the Phuket Sandbox campaign are to be proposed to the government’s COVID-19 task force. It is recommended that new rules allow Sandbox tourists to travel out of Phuket to selected areas in Thailand after seven days since arrival, giving tourists more flexibility than the current 14-day stay requirement. The Tourism […]

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