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Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) expects COVID-19 infections in Bangkok to decline in late August and early September. DDC Epidemiology Division Director Dr. Chakkarat Pittayawong-anont said infections in Bangkok are likely to level off, with signs of improvement in four to six weeks. The COVID-19 situation in Bangkok is…
View moreThe wildlife trade monitoring network (TRAFFIC), Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have jointly launched the ‘Mercy is Power’ campaign to fight the buying and owning of ivory and tiger amulets, ahead of World Tiger Day on 29 July…
View moreThe Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) has reached a deal with the local importer of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to procure the second-generation of its vaccine next year. TRCS secretary-general Tej Bunnag said the deal will help the TRCS procure more effective vaccines directly and will provide more flexibility in…
View moreThailand’s Ministry of Education will seek Cabinet approval for 21.6 billion baht to subsidize education costs, at 2,000 baht per student in the elementary and vocational education systems, to mitigate financial burdens on parents as a result of COVID-19. Minister Trinuch Thienthong said the mitigation measures were proposed at a…
View moreThailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is enabling people to make appointments for COVID-19 tests, using the QueQ app. DDC Director-General Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said the app enables people to receive confirmation for a test the next day, if they register between 8am and 6pm. After submitting their request, applicants…
View moreThailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit has won gold in the dying moments in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Taekwondo women’s -49kg. Panipak Wongpattanakit can now add Olympic champion to her growing list of accolades after snatching the gold medal from Spain’s Adriana Cerezo Iglesias in the final seconds of the women’s taekwondo -49kg…
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