PM orders MOPH to ensure COVID-19 vaccine availability
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At the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting, the Prime Minister today urged the Ministry of Public Health to ensure Thailand has an effective COVID-19 vaccine available at a time similar to other countries taking a multiple approach. The government has approved a 1 billion baht budget for the…
Temperature drops at Doi Inthanon
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At this time of year, northern Thailand gets colder. At Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai, the temperature dropped overnight by another degree, and is now close to a single figure reading. During the weekend, a large number of tourists have flocked to experience the cold wind on Doi Inthanon. At the…
Vegetarian festival underway in many provinces
In Bangkok, Yaowarat is the first place people think of when joining the annual Vegetarian Festival. Each morning, people gradually arrive to shop for a wide variety of products, especially vegetarian food, agricultural protein and fruit at this time of year. However, vendors on the street, say there are fewer…
New exhibition tells story of Tham Luang cave rescue
The rescue of young footballers trapped in Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang cave in 2018 is now being told in a recently opened exhibition, showing scenes from the rescue mission in a replica of the cave. The reconstruction of the Nern Nom Sao part of Tham Luang cave system in Chiang…
Agencies organize activities to commemorate HM King Bhumibol
Many agencies performed merit-making and organized other activities to mark the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) on October 13, 2016. At the Equestrian Statue of Chulalongkorn the Great in Bangkok, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewtae, led army commanders and…
Unsung Heroes’ of Thailand’s victory over COVID-19: Lessons for India’s Asha workers
An exclusive interview with the doctor who founded Thailand’s little-known but all-powerful brigade of Village Health Volunteers. Thailand was recently chosen by WHO, together with New Zealand, as role models for their success in curbing Covid-19, and films are being made about both nations. The country reported its first case…