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COVID-19 · 3 Aug 2021
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization is expected to produce Favipiravir antiviral medication for COVID-19 treatment of more than 40 million tablets per month from October onwards, following concerns raised by hospitals on potential shortages. The Government…
COVID-19 · 3 Aug 2021
AstraZeneca today confirmed that it delivered 5.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Public Health in July, as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver 61 million doses to Thailand as…
COVID-19 · 3 Aug 2021
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…
Royal news · 3 Aug 2021
King’s Bangkok is ready to make Bangkok a regional education hub, opening the Senior School with a world-class faculty to raise Thailand’s academic standards to the international playing field. Bangkok – King’s College International School…
COVID-19 · 2 Aug 2021
With lockdown measures being extended for 14 days, starting tomorrow (Aug 3), the number of provinces, classified as dark-red zones under strict enforcement of maximum COVID-19 controls, increases from 13 to 29. The measures allow…
COVID-19 · 1 Aug 2021
The Office of the Insurance Commission has issued an urgent directive to insurance companies, advising them to accept insurance claims from COVID-19 patients getting treatment at home or at community care centers, without making hospitalization…
COVID-19 · 1 Aug 2021
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) aims to have all 61 Community Care Centers for COVID-19 cases operational in coming days across all 50 districts, serving as isolation centers for COVID-19 patients awaiting admission to a…
Travel & tourism · 30 Jul 2021
The Phuket authorities have ordered that the entire island be sealed off, with travelers from other provinces not allowed to enter Phuket, starting on August 3rd. Governor Narong Woonsiew issued an order outlining the stiffer…
COVID-19 · 29 Jul 2021
Phuket Governor insists the Phuket Sandbox scheme will continue amid rising COVID-19 new cases, while the Tourism Authority says, hotel reservations have slowed down. Narong Woonciew, Phuket Governor insists the Phuket Sandbox, which welcomes fully…
COVID-19 · 29 Jul 2021
A donation of 1.5 million Pfizer brand COVID-19 vaccines by the United States is set to arrive in Thailand today (July 29, 2021) while Voice of America (VOA) has reported a US Senator of Thai…
COVID-19 · 29 Jul 2021
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired an online meeting, attended by governors of the 12 COVID-19 "dark-red zone" provinces and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, on Wednesday. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the prime minister…
Sports · 29 Jul 2021
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has revised the conditions of the Phuket "sandbox" program, reducing the duration of the mandatory stay in Phuket to seven days, while allowing tourists to spend the following seven…
COVID-19 · 28 Jul 2021
The COVID-19 vaccination center at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok will allow people over 18 years old to make a vaccination appointment via four telecommunication networks, starting tomorrow (July 29). This morning, many people,…
Royal news · 28 Jul 2021
Thailand’s Department of Corrections has announced that more than 200,000 prisoners have been granted a royal pardon on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s 69th birthday on Wednesday, including 35,000 inmates who will…
COVID-19 · 27 Jul 2021
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has sped up rapid antigen testing as the latest weapon in fighting the current wave of COVID-19 infections, which are threatening to overwhelm the country’s capital. Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang…
COVID-19 · 27 Jul 2021
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry will present a proposal to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) seeking approval to allow food and beverage (F&B) outlets in department stores and shopping malls to sell food via…
COVID-19 · 26 Jul 2021
The first Thai gold medalist at the has arrived in Phuket on her return to Thailand, and a very warm welcome. The women’s taekwondo olympic champion will be spending her 14 days after arrival quarantine-free…
COVID-19 · 26 Jul 2021
Thailand’s Rural Doctors’ Society (RDS) reports that over 13% of people in 40 high-density communities in Bangkok were found to be infected during proactive COVID-19 screening. According to the RDS, its medical teams and staff…
COVID-19 · 26 Jul 2021
Thailand’s Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology, at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, reports that a vaccine cocktail of Sinovac and AstraZeneca is highly effective. The centre’s head, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, said two…
COVID-19 · 26 Jul 2021
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,…
Business & money · 25 Jul 2021
The 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…
COVID-19 · 25 Jul 2021
The 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…
Business & money · 25 Jul 2021
Thailand’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…
COVID-19 · 25 Jul 2021
Thailand’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…
