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Study shows AZ+mRNA vaccination regimen is as good as two doses of mRNA

An immunogenicity study, conducted in Germany, shows the mixed use of viral vector and mRNA vaccines induces a significantly high level of anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies, close to the level induced by two doses of mRNA vaccine, according to Professor Dr. Manop Pithukpakorn, head of the Excellence Centre for Genomics...
Call-out culture: Poison or nectar for social activism in Thailand?

Calling people out has become popular among Thai social-media users in recent times, and now they are pressuring local celebrities and stars to take a stance – usually on political issues. “Call-out culture” has been around for many years in other countries, though people usually get called out over social...
Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan forest listed as world natural heritage site

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) agreed to list Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan forest complex as a world natural heritage site during its 44th session, held online between July 16th and 31st in China’s Fuzhou city. The successful listing of the forest represents the culmination of ten years of effort by various...
Walk-in vaccination at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station to end on July 31st

Vaccination services at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok will be provided to people over 18 years of age and those afflicted with any of the seven underlying diseases, who registered in advance, starting August 1st, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced today (Monday). Currently, people can just walk in...
New COVID-19 infections rise to 15,376 with 87 deaths in Thailand on Monday

COVID-19 infections increased by 15,376 today (Monday), as 87 more patients died, including 5 who died at home and posthumously tested positive for the virus, according to CCSA Assistant Spokeswoman Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan. Of today’s new infections, Bangkok recorded 2,573, excluding results from rapid antigen tests, which were unavailable at...

Will Phuket be the last straw that breaks camel’s back?

Walk-in vaccination at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station to end on July 31st

Facebook assembles team to build ‘metaverse’

Mongkut Wattana hospital to reject COVID patients “dumped” on the doorstep

Antibodies from Sinovac’s COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster help...

Vaccination at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station to continue, as focus turns to younge...

Will Phuket be the last straw that breaks camel’s back?

Antibodies from Sinovac’s COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster help...

Mongkut Wattana hospital to reject COVID patients “dumped” on the doorstep

Facebook assembles team to build ‘metaverse’

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Home isolation volunteers hope to help the country survive the COVID-19 crisis

July 24, 2021

Growing need for help as the COVID-19 new infected rate is climbing

July 24, 2021

Students and Teachers Struggle with Online Learning

July 23, 2021

Thai health officers travel by boat to COVID-19 patients in remote communities

July 23, 2021

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July 20, 2021

Coronavirus Outbreak Update

Vaccination at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station to continue, as focus turns to younger people

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha gave an assurance today (Tuesday) that vaccination services at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station will...

July 27, 2021

Study shows AZ+mRNA vaccination regimen is as good as two doses of mRNA
- July 27, 2021
Bangkok sends asymptomatic, mild COVID-19 cases home in Isaan, seeks more hospital beds
- July 27, 2021
Will Phuket be the last straw that breaks camel’s back?
- July 27, 2021
Antibodies from Sinovac’s COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps – study
- July 27, 2021
Mongkut Wattana hospital to reject COVID patients “dumped” on the doorstep
- July 27, 2021

Call-out culture: Poison or nectar for social activism in Thailand?

Calling people out has become popular among Thai social-media users in recent times, and now they are pressuring local celebrities...

July 27, 2021

Nuttaa Mahattana: the democracy icon who turned on the anti-govt movement
- July 25, 2021
25 Thai celebs investigated over criticism of government, PM, one rapper ‘Milli’ fined
- July 22, 2021
13 protesters from October rally at German embassy indicted for lèse majesté, sedition
- July 22, 2021
Thailand’s submarine plan torpedoed again as govt takes flak for COVID battle
- July 21, 2021
Food delivery rider arrested for trying to set fire to royal portrait
- July 20, 2021

Undoing Reform: The Hidden Costs of the Coup in Myanmar

Six months after the February 1st coup, Myanmar remains conflict-ridden as anti-coup protests continue and armed civilian militia proliferate. What...

Military generals have a history of heavy-handed and top-down decision-making, which undermines institutional checks and balances in the civil administration.

July 25, 2021

Myanmar Report: COVID-19 festers in Myanmar amidst coup woes
- June 30, 2021
Myanmar Journal: Fake social media accounts spring up to spread false information in Myanmar
- June 25, 2021
They turn militia when hope was lost and the killing began
- June 22, 2021

Choi Young Seok, the “Thai” coach who won Thailand its first Olympic gold medal in Taekwondo

Behind every successful man is a supportive (albeit sometimes grumpy) woman, but behind the Olympics gold medal success of taekwondo...

Under his coaching since 2002, Thai team has won two silver and three bronze Olympic medals, five Asian Games gold medals, and 48 gold medals at SEA Games.

July 26, 2021

Nuttaa Mahattana: the democracy icon who turned on the anti-govt movement
- July 25, 2021

Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan forest listed as world natural heritage site

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) agreed to list Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan forest complex as a world natural heritage site during...

July 26, 2021

Ubon Ratchathani’s Candle Festival goes virtual
- July 25, 2021
3 villages near poultry plant in Phetchabun locked down as 3,000 workers found infected with COVID-19
- July 25, 2021

Op-Ed: Worsening Japan-South Korea ties bad for ASEAN

Hopes that two Asian economic giants, Japan and South Korea, would be able to reconcile and improve their soured bilateral...

July 26, 2021

Vietnam received another 3 million doses of COVID-19 Moderna vaccine through COVAX
- July 26, 2021
Undoing Reform: The Hidden Costs of the Coup in Myanmar
- July 25, 2021

Will Phuket be the last straw that breaks camel’s back?

The answer will depend primarily on the COVID-19 numbers at Thailand’s popular island resort. But how the Prayut administration will...

Tourism and vaccination mismanagement can subject any government to harsh criticism, and fully vaccinated tourists or residents do not guarantee foolproof safety.

July 27, 2021

Call-out culture: Poison or nectar for social activism in Thailand?
- July 27, 2021
Choi Young Seok, the “Thai” coach who won Thailand its first Olympic gold medal in Taekwondo
- July 26, 2021

Facebook assembles team to build ‘metaverse’

Facebook on Monday said it was combining specialists from across its hardware, gaming and virtual reality units to build an...

July 27, 2021

Surviving the lockdown by getting creative
- July 26, 2021
China’s port city of Quanzhou won UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status
- July 26, 2021
Ubon Ratchathani’s Candle Festival goes virtual
- July 25, 2021

IMF sees 6% world growth, warns developing nations falling behind

The global economy will expand by six percent this year, but disparities between nations are widening as advanced economies accelerate...

July 27, 2021

US says China’s sea claims have ‘no basis’ in international law
- July 27, 2021
Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin
- July 27, 2021
First person charged under HK security law found guilty of terrorism, inciting secession
- July 27, 2021

Will Phuket be the last straw that breaks camel’s back?

The answer will depend primarily on the COVID-19 numbers at Thailand’s popular island resort. But how the Prayut administration will...

Tourism and vaccination mismanagement can subject any government to harsh criticism, and fully vaccinated tourists or residents do not guarantee foolproof safety.