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Suspect in shooting of protester at Din Daeng intersection in police custody

A man, who is suspected of shooting a young protester at Din Daeng intersection on August 14th, is being...

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Antigen tests kits can now be sold in shops and online

Secretary-General of Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Dr. Paisal Dankhum, says that the Public Health Ministry is now...

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Riverside residents in Bangkok not protected by a flood wall should move valuables to higher ground

People in over 200 riverside dwellings and businesses in 7 districts of Bangkok (Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Samphanthawong, Bang Kho...

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First Thai military officer in 15 years passes U.S. Navy SEAL training course

Lieutenant Junior Grade Aniroot Tongsrima has become the first Thai military officer to graduate from the United States Special...

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Around Thailand Highlight News

Flood alert along river-sides and in low-lying areas in Bangkok and 8 central provinces

People living along river banks and in low-lying areas in Bangkok and Chainat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Lop Buri,...

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Police to charge naked protester for indecent exposure in public

Bangkok police will summon woman to acknowledge a charge of indecent exposure for undressing in public, during a protest...

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9,100 Japanese turtles and star tortoises seized at border checkpoint in Tak province

Thai customs officials and army personnel arrested a Thai man at a border checkpoint in Mae Sot district of...

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5 central provinces bracing for floodwater from swollen Pasak River

The Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has issued an urgent warning to the governors of Thailand’s central...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive The Ambassador Video

The Ambassador – H.E. Georg Schmidt Ambassador of Germany to Thailand

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2m doses of Pfizer vaccine arrive today, student vaccinations start next week

Two million doses of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine arrived in Bangkok this morning from the United States. Thailand’s Public...

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WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says

GENEVA (Reuters) More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in sexual abuse...

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China Evergrande to sell $1.5 bln stake in Shengjing Bank to state firm

HONG KONG (Reuters)  Cash-strapped China Evergrande said on Wednesday it plans to sell a 9.99 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) stake it...

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Home Away Thai PBS World Exclusive Video

Home Away: Salva Valero Garcia

In the next couple of years, we will probably see Thailand’s national football team play in the U-20 World...

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Two students nabbed for allegedly torching King’s portrait in Khon Kaen, bail granted

Two Khon Kaen University students were separately arrested on Monday morning by provincial police this morning (Friday) for allegedly...

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ASEAN Highlight Opinion

“More assertive role, long-term foreign policy needed”

Thailand needs to play a more “assertive role” in order to make its presence in regional and international diplomacy...

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Thai “Lalisa” style headdresses sell like hot cakes, as Buri Ram’s meatballs come under spotlight

Following the highly successful solo debut of K-pop sensation Lalisa Manoban, better known as Lisa, the headdress she wore...

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‘Ghost kitchens’ boom in Asia as pandemic sparks huge demand

In an industrial unit on the outskirts of Taipei chefs are plating meals that will never be served in...

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Booster jabs for those who got two Sinovac doses to begin in October or sooner – Anutin

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Wednesday) that people already inoculated with two doses of the China’s Sinovac...

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87 people, including government chief whip, indicted over futsal court scandal

The Thai government’s chief whip and Palang Pracharat MP, Wirat Rattanaseth, and 86 other people, including school directors, local...

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Krabi imposes partial lockdown from Sep 15, Phi Phi Island closure extended

Thailand’s Krabi province has imposed a lockdown, effective from tomorrow (September 15th), after a cluster of COVID-19 infections was...

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Official survey underway among people who have recovered from COVID-19

Thailand’s Medical Sciences Department has set up a survey to collect information from those who have recovered from COVID-19,...

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Thai police deny hit-and-run accusation by anti-government protesters

Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) denied today (Monday) an accusation by anti-government protesters that a police truck had hit...

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COVID-19 alert in Thai parliament after senator, 2 officials found infected

All of Thailand’s senators, MPs and parliamentary officials are being subjected to COVID-19 screening, with rapid antigen test kits...

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Motor racing-Albon returns to F1 with Williams, Latifi confirmed

(Reuters) – Red Bull-backed Thai racer Alex Albon will return to Formula One next season as a Williams driver alongside Canadian...

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Rescued toddler in Chiang Mai is improving but needs counselling

Gina, the young kidnap victim, is recuperating satisfactorily in a hospital, in Chiang Mai province, and has allowed her...

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Hunt on for tiger killing 2 buffaloes near Thailand’s Pang Sida national park

The Pang Sida national park, in Thailand’s eastern province of Sa Kaeo, has launched a hunt for a tiger...

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Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan

(Reuters) – Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive The Ambassador Video

The Ambassador: Jon Åström Gröndahl Swedish Ambassador

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Two ‘celebrity’ monks face House committee over controversial livestream session

Two well-known monks reported to the parliamentary committee on religious, art and cultural affairs today (Thursday), to defend themselves...

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Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison

(AP) — A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41...

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General News

About 10,000 patients’ data hacked, not millions, says Thailand’s Digital Ministry

In a recent cyber attack on medical facilities in Thailand, only 10,095 patients’ records were leaked, not 16 million,...

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Speedy passage of law against torture and enforced disappearance urged

Relatives of victims of enforced disappearance and a network of human rights organisations in Thailand rallied in front of...

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Missing toddler in Chiang Mai found safe and sound after almost 3-day search

After a massive 60-hour search, a missing child has been found alone in a jungle cottage, about a kilometre...

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Powerful quake shakes southwest Mexico, one dead

(Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, killing at least...

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Taliban claim total control over Afghanistan

The Taliban on Monday claimed total control over Afghanistan, saying they had won the key battle for the Panjshir...

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Police asked to probe Move Forward MP over army’s ‘IO’ allegation

Thailand’s Second Army Region has filed a complaint with the police in Muang district of the northeastern province of...

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PM accuses Opposition of distorting facts, bent on discrediting government

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hit back at opposition MPs today, accusing them of distorting facts to discredit his government,...

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Australia aims to ‘live with virus’ instead of eliminating it

Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus...

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Parks, malls and eateries gradually reopening on first day of eased restrictions

A semblance of normality has started to return in Bangkok’s two popular public parks, Lumpini and Rodfai (railway), in...

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Health minister defends Sinovac vaccine, as MPs question its efficacy, price

The government’s alleged COVID-19 vaccine mismanagement, from the procurement initially relying on just the Chinese-made Sinovac and the UK’s...

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WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’

The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first...

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Home Away Thai PBS World Exclusive Video

Home Away: Greg Lange (Part 2)

Despite the fact that Greg’s business was also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it hasn’t affected his desire to...

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Mass screening in four villages conducted in Nan after 1 infects 23 with COVID

An asymptomatic COVID-19 patient, who returned to his hometown in Wiang Sa District of Thailand’s northern province of Nan...

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Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several...

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Urgent call for blood donations as Thai hospitals face critical shortage

The Thai Red Cross Society is beseeching the public to donate blood urgently, saying that the country’s hospitals are...

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“Mix & Match” with Sinovac then AstraZeneca implemented for those 18+

Director of the Emergency Health Hazard Division of Thailand’s Disease Control Department, Dr. Chawetsan Namwat, has announced new vaccination...

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Crime Highlight News

4 policemen arrested for allegedly killing suspect in viral video, manhunt for others underway

The already tainted reputation of the Thai police has been dealt another devastating blow by the release of a...

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The Ambassador Video

The Ambassador: Helene Budliger Artieda of Switzerland

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Home Away Thai PBS World Exclusive Video

Home Away: Greg Lange (Part 1)

Meet an American businessman and a founder of the Bangkok Community Help Foundation, Greg Lange, who has become a...

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Elderly woman in Buriram mistakenly given two vaccine jabs in a day

A 70-year-old woman in Thailand’s northeastern province of Buriram was mistakenly given two shots of AstraZeneca vaccine on the...

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Food supply reduced amid COVID spread at processing plants

Food supplies at markets and supermarkets are reducing amid partial closures and subsequent reduced production capacity at almost 100...

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Home Away Thai PBS World Exclusive Video

Home Away: Amit Lal Singh

Amit Lal Singh is a big fan of the Thai people. He started his recruitment company in Thailand ten...

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Thailand’s newly developed Favipiravir syrup to be given to children, elderly from Friday

The new syrup form of Favipiravir antiviral COVID-19 medication, developed by Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA), Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of...

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Thailand’s ban on sunscreens with chemicals harmful to corals begins Wednesday

Thailand’s ban on the use of sunscreen, containing any of four chemicals deemed to be harmful to coral reefs...

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Challenges of online learning mount as schools in many Thai provinces closed

The challenges of online learning persist in Thailand as schools in several provinces are ordered closed during the COVID-19...

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SEC demands THG clarify claim of Pfizer procurement deal with Defence Ministry

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has demanded that Thonburi Healthcare Group’s (THG) chairman and CEO clarifies a press...

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10 million vaccine doses to be distributed in Thailand in August

10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, mainly AstraZeneca and Sinovac, will be distributed across Thailand in August, with Bangkok...

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Semi-lockdown begins in 16 more provinces, interprovincial bus services suspended

Semi-lockdown measures begin today (Tuesday) in the 16 Thai provinces newly included in the COVID-19 “Dark Red” category. The...

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Huawei exec due back in Canada court over US extradition request

(AFP) The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei will be back in a Canadian court on Wednesday...

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‘Pai Dao Din’ arrested while leading protest to demand release of other protesters

Thailand’s anti-government “Talu Fah” group leader Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, aka “Pai Dao Din”, and other protesters were arrested this afternoon...

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Thai digital minister to meet media representatives over much opposed gag order

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said today (Monday) that he will invite media representatives for talks, to resolve...

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Donated Pfizer vaccine passed to Thai government on Monday, some medics eligible for shots

1.5 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the US government and which arrived in Thailand last Friday,...

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Protesters led by “Pai Dao Din” call for parties to leave government coalition

Anti-government protesters, who call themselves the “Talu Fah” group, gathered in front of Bhumjaithai party’s head office in Bangkok...

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39,500 COVID-infected people are in home or community isolation

Altogether 39,500 asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients have, so far, registered to remain in home or community isolation,...

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PM says ‘sorry’ over COVID losses, hints at semi-lockdown extension in ‘Dark Red’ zone

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said “sorry” over COVID-19 losses and that he is sympathizing with a lot of people...

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Samut Sakhon governor spurns ministerial regulation for patient admission to triage facilities

Samut Sakhon governor Veerasak Vichitsangsri has decided to bypass ministerial red tape to speed up the admission of asymptomatic...

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Thammasat hospital introduces ‘Withhold Intubation’ rule in severe aging COVID-19 cases

Due to the severe shortage of life-saving medical equipment, such as ventilators, the management of Thammasat University hospital has...

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13 million AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccine doses to be administered in Thailand by end of August

8 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine are being administered through to the...

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2,700 COVID-19 patients wait for pre-admission in Bangkok – Erawan Centre

Bangkok is currently seeing a backlog of about 2,700 people infected with COVID-19 who are waiting at home to...

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Thailand records another new daily COVID-19 infection high of 13,002, more closures mulled

Thailand recorded yet another new daily COVID-19 infection high of 13,002 today (Wednesday), after a slight drop yesterday to...

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604 Thai medics demand mRNA vaccines for frontline medical personnel

A group of 604 medical personnel, at Ramathibodi Chakri Naruebodindra Hospital of Mahidol University, have signed a joint statement...

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GSB to help 750,000 financially-troubled debtors with debt moratoria

Thailand’s state-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) will help ease financial the burden for more than 750,000 mostly small debtors,...

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Private sector skeptical over lockdown success, without mass screening, vaccinations

Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree has expressed doubt that the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s...

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Thai FDA warns against buying S Korean COVID-19 home test kits online

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is warning people against ordering South Korean-made COVID-19 home test kits, being...

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Contract signed for Thailand’s 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, delivery in Q4 this year

Thailand’s purchase contract for 20 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been signed, with delivery expected in the fourth...

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Bangkok City Hall tightens COVID-19 lockdown restrictions until August 2nd

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has imposed additional lockdown restrictions on businesses, public venues and activities in line with...

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China denies Microsoft hack, condemns US allies

(AFP) China on Tuesday sharply denied US allegations it carried out a massive Microsoft hack, countering that Washington was...

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Food delivery rider arrested for trying to set fire to royal portrait

A rider working for a food delivery app was arrested last night (Monday) at his home in Pathum Thani’s...

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Klong Toey, Bang Khae, Ratchathewi, Din Daeng, Laksi top Bangkok’s districts with most infections

Klong Toey, Bang Khae, Ratchathewi, Din Daeng, and Laksi are Bangkok districts with the highest number of COVID-19 infections...

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Infectious household waste on the rise, caution in disposal urged

Thailand’s infection household waste has increased over the past month, due to a continual surge in COVID-19 infections, with...

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Mahidol Uni’s COVID antigen test kits with results in 15 mins to be available in August

A rapid antigen test kit for COVID-19, developed by researchers at the Biodesign Innovation Centre,   Faculty of Medicine at...

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Adaptability skills – The key to surviving the COVID-19 pandemic

The story of a person who refuses to lose hope and stays positive amidst the coronavirus outbreak. We discover...

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Samut Prakan chemical factory ordered to close, 1,000 tons of styrene monomer being removed

The Ming Dih Chemical factory, in Thailand’s Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan, which caught fire after a huge...

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PM refuses to take salary for 3 months to help anti-COVID-19 efforts

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced that he will give up his salary for three months, to help those...

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SEA Games in Vietnam postponed over virus

The Southeast Asian Games, which were due to take place in Vietnam this year, have been postponed because of...

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Restrictive measures including travel restrictions proposed amid rising COVID-19 deaths

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is proposing to the operations centre of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)...

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Chemicals being used to prevent more fires at Samut Prakan chemical factory

Two chemicals are being used to prevent more fires at the Ming Dih Chemical factory, in Thailand’s Bang Phli...

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First tourist under ‘Phuket Sandbox’ reopening test positive for COVID-19

Thailand has recorded the first case of COVID-19 among foreign tourists entering the kingdom through the resort island of...

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Forensic doctor says COVID death toll may be higher than reported by CCSA

A forensic doctor, at Ramathibodi Hospital of Mahidol University, has observed that the number of deaths from COVID-19, reported...

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Several Thai provinces welcome COVID-infected natives home for treatment

Due to the critical shortage of hospital beds in and around Bangkok, several provinces have announced their readiness to...

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How the hospitality workforce on the Andaman coast is adapting to survive the coronavirus pandemic

In 2004, when a deadly tsunami hit Thailand’s Andaman coast, Khao Lak in Phang Nga province and Phuket were...

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First Beta variant case, four more clusters with over 500 infections found in Bangkok

The first case of a Beta (South African) variant COVID-19 infection and four more COVID-19 clusters, with over 500...

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News World

Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport

An editorial writer of the now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the airport on Sunday...

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UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules by kissing aide

LONDON – British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing...

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PM unsure 7-day lockdown of Bangkok will stop spread of COVID-19

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha remains non-committal on the proposal to lockdown Bangkok for seven days, to contain the...

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News Tourism

Command centre for foreign tourists set up in Phuket ahead of July reopening

A command centre, called “EOC Phuket Sandbox” has been set up on the resort island, with 70% of its...

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Vaccinations using China’s Sinopharm begin in Thailand on Friday

Vaccinations, using China’s Sinopharm vaccine procured by the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA), began in Thailand today (Friday), starting with...

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Thammanat Prompao elected Palang Pracharat Party’s secretary-general

Thailand’s controversial Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao, who was sentenced to four years in an Australian prison in 1994...

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Free state quarantine for arrivals in Thailand by air, sea to cease from July 1

There will no longer be free, state provided quarantine for international arrivals in Thailand by air and sea from...

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