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Ex-Appeals Court president denies allegations of corruption in Toyota Motors tax case

Former president of Thailand’s Appeals Court, Professor Chaiyasit Trachutham, has categorically denied allegations, reported by Law360, that he was...

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Bangkok’s food delivery services to reduce their margins during June

App-based food delivery services have agreed to cut their gross profit share (GP), normally charged to eateries at 30-35%percent,...

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Malaysia PM orders ‘total lockdown’ amid COVID-19 surge

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a nationwide “total lockdown” starting in June as coronavirus infections in...

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Govt., Chulabhorn Royal Academy reject unqualified company offers of COVID-19 vaccines

The Thai government has never been approached by a real estate company, which is claiming to have offered about...

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Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines producing high antibody levels – SICRES

The immune response in those inoculated with either the Sinovac or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines produce high levels of antibodies,...

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Highlight News

Registration for mass inoculations in Bangkok opens Thursday

Registration for mass COVID-19 inoculation of people living in Bangkok, aged 18-59 and not in high-risk groups opens today...

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News World

Australia’s Victoria state to enter COVID-19 lockdown after ‘highly-infectious’ outbreak

Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria will enter a one-week COVID-19 lockdown forcing its near seven million residents...

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Biden orders review of COVID origins as lab leak theory debated

President Joe Biden ordered aides to determine the origin of the virus that causes COVID-19, saying on Wednesday that...

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‘Must Survive’ volunteer group aims to be a one-stop support service during the pandemic – Thai PBS World Tonight [25th May 2021]

“Tong Rod – Up for Thai,” or “Must Survive – Up for Thai” is a volunteer group that began...

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Thai Buddhism in Pop Culture: Luang Phor Koon Screen Printed on Supreme Parkas – Thai PBS World Tonight [21st May 2021]

Late much-revered Thai Buddhist monk Luang Phor Koon means many things to many people. He is a teacher, a...

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“LOVE 30” Streets for Life – Thai PBS World Tonight [21st May 2021]

If we go by the number of deaths in Thailand, COVID-19 is not the country’s biggest public health problem,...

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Cal-Comp Electronics, 682 employees infected, 14 days, Petchaburi
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Electronics factory in Phetchaburi closed after 682 employees catch COVID-19

A Cal-Comp Electronics factory in Phetchaburi province has been closed from today (Friday) for 14 days by its management,...

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State of Emergency to be extended for two more months to control COVID-19

It may take two more months to bring the current COVID-19 wave under control, according to Thailand’s Centre for...

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Most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed, poll shows

Nearly 70% of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics either cancelled or postponed, a Reuters survey found, underscoring concerns...

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10 Bangkok markets closed to curb COVID-19 spread

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered the closure of 10 markets in the capital, as the rate of...

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News World

Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire to end bloody 11-day war

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Thursday, halting a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread...

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Street hawkers, Bangkok, Thailand
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Street hawkers risk COVID-19 infection to make a living

Despite the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen many more cases and deaths than last year,...

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News World

EU agrees to open doors to vaccinated foreigners

European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist...

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Amanda Obdam, Miss Universe Thailand
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Wowing Miss Universe fans, Thailand’s Amanda Obdam reaches Top 10

Many Thais woke up this morning to root for Amanda Obdam, Thailand’s representative in the Miss Universe pageant, held...

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Highlight News

Bangkok extends closures of several venues until May 31 as eateries reopen today

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has extended closures of several venues including schools until May 31st, with an exception...

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COVID-19, eateries, Bangkok, ease restrictions
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CCSA to ease restrictions on eateries in Deep Red and Red zones

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to ease restrictions on eateries in the Deep Red Zone,...

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1,219 more prison inmates in Thailand found infected with COVID-19 today

Thailand’s Corrections Department reported an additional 1,219 new COVID-19 cases among inmates and detainees in three prisons today (Saturday),...

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Construction sites, Bangkok
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400 site worker housing facilities in and around Bangkok facing tighter anti-COVID-19 controls

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), and major construction companies in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Nonthaburi, have been...

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Dr.Taweesin Wissanuyothin
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3,095 new COVID-19 cases logged in Thailand on Saturday, including 1,163 in Bangkok alone

COVID-19 spread in Bangkok and its suburbs, as well as in prisons, is not showing any sign of slowing...

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Central Din Daeng Market, COVID-19, Bangkok
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Two of Bangkok’s fresh markets closed after traders and workers found infected with COVID-19

The Central Din Daeng and Yingcharoen markets in Bangkok are to be closed from tomorrow (Sunday) until May 21st...

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News World

Taiwan tightens curbs after surge in domestic COVID-19 cases

Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level on Saturday in the capital, Taipei, and the surrounding city, bringing curbs for...

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News World

West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West...

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A joyful and peaceful Eid al-Fitr during the COVID-19 – Thai PBS World Tonight [14th May 2021]

Eid al-Fitr, known as ‘the festival of breaking the fast’, marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting,...

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General News

Panel to supervise 3.7 million baht in public donations for supposedly poor student wanting to be doctor

The Muang district office of Thailand’s northeastern province of Kalasin has set up a committee to look after about...

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Eight COVID-19 clusters reported in Bangkok

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reported eight COVID-19 clusters in the city, two of which is seeing a...

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News World

Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000...

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Can oxygen saturation show if you are infected with COVID-19? – Thai PBS World Tonight [13th May 2021]

COVID-19 has affected millions of people over the past year and a half. One thing that is quite clear...

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Lives of children in dense communities during COVID-19 – Thai PBS World Tonight [13th May 2021]

These are some of the children from the Yommarat Railway community, one of many poor communities hidden in Bangkok. Their...

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News World

‘Great day for America’: Vaccinated can largely ditch masks

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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Zero to Food Hero with Yindii – Thai PBS World Tonight [12th May 2021]

Every night, millions of tons of food are thrown in the trash, gone to waste, creating a carbon footprint,...

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The hard work of hidden heroes in the COVID-19 crisis – Thai PBS World Tonight [11th May 2021]

Entering Phra Nang Klao Hospital, everyone has to pass this security checkpoint. It is the front line for the...

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Lawyers hope court will hold bail hearing for COVID19-infected Mike Rayong today

The Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) will try to seek bail for anti-establishment Ratsadon protest leader Panupong Jadnok,...

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Infected Thai actress accused of not self-isolating, wearing mask, on Pha-ngan Island

The district chief officer of Pha-ngan Island, in Thailand’s Surat Thani province, has lodged a complaint with the district...

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ASEAN Highlight News

Malaysia declares nationwide lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike

Malaysia on Monday imposed a new nationwide lockdown, as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and...

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Half a million Bangkok residents registered for COVID-19 inoculation

More than half a million people in Bangkok are among 1.5 million Thais across the country who have registered...

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General News

Explainer: Thailand’s vaccine plans and rollout timeline

About 1.3 million Thais have been vaccinated by the Thai government so far, with over 510,000 people having received...

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News Uncategorized

Thailand suspends entry certificates for all foreigners from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to suspend issuance of certificates of entry (COE) to all foreigners...

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Chiang Mai University closes field hospital after all patients are discharged

Chiang Mai University has closed down its field hospital, after all the patients, who were mostly students and university...

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Highlight News

First case of Indian COVID-19 variant detected in a Thai mother and her 4-year old son

The first case of the Indian COVID-19 variant, or B.1.617.1, has been found in Thailand, in a Thai family...

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Thailand records 1,630 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more fatalities on Monday

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 1,630 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths today (Monday), including...

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News World

Australia’s New South Wales reports zero COVID-19 cases, fears remain over missing link

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state reported zero COVID-19 cases for a fourth straight day on Monday, but concerns...

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Environment General News

Two rare wildlife species sighted in Doi Inthanon national park

Goral (Naemothedus) and serow (Caprycomis Sumatraensis), two endangered wildlife species, only seen on steep mountain cliffs, have recently been...

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Public Health Minister’s response on COVID-19 vaccines – Thai PBS World Tonight [7th May 2021]

Amid both concerns and criticism of the handling of the inoculation, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told ThaiPBS World...

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Public Opinion on COVID-19 Inoculation in Thailand – Thai PBS World Tonight [7th May 2021]

Two and a half months after the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines landed in Thailand, over 1.5 million people...

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Klong Toey community leaders say COVID-19 screening and vaccination is fair

Klong Toey community leaders have refuted an allegation by a Palang Pracharat MP, claiming double standards in the distribution...

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The local gig work as a neighborhood personal shopper – Thai PBS World Tonight [6th May 2021]

This is Sarayuth Buabandit. He has a fulltime job as a salesperson. Recently, however, he took on a second...

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Living on the streets amid the COVID-19 outbreak – Thai PBS World Tonight [5th May 2021]

After sunset, both sides of Phra Arthit Road become makeshift dormitories for the homeless. Small spaces in front of...

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News Politics

Thai anti-establishment group leader Panusaya released on conditional bail

A protest group leader, Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, was released from the Central Women’s Correctional Institute yesterday (Thursday) evening, after...

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Patent for Favipiravir rejected in Thailand

A patent application for Japanese-made anti-viral drug Favipiravir has been rejected by Thailand’s Intellectual Property Department over its manufacturing...

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Thailand removed from New York Times’ list of countries acquiring Pfizer vaccines

After recent unconfirmed reports that Thailand had already acquired COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer were denied, The New York Times...

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Senior virologist says Thailand needs all makes of vaccine to be administered rapidly

Thailand’s well-known and respected virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan said today (Thursday) that Thailand needs all brands of COVID-19 vaccines...

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Travel agents warned not to advertise “Vaccine Tours”

Thai tourism authorities have warned travel agents not to use the term “vaccine tour” in their advertisements, even though...

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Press Freedom: No laws can win over the truth – Thai PBS World Tonight [3rd May 2021]

A report by the Asia Democracy Network, said the state of emergency, which the government uses to crackdown on...

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News World

Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced

SEATTLE (AP) — Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at...

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News Politics

One protester arrested after a clash in front of Bangkok Criminal Court

One Redem protester was arrested on Sunday night, following a clash between crowd control police and some hard-core protesters...

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Daily COVID-19 deaths rise to 31 as 2,041 new infections recorded in Thailand today

The COVID-related death toll rose by 31 today, the most in a single day so far, while daily new...

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Voluntary curfews adopted in 19 of Thailand’s provinces

Nineteen out of 77 provinces in Thailand have now put in place voluntary curfews, to contain the spread of...

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News Politics

Thai corrections dept. insists hunger striking protest leader Penguin’s condition not critical

Thailand’s corrections department issued an official statement today (Saturday), confirming that the general health of Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, anti-establishment...

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Thailand’s COVID-19 fatalities rose by 21 on Saturday with 1,891 new infections

The daily COVID-19 death toll jumped to new high of 21 today (Saturday), while new infections increased to 1,891,...

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Travel restrictions imposed in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province

All people living in Bangkok’s neighboring province of Nonthaburi, who want to leave the province, are now required to...

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Flight passengers to Phuket on April 15-26 advised to have Covid-19 test

Passengers who flew to or from Phuket between April 15th and 26th, on seven flights operated by three airlines,...

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News World

India posts new record daily rise in COVID-19 cases

India posted a record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as the country opened up its...

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ASEAN News

UN Security Council Calls for ASEAN Myanmar Plan to be Enacted

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council called Friday for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar as stated...

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Worker Vulnerability and How to Provide Security – Thai PBS World Tonight [30th April 2021]

The story of the lives of garment factory workers, told by Vipa Matchachat, a 46 year-old seamstress, who has...

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Walk-A-Tif – The Grand Villa Deves Palace

Deves palace had been the royal residence of Prince Chanthaburi Naruenart since it was gifted by King Chulalongkorn in...

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Thailand’s daily COVID infections down to 1,583 today, 15 more fatalities

Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD) reported 1,583 new COVID-19 cases today (Friday), down from yesterday’s 1,871, and 15 more...

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Eateries in Thailand’s COVID-19 deep-red zones adapt to new restrictions

Many eateries in Thailand’s deep-red zone provinces, including Bangkok, are having to adapt to the new COVID-19 restrictions, even...

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General News

Thai children spend more time staring at screens than WHO’s recommended limit

Research shows that Thai children spend 35 hours per week watching device screens, which is over double the World...

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Bangkok’s first community isolation facility set up in Khlong Toey

The first community isolation facility in Bangkok is scheduled to open tomorrow (Friday), with the goal of separating those...

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Thailand records 1,871 new COVID-19 infections and 10 deaths on Thursday

Daily COVID-19 infections in Thailand fell to 1,871 today (Thursday), below 2,000 for the first time since April 23rd,...

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“Surfing” moves from the sea to the streets – Thai PBS World Tonight [28th April 2021]

When we were kids, some of us might have had swimming or piano lessons after school but, in 2020,...

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How do people with hearing disabilities receive COVID-19 information? – Thai PBS World Tonight [27th April 2021]

Despite their daughters are able to speak and hear, Phetcharat and her husband were born deaf, so sign language...

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Significant progress reported in AstraZeneca vaccine production in Thailand

AstraZeneca released a statement today announcing that their plans to produce its COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand have made “significant...

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191 emergency call centre to take calls from COVID-19 patients

Thailand’s 191 emergency call centre has started accepting calls from people infected with COVID-19 who need to be admitted...

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Lockdown proposed for Bangkok and five other Deep Red zone provinces

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), headed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, will be asked to impose lockdowns...

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Empowering Thai Women Video

Nothing to fear, nothing to lose – Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul

“Bringing good things to life means that whatever we are doing, be it business, industry, banking, tourism or sport,...

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Tougher measures ahead for Bangkok and 5 other provinces as 2,048 new COVID-19 cases are recorded today

The Thai Ministry of Public Health will propose to the CCSA subcommittee, today or tomorrow, that they increase restrictions...

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Around Thailand News

Nurses in 14-day quarantine after infected patient conceals chronology

Nurses at a hospital in Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat have had to enter quarantine, after a...

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Arrivals of all non-Thai citizens from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh suspended until further notice

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has temporarily suspended all arrivals of non-Thai citizens from India, Pakistan and...

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ASEAN

Thailand proposes post-ASEAN summit group to solve Myanmar crisis

Thailand has proposed what is known as “Friends of the Chair” to coordinate with all parties concerned in the...

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Video

Boy-next-door-politician – Thai PBS World Tonight [23rd April 2021]

Say ‘politician’ and what comes to mind are probably images of policymakers in suits and ties debating in a...

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Senior doctor explains why calls to 1668 hotlines are often remain unanswered – Thai PBS World Tonight [23rd April 2021]

The Thai Medical Services Department has appealed for public understanding over complaints, including the one from Prime Minister Prayut...

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CCSA concerned over ICU bed capacity – Thai PBS World Tonight [23rd April 2021]

The CCSA spokesperson, Dr. Taweesin Wissanuyothin admitted that the daily surge will impact public health services, noting that the...

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Home Away

Home Away: Karen Jones, British Early Year School Principal

Karen Jones calls herself a passionate early year educator. She is now a principal at one of the most...

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General News

Six furry friends seized in drug raid up for auction

Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board has put six cats, seized during an illicit drugs raid last month,...

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Thailand close to completing massive floating solar farm – Thai PBS World Tonight [22nd April 2021]

This is the hydro-floating solar hybrid project at Sirindhorn Dam, in the northeast province of Ubon Ratchathani.  Some 144,417...

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Free stir-fried basil for musicians – Thai PBS World Tonight [22nd April 2021]

Watcharapong Sawatwongchai, a young Thai musician, and a member of the Khon Kaen based band, ON THE PLATEAU, moved...

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New wave of COVID-19 set to cost 130 billion baht in tourism revenue in 1st half of the year – Thai PBS World Tonight [22nd April 2021]

The third wave of COVID-19 infections has dealt a further blow to Thailand’s tourism industry, with revenues projected to...

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Video

A look into the COVID-19 hotline job – Thai PBS World Tonight [21st April 2021]

“Low fever? Loss of taste and low fever? Is your sense of smell working okay?” This is one of...

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When to get a COVID test and what to do if you test positive? – Thai PBS World Tonight [21st April 2021]

With the number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand rising on a daily basis, many people are worrying about whether...

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Video

Thailand to buy another 35m doses of COVID-19 vaccine from other companies – Thai PBS World Tonight [21st April 2021]

According to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Facebook page, Thailand will procure an additional 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines...

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Business & Economy News

Thailand’s GDP growth forecast to drop this year from 2.8% to 1.6% due to COVID-19

Thailand’s economic growth rate projection for this year is expected to shrink from to 1.6%, from 2.8%, due to...

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7 more fatalities and 1,470 new COVID-19 infections recorded in Thailand on Thursday

Seven more COVID-19 patients, most of them with underlying conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension or heart disease, have died,...

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Lockdown planned for two villages in Thailand’s Phichit province

The provincial communicable disease committee of Phichit province plans to lock down two villages in Sam Ngam district, after...

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