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Further easing of the lockdown restrictions are expected in mid-June. The CCSA, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, will meet this Friday to consider business and leisure activities from which restrictions can safely be lifted in the fourth phase of easing, CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin told a news briefing on Wednesday. He said that
Two more COVID-19 cases among recent arrivals were recorded today, with no locally acquired infections reported for 15 days. CCSA assistant spokesperson Dr. Pannapha Yongtrakul said that one of the two new cases arrived from Saudi Arabia and entered a state quarantine facility in the southern border province of Pattani. The second, arrived from the
Political activist Srisuwan Janya will lodge a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday, seeking an investigation into the conduct of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Disease Control Department (DCD) for demanding the public’s smart phone usage data from service providers. The secretary-general of the Thai Constitution Protection Association said
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will ask Bangladesh to take back about 300 Rohingya refugees detained after a boat carrying them entered its waters this week, the southeast Asian nation’s defence minister said on Tuesday. Malaysia does not recognise refugee status but has been a favoured destination for ethnic Rohingya, most of them Muslims, who
Cambodian police will launch an investigation into the disappearance of exiled Thai political activist Wanchalerm Satsaksit, who was abducted in front of his apartment in Phnom Penh last Thursday. Spokesman for the Cambodian police said today that Cambodian authorities are not holding Wanchalerm in custody. Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said this morning that
Thailand’s Finance Ministry is to roll out an incentive scheme to encourage Thai people to travel and spend domestically, in order to revive the local tourism industry, hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. CCSA assistant spokesperson Dr. Pannapha Yongtrakul said today that the incentives could be in the form of a coupon, worth about 3,000
It’s easier for three poor people to share one bowl of soup than for three rich people to share Bt50 million. This can very well be applied to “Three Friends”, the group of strange allies who came together with one common goal but are in apparent danger of breaking up over spoils of their success.
Thousands of mourners filed past George Floyd’s coffin Monday ahead of the African-American’s funeral in his native Houston as a court set bail at $1 million for the white officer charged with his murder in a case that has sparked once-in-a-generation protests against police brutality. Many well-wishers made the sign of the cross as they
GENEVA (Reuters) – New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging countries to press on with efforts to contains the virus. “More than six months into the pandemic, this is not the
In an attempt to prevent corruption, pressure is mounting on the government from all sides of society to set up independent ad hoc committees to scrutinise its spending of the Bt1 trillion loan allocated for helping the economy recover from the virus pandemic. Mana Nimitmongkol, secretary-general of Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand, suggested the government set
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the Chinese-ruled city cannot afford to tolerate any more of the “chaos” that has roiled it over the past 12 months, with anti-government protests plunging the city into turmoil. Lam was speaking at her weekly press briefing, which coincided with the first anniversary
Thirty-eight Thai citizens in Egypt have been infected with COVID-19, with only one having recovered, according to the Thai Embassy in Cairo today. The Embassy reports that, on Saturday, it screened 220 Thais,who were scheduled to fly back to Thailand on a chartered flight today (Monday), and ten others on a waiting list. Nineteen of
Thailand recorded 7 more COVID-19 cases today (Monday), all of them among Thais returning from abroad isolated in state quarantine facilities. No additional fatalities. CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin said that 4 of the new cases are returnees from the United Arab Emirates. The group, most of whom are aged 39-43, worked as masseuses. The
Thailand’s Thammasat University has taken a big step in the recognition and promotion of the rights of transgender students on campus. An announcement, issued and signed by Associate Professor Kesinee Vitoonchart, the Rector of the university, allowsstudents, from Tuesday, to dress in accordance with the gender with which they self-identify. The new rule applies to
Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister,Woravuth Silpa-archa, will meet with senior officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation this Friday to decide which national parks can be fully or partially reopened to the public. The Minister said today that there are 155 national parks, including marine parks, under the supervision of
