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Thai government urged to formalise cross border assistance to Myanmar

November 8, 2021
by Nad Bunnag
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BANGKOK – The Prayut government is being called upon to formalise cross border humanitarian assistance to crisis-hit Myanmar through the Thai Red Cross. The call was made at the third…

A general view shows the Evergrande Center building in Shanghai on September 22, 2021. Hector RETAMAL / AFP

Thai government advised to prepare for financial fallout from China’s ‘Evergrande’ crisis

October 4, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thailand’s former finance minister and Kla Party Leader Korn Chatikavanij has strongly advised the Thai government to take precautionary steps to protect against any fallout from China’s Evergrande crisis. In…

Thailand’s 2022 budget passed by House, debate in Senate on August 30th

August 22, 2021
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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The Thai government’s 3.1 trillion baht spending budget for the 2022 fiscal year passed its second and third readings in the House of Representatives late Saturday night, with 257 in…

Rainbow Capitalism: Does it hurt or help the LGTBQ+ movement?

June 29, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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Every June, gay people around the world celebrate Pride month to honour, recall and rejoice over LGTBQ activists, whose trailblazers changed the world. The conversation surrounding ‘Rainbow capitalism’, however, also…

Government urged to try harder to procure sufficient vaccine for Thai people

June 29, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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The Royal College of Physicians of Thailand (RCPT) is urging the government to try harder and faster to procure sufficient, quality vaccines, including alternatives, to inoculate people in Thailand, to…

Thai hospitals instructed not to postpone vaccination appointments – DPHM

June 8, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Hospitals in Thailand have been instructed to keep vaccination appointments, even though they may have received fewer doses of vaccine than expected, especially for people over 60 and those suffering…

Medical staff administer doses of CoronaVac or AstraZeneca vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus to residents of the Klong Toey community outside of an indoor football stadium in Bangkok on May 11, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Thai govt must revisit, review, replan vaccine rollout to survive latest wave

May 12, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The third wave of COVID-19 that rolled into Thailand last month has rocked not just the fragile economic recovery but also the government’s vaccination plans. The resurgent virus has spawned…

Three scenarios for final vote on Thai charter amendment bill

March 16, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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A heated and lengthy debate accompanied by chaos including a walkout are expected in Parliament when the charter amendment draft bill returns for its third and final reading on March…

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha smiles in parliament after a no-confidence vote against him was defeated in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

No-confidence vote reveals winners, losers and path ahead for Prayut’s govt

February 22, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and nine other Cabinet members managed to sail through last week’s no-confidence vote — mostly with comfortable margins — while the opposition declared success in opening…

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