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  • Covid-19 NewsVaccine could be ready by the end of next month – BioNTech/Pfizer
    ThaigerPublished: 09:15, 20 November 2020
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    Vaccine could be ready by the end of next month – BioNTech/Pfizer

    BioNTech has announced the candidate Covid-19 vaccine, the German company is developing with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, could be released for public distribution before the year, at least in the US and Europe. BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin says that both companies plan to apply for “emergency use authorisation” of their candidate vaccine in the US today (US time), while European regulators…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Visa amnesty extended, first STV tourists, teacher sacked | September 29
    ThaigerPublished: 16:56, 29 September 2020
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    Thailand News Today | Visa amnesty extended, first STV tourists, teacher sacked | September 29

    Daily TV news on thethaiger.com, Thailand News Today. Get your visa figured out by October 31 In a surprise decision that arrived late yesterday afternoon, following a week of denials and threats to prosecute foreigners on overstay, the Thai government has granted another stay of grace to foreigners up to the end of October. Foreigners stuck in Thailand will now be…

  • World NewsVietnam in new virus scare as 15 cases emerge
    ThaigerPublished: 14:13, 28 July 2020
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    Vietnam in new virus scare as 15 cases emerge

    Vietnam, which recorded its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since April, has now closed the coastal resort city of Da Nang to tourists after 15 new cases were recorded there over the past 5 days. Tourists cannot enter the city for 14 days and up to 80,000, mostly domestic visitors, are being flown home. Vietnam, along with Thailand, has been…

  • World NewsFirst Covid-19 case in Vietnam since April
    ThaigerPublished: 16:54, 25 July 2020
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    First Covid-19 case in Vietnam since April

    Health authorities in Vietnam today reported the first first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 in nearly 100 days, in a country whose swift and draconian lockdown won international praise for controlling the spread of the disease. “Patient 416”, a 57 year old retired man in the central city of Da Nang, is the first case of local transmission since April…

  • Covid-19 NewsWHO clarify the early days of the novel coronavirus
    ThaigerPublished: 09:07, 04 July 2020
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    WHO clarify the early days of the novel coronavirus

    As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, adding a million new infections in less than a week, NGOs and governments, alike, are starting to publish their official narrative about the early days of Covid-19. For the World Health Organisation, they now strenuously deny any complacency toward China and have published a series of notifications and communications with Chinese authorities outlining the…

  • EventsCountdown! Thailand’s first satellite launch planned for Friday
    ThaigerPublished: 13:17, 17 June 2020
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    Countdown! Thailand’s first satellite launch planned for Friday

    Thailand’s air force will launch its first satellite this Friday, following months of delay. Dubbed Napa-1, it’s scheduled to be launched using an Ariane Vega rocket from a staging area in French Guyana in South America, according to a Royal Thai Air Force source. The launch was postponed 3 times, in September and December last year due to technical issues,…

  • Thai LifeThailand’s first local Covid-19 infection recalls the stigma
    ThaigerPublished: 13:18, 07 June 2020
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    Thailand’s first local Covid-19 infection recalls the stigma

    Thailand’s first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 recalls the stigmatisation he endured and wants the public to open their minds and not shun those who have recovered from the disease. Thongsook Thongrach was a taxi driver and wants his story to be known. He contracted the virus from foreign customers during the early stages of the outbreak in Thailand. His case was…

  • Business NewsShock rise in Thai exports
    AnukulPublished: 16:11, 21 April 2020
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    Shock rise in Thai exports

    Defying expectations, Thai exports in March unexpectedly rose by 4.2%, with a total value of around 690 billion baht (22.4 billion US dollars) year-on-year, the biggest expansion in 8 months. The Commerce Ministry reported today that even excluding items like gold, oil, and weaponry, exports expanded 2.12%, For the first quarter of 2020, exports grew 0.9%. Excluding gold, oil and…

  • World NewsBTS first foreign artists to perform solo concert in Saudi Arabia tonight
    ThaigerPublished: 08:42, 11 October 2019
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    BTS first foreign artists to perform solo concert in Saudi Arabia tonight

    PHOTO: BTS performing in front of 60,000 fans during their “Love Yourself” tour in Hong Kong – SCMP No band has ever commanded a concert stage, alone, in Saudi Arabia. Remarkable but true. But South Korea’s BTS is breaking down yet another barrier with tonight’s stadium concert in the Kingdom. Aside from being their first ever concert in Saudi Arabia,…

  • Thai LifeIn love with the lottery – The Thai obsession with the national lottery
    ThaigerPublished: 11:58, 28 April 2019
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    In love with the lottery – The Thai obsession with the national lottery

    Thais love their national lottery. On the first and sixteenth of each month the lottery numbers are announced and people’s favourite numbers either come up, or they don’t – usually not. You will see the lottery ticket vendors either on the pavement or wandering through restaurants selling a once in a lifetime dream of winning the lottery. The National Statistical Office…