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  • Covid-19 NewsSomething fishy about the Samut Sakhon Covid outbreak – who’s responsible?
    ThaigerPublished: 17:43, 22 December 2020
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    Something fishy about the Samut Sakhon Covid outbreak – who’s responsible?

    Here are 2 resources for the above story… https://thethaiger.com/news/national/… http://www.rapid-asia.com/blog/forced… Until the weekend many people would have never heard of Samut Sakhon, a province just south west of Greater Bangkok and sharing a provincial border with the capital. The province is best known as a major hub for Thailand’s shrimp and fishing industry, packed with markets around the coastal tributaries…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: Thai PM says lockdown could become unavoidable
    Maya TaylorPublished: 12:15, 22 December 2020
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    UPDATE: Thai PM says lockdown could become unavoidable

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is warning that another lockdown could prove unavoidable, should Covid-19 figures escalate out of control. Today, 427 new Covid-19 cases were reported by the Centre Covid-19 Situation Administration, 397 of which are migrant workers. Yesterday, the CCSA reported 382 new cases, 360 of which are in migrant workers. Spokesperson Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin says 14 local cases…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: 1,000+ Samut Sakhon Covid-19 cases
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 12:08, 22 December 2020
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    UPDATE: 1,000+ Samut Sakhon Covid-19 cases

    More than 1,000 Covid-19 cases are linked to the outbreak in Samut Sakhon, just southwest of Bangkok, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. 242 cases were reported today, adding to the 821 previously confirmed cases, tallying up to 1,063. Since the surge of infections over the weekend, hitting a record high in daily cases, health officials have rolled…

  • Covid-19 NewsOfficial says Thailand can handle rise in demand for face masks
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:09, 22 December 2020
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    Official says Thailand can handle rise in demand for face masks

    The director-general of the Internal Trade Department says there will be sufficient face masks to meet a spike in demand as a result of the outbreak in Samut Sakhon. Wattanasak Sur-iam says he’s asked manufacturers to step up production from a current combined capacity of 5 million masks a day. He adds that the retail price of surgical masks will…

  • Covid-19 NewsSamut Sakhon outbreak reaches 689 cases, spreads to Bangkok and Samut Prakan
    ThaigerPublished: 17:13, 20 December 2020
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    Samut Sakhon outbreak reaches 689 cases, spreads to Bangkok and Samut Prakan

    There’s been an update in Covid-19 cases stemming from the Samut Sakhon outbreak. Thailand’s Public Health Ministry have now upgraded the provincial cluster, including mostly Burmese migrant worker, to 689 cases, all identified through contact tracing. Most worked in and around the provinces coastal fishing market according to the Department of Disease Control. Some traced cases have been located in…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid outbreak spreads- 10,000 people to be tested
    ThaigerPublished: 16:55, 20 December 2020
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    Covid outbreak spreads- 10,000 people to be tested

    Thailand has now confirmed 689 new coronavirus infections today, including 516 migrant worker cases linked to the outbreak in Samut Sakhon yesterday. In Bangkok, there are now 19 locally-infected cases being reported on top of the ones found in Samut Sakhon. There are also 41 imported cases being reported. Most of the cases reported were of Myanmar migrant workers with…

  • World NewsGovernment urged to let in 100,000 migrant workers from Myanmar despite Covid surge
    ThaigerPublished: 12:39, 20 December 2020
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    Government urged to let in 100,000 migrant workers from Myanmar despite Covid surge

    The government in Thailand is being urged by larger Thai multinationals, and the construction and fisheries industry, to let in about 100,000 migrants from Myanmar, despite a recent surge in Covid-19 infections inside the kingdom. Officials say they will comply with the demands to let the migrant workers in, however, they will regulate their arrivals. Suebsakun Kidnukorn, an academic with…

  • Covid-19 News576 cases in one day – Latest test results from Samut Sakhon Covid outbreak
    ThaigerPublished: 10:17, 20 December 2020
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    576 cases in one day – Latest test results from Samut Sakhon Covid outbreak

    UPDATE: The number of cases linked to the Samut Sakhon outbreak has risen to 576. Earlier the figure was published as 516 cases. Thailand’s CCSA has announced more than 500 Covid-19 cases among migrant workers at the centre of its seafood industry, on an enormous 1-day rise in a country that had gone into mild panic after just 1 or…

  • Covid-19 NewsHealth Minister points to migrant workers as likely source of virus in Samut Sakhon
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:10, 19 December 2020
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    Health Minister points to migrant workers as likely source of virus in Samut Sakhon

    Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says migrant workers are likely to be the reason behind a small Covid-19 outbreak in the central province of Samut Sakhon. After a 67 year old woman with no international travel history was found to be infected with Covid-19, 3 of her family members have also tested positive. According to a Bangkok Post report,…

  • Thailand NewsReport highlights glaring disparity among school-age children in Thailand
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:12, 05 December 2020
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    Report highlights glaring disparity among school-age children in Thailand

    A report carried out by the National Statistical Office in collaboration with UNICEF has highlighted the significant inequality between children of school-going age in Thailand. Nation Thailand reports that, while students rallied outside the Education Ministry in Bangkok earlier this week, calling for reforms that include an end to strict uniform requirements, the biggest hurdle they face continues to be…

  • World NewsPhuket officials concerned about virus risk from undocumented migrant workers
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:38, 01 December 2020
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    Phuket officials concerned about virus risk from undocumented migrant workers

    The discovery that 3 Thai nationals infected with Covid-19 returned from Myanmar and bypassed health checks and quarantine, has officials in Phuket on high alert. Over the weekend, it was discovered that a 29 year old Thai woman had illegally crossed from Myanmar and subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 after admitting herself to a Chiang Mai hospital. 2 other women…

  • Pattaya NewsBurmese worker killed, 11 injured, in Chon Buri truck collision
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:41, 22 October 2020
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    Burmese worker killed, 11 injured, in Chon Buri truck collision

    A pick-up truck carrying migrant workers has collided with another truck in the eastern province of Chon Buri, killing 1 and injuring 11. The victims are all thought to be Burmese nationals. The Pattaya News reports that the accident occurred in the sub-district of Nong Kangkok, with the dead man named as 35 year old Mr. Juan. The 11 injured…

  • Bangkok NewsCrane rips roof off truck transporting migrant workers in Bangkok, injuring 9
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:52, 08 October 2020
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    Crane rips roof off truck transporting migrant workers in Bangkok, injuring 9

    9 migrant workers have been injured after a passing crane tore the roof off their truck on Bangkok’s Wireless Road. The incident occurred near the Japanese Embassy at around 9.30pm last night. Police and rescue workers who arrived at the scene found a 6-wheeler truck with its roof completely ripped off by a crane. Nation Thailand reports that, according to…

  • World NewsSingapore’s population contracts along with its GDP
    ThaigerPublished: 14:14, 25 September 2020
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    Singapore’s population contracts along with its GDP

    The little south east Asian island nation of Singapore, which has always punched way above its weight, with the fourth largest economy, but the biggest GDP per capita in the region, is getting smaller. Both its economy and population. The population of the Republic of Singapore is shrinking for the first time since 2003. Border closures and, mostly, job losses, are…

  • World NewsConcerns over virus spread in boarding houses as Hong Kong records 95 new cases
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:36, 07 August 2020
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    Concerns over virus spread in boarding houses as Hong Kong records 95 new cases

    Hong Kong has seen a slight uptick in Covid-19 infections, with a new daily total of 95 cases. A report in Coconuts says a domestic helper from Indonesia has tested positive for the virus after a stay in a boarding house. Such boarding houses are used by agencies in Hong Kong to accommodate domestic workers who are in between jobs.…

  • Thailand NewsSkeletal remains found in Chon Buri may be those of missing Burmese worker – VIDEO
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:17, 04 August 2020
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    Skeletal remains found in Chon Buri may be those of missing Burmese worker – VIDEO

    A human skeleton found inside dense bushland is believed to be that of a Burmese national who worked at commercial fishponds nearby. The owner of the fishponds, 50 year old Somyot Lieamhan, says clothing found near the skeleton matched those worn by the man, named only as ‘Mint’, at the time he disappeared. Somyot says the worker disappeared shortly after…

  • Covid-19 NewsIllegal migrants workers bring fears of new Covid infections
    ThaigerPublished: 09:03, 07 July 2020
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    Illegal migrants workers bring fears of new Covid infections

    After more than 3,000 illegal migrant workers were caught trying to enter Thailand, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is warning that there is still a risk of new infections. CCSA spokesperson Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin says most of them have been detained and many have been sent back to their own countries but because they actually made it into the Kingdom,…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment says Cambodian workers should remain in Thailand during Covid-19
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:57, 04 June 2020
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    Government says Cambodian workers should remain in Thailand during Covid-19

    The director general of Thailand’s Employment Department, Suchart Phonchaiwisetkun, says Cambodian labourers should remain in Thailand while the fight against the Covid-19 goes on in the region. He was speaking following a meeting with the the Cambodian Ambassador, Ouk Sorphorn, where they discussed how Thailand would deal with its migrant workforce during the pandemic. According to a report in Nation…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid task force orders strict hygiene measures for Bangkok construction sites
    Maya TaylorPublished: 16:57, 29 May 2020
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    Covid task force orders strict hygiene measures for Bangkok construction sites

    The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority has been ordered to implement tough hygiene and safety measures at construction sites in the capital, to prevent any resurgence of the Covid-19 virus. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration says the city must take rigorous steps to mitigate the risk of workers contracting and spreading the virus. A report in Nation Thailand says city officials…

  • World NewsCentral Thailand prepares for return of thousands of Burmese workers
    Maya TaylorPublished: 14:23, 27 May 2020
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    Central Thailand prepares for return of thousands of Burmese workers

    The central province of Samut Sakhon is preparing for the return of over 5,000 migrant labourers from Myanmar over the next month. The workers had returned to their home country to obtain the required paperwork and officials now say their employers must take responsibility for their quarantine. Employers are being asked to arrange accommodation to house the workers for the…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket migrant workers permitted to return home
    Sean KellyPublished: 17:06, 08 April 2020
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    Phuket migrant workers permitted to return home

    Some migrant workers were allowed to leave Phuket to return to their homes yesterday, as the provincial administration agreed to temporarily lift the travel ban so they could rejoin their families. One worker who hails from the nearby province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, told Thai PBS that he has been out of work for 2 months, and his family could…

  • Covid-19 NewsStranded migrant workers can stay and work in Thailand, for now
    AnukulPublished: 20:33, 01 April 2020
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    Stranded migrant workers can stay and work in Thailand, for now

    Today the Thai Labour Ministy is allowing stranded workers from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar to stay and work beyond the expiration date of their work permits, due to the recent closure of their borders. Labour Minister Mom Ratchawongse Chatumongol Sonakul says that the migrant workers are allowed to continue with their work until the borders reopen. “This decision will benefit…

  • Thailand NewsStarbucks investigate Thai garment factory after underpaid workers exposé
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:35, 06 September 2019
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    Starbucks investigate Thai garment factory after underpaid workers exposé

    PHOTO: Eater.com An investigation is underway into 4 garment factories in Mae Sot, western Thailand, following the revelation that workers are illegally underpaid. It’s understood the factories provide clothing to Starbucks and U.S. sports gear manufacturer Bauer Hockey. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, who carried out the investigation, spoke to 26 workers from Myanmar, who say they’re paid less than Thailand’s…