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Thailand News Today | Chon Buri jump in cases, China vaccinates citizens around the world | May 21
The province of Chon Buri, just east of Bangkok, has reported a big jump in Covid cases today, China has sent vaccine doses to Thailand to have Chinese citizens inoculated under Beijingโs โSpring Sproutโ program, A dog owner is reeling after his beloved pet brought him a โgiftโ of 2,000 methamphatime pills and A Chinese man, with citizenship based inโฆ
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Foreigners feeding thousands in Bangkokโs Klong Toey slums during Covid
https://www.facebook.com/BkkCommunityHelp https://www.facebook.com/dinnerfromthesky Theyโve been doing it for a year now! There are some amazing people helping out their local Thai communities to get through this Covid mess in Thailand. Without much in the way of concrete day-to-day assistance from the Thai Government, free daily food, care packs and supplies are being acquired and distributed by volunteers. We salute you all!โฆ
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Thailand News Today | Vaccine roll out, Nok Air heads to Bankruptcy court
Virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan says that people can contract Covid even after full recovery from a bout of the virus, 70% of the population in Thailand is expected to have received at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by September, Nok Air has handed in its business rehabilitation plan after extending the deadline twice and 77 year oldโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Walk-in vaccinations scuttled, rain for the next few days | May 19
Walk-in registration may not be happening, Phuketโs mass Covid-19 vaccination program has kicked off again today, Koh Larn, just off the coast of Pattaya, has extended its closure until at least the end of May, Australian arrested on suspicion of international criminal activity, a tour packages which include a Covid-19 vaccination and Most parts of the country, including Bangkok, theโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Bangkok extends restrictions, Brits told to stay away from Thailand | May 17
High infection report stems from more positive infections emerging from Bangkokโs prison system, Bangkok city hall has announced an extension of temporary closures of public venues in Bangkok until May 31, a new arrival regime in Phuket, Brits were told to bypass countries that are designated as amber, including Thailand, for this yearโs summer holidays and drugs valued at nearly100โฆ
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Keeping hopes alive โ Feeding the people of Phuket | VIDEO
To make contact with Shaun or his team, go to their Facebook page, follow the progress of the project and contact them if you can help. https://www.facebook.com/5StarMarinePhuket After a year of zero foreign tourism, the Thai island of Phuket is now at a critical juncture. There are hundreds of thousands of people, previously employed or sustained from the tourist industry,โฆ
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Thailand News Today | 8 clusters in Bangkok, Phuket party organisers charged | May 14
Foreigners may face a slight delay in receiving their Covid-19 vaccines, The BMA has now confirmed 8 clusters of Covid infection in the capital, Thai Private Hospital Association is now working to offer a variety of Covid-19 vaccine brands to Thais and Patong police have announced that the managers of the Phuket venues that hosted the Kolour entertainment event swillโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Covid case jump, Airlines ask for loans, Penguin hunger strike over | May 13
4,887 new infections from the past 24 hours, 7 member airlines are pushing for a meeting with PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to discuss the option of soft loans, and Chiang Mai has reported a new cluster of Covid-19 after 3 patients lied about being infected.
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Thailand News Today | More bubbles?, Burmese journalists arrested, Malaysian lockdown | May 11
Thailand will travel travel bubble discussions with countries such as Vietnam, Singapore, Laos and Malaysia. Travel bubbles could start as soon as October, Police in Northern Thailand arrested 3 senior journalists who had fled Myanmar, Thai officials say expats living in Thailand will be included in the governmentโs mass Covid-19 vaccination plan, but exactly when that will be is stillโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Thai government throws TG under bus, new police uniforms | May 10
Forum Moderator Applicationโฆ HERE In todayโs Thailand News Today we look atโฆ State Enterprise Policy Office says the government will not bank-roll a billion-baht cash injection for Thai Airways, Public buses, cars, and motorbike taxis now need to comply with tougher Covid-19 measures, After a 3-day search, a body of a missing fisherman was found off the coast of Linโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Pfizer vaccines on the way, Phuketโs July re-opening | May 7
Disease Control Department back-peddled saying that that foreigners living in Thailand WILL also be vaccinated, governor of Chiang Mai is calling for the ban on dining in at restaurants in the northern city to be lifted and for eateries to be allowed to serve food on-site until 9pm, Tourism and Sports Minister insists the southern island of Phuket must recordโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Promise to vaccinate expats, Thailand โelectric vehicle hubโ | May 6
Thailandโs Food and Drug Administration has denied that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is already in Thailand, The Thai government has ambitious plans to turn the Kingdom into a Southeast Asian hub for the manufacture of electric vehicles., The Thai Hotels Association is urging the government to extend the domestic travel stimulus schemes, set to end on September 30 and Thaiโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Hotel industry in tatters, Burmese rebels destroy army helicopter | May 4
Todayโs Covid stats at the end of the program. A Burmese rebel group is claiming to have downed an Army helicopter in the Kachin province in the far north of the country, poll of the Thai hotel industry shows that 47% of those surveyed only have enough liquidity to sustain less than 3 months of business, Public Health Minister, Anutin,โฆ
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Thailand News Today | 31 Covid-related deaths, more flight restrictions | May 3
The daily 24 hour infection report has jumped to back over the 2,000 mark, Disease prevention measures are being tightened for passengers taking to the skies after several cases of Covid-19 were found on flights from Bangkok to Phuket, Angry supporters of the pro-democracy movement gathered outside Bangkokโs Criminal Court yesterday, A new Suan Dusit Poll shows that Thai peopleโฆ
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Thailand News Today | โSoftโ curfews around the country, Phuket restrictions extended | April 30
Several Thai provinces have introduced nightly โsoftโ curfews as the fight to curb the spread of Covid continues, all expats living in Thailand are eligible to receive the Covid vaccine, Koh Samui says the island is still pinning its hopes on a July 1 re-opening for vaccinated foreign tourists and Phuketโs governor has extended the Covid restrictions and entry measuresโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Scrap THAI and rebuild, Phuket promises expats will be vaccinated | April 28
Plans to create a new national airline to replace the struggling Thai Airways are meeting opposition from the national airlinesโ employee union, Phuketโs resident foreigners are being called out again over their alleged failures to comply with Covid-19 safety measures. Phuket Governor re-promises that expats and foreigners will be vaccinated. 2,012 new Covid-19 infections and 15 coronavirus-related deaths have been reportedโฆ
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Thailandโs โproblem foreignersโ who donโt wear masks. Really?! | VIDEO
UPDATE: Even the Thai PM has been fined for not wearing a mask at a meeting at Government House yesterday. Phuketโs vice governor has stirred the pot by singling out, what he described as, โproblem foreignersโ who werenโt wearing their mask in public. Over the past week there has been renewed attention to the wearing of masks at all timesโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Foreigners busted for party, Smart Visa make-over | April 26
2,048 new Covid-19 cases and 8 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported by CCSA. The total death toll is now at 148 since the start of the outbreak in Thailand. There are now 25,767 active cases โฆ. 20,461 in hospitals and the other 5,306 being treated in field hospitals. 563 people are in critical condition and 150 patients are onโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Sunday update โ all the latest news, ANZAC Day | April 25
Today there are another 2,438 new Covid-19 infections in Thailand. Meanwhile the BMA have announced the closure of 31 additional business types in Bangkok as of midnight tonight. The number is a sight drop on yesterdayโs total of 2,839 new infections. But Sundayโs totals are often lower due to the reporting from provinces. Todayโs numbers show that Thailandโs Covid experienceโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Covid numbers spike, Phuketโs โsandboxโ still on track | April 23, 2021
In todayโs episode we look atโฆ Thailandโs daily Covid-19 infection report hit a record high at 2,070 today, Thai Immigrationโs online system for 90 day checks for foreigners living in Thailand is back up and runningโฆ. or is it? Phuket have started their extensive screening process of all arrivals, Tourism Authority says Phuket Sandbox model is still โon trackโ, andโฆ
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Thailandโs covid vaccine passport โ will it only be used for travel?
Hi. Im Tim Newton. Just upfront saying that these are my personal opinions and donโt necessarily reflect that of The Thaiger. So today the Thai Government now has officially announced vaccine passports. The documents are going to be the next big thing in the long and winding Covid road. Firstly, before some comments, the details that we actually know. Thisโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Vaccine passports announced, hospital-dodgers to be prosecuted | April 21
The president of the Thai Hotels Association says many properties are now considering shutting down for the entire low season as a result of the Covid-19 resurgence. They claim that smaller hotels simply donโt necessarily have the resources of the larger chains and are struggling with cash flow and crippled by low tourist demand. They say many are considering shuttingโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Phuketโs new arrival restrictions, โhome quarantineโ under consideration | April 20
Starting today with the Covid figuresโฆ and after a 20% drop in new infections reported yesterday by the CCSA, Thailand has today recorded 1,443 cases. 4 more Covid-related deaths have also been recorded and 55 people are currently on ventilators under state care. The government claims there are 10,000 ventilators available while over 666,000 people in Thailand have now receivedโฆ
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Thailand News Today | New record infection report, CCSA announces new restrictions | April 16
Hereโs the latest information about upgraded restrictions for Thai provinces HERE. In todayโs episode we look atโฆ CCSA announced 1,582 new Covid infections across Thailand in the past 24 hours, 18 provinces are to be designated as red zones, Thailandโs mercurial Public Health Minister says he is โconfidentโ the Kingdom can overcome the current Covid-19 crisis without imposing a nationwideโฆ
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Thailand News Today | 1,335 new infections, provinces adding travel restrictions | April 14
Thailandโs CCSA has announced 1,335 new infections today, after a slight dip in the 13 day surge yesterday. 1,326 of those new infections are local, not imported, and mostly from Bangkok. Todayโs tally takes the national total to 35,910 since January 2020 when the first case outside China was detected in Thailand on January 13. The new infections have mostlyโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Tour bus disaster, Covid infections drop slightly | April 13
A sad start to Songkran day after 5 people have perished, including 2 children, and another 12 seriously injured after a double-decker interprovincial bus caught fire near Khon Kaen. It was heading to Bangkok. The bus erupted into flames just after midnight on the Mitrapap highway. There were 33 passengers on board. The bus driver was also injured. 965 peopleโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Bangkok nightspot Covid clusters, Tesco/CP merger goes to court | April 5
Weโll start off with a Covid whip aroundโฆ some minor clusters popping up around parts of Thailandโฆ. Thailandโs Chon Buri province, which includes Pattaya, has revealed 7 more Covid-19 infections today. There were another 8 yesterday. The new infections are worrying officials, who say they are the most the province has seen in 3 months. Japanese nationals are among theโฆ