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Thai schools advised to suspend group activities to prevent COVID-19 infections
Schools nationwide have been told to suspend all group activities after clusters of infections, among students and teachers, have been found in schools in 11 provinces, including a boarding school... The post Thai schools advised to suspend group activities to prevent COVID-19 infections first appeared on Thai PBS World :
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Chalanlak Chanwanpen
Country Ready to Resume Test & Go Entry on Feb 1
The government has readied all systems to resume its quarantine-free Test & Go entry scheme for visitors on Feb 1, according to the government spokesman.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai News Agency
Source: Pantipa Wacharath
Two Indonesian boats, crews held for illegal fishing
PHUKET: Two Indonesian fishing boats were caught fishing illegally in Thai territorial waters off Phuket on Thursday, and the 19 crew members arrested, the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre said.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Inquiry into 'coyote' dancing, music show in Khao Yai park
The Khao Yai National Park chief will be moved to allow for a fact-finding inquiry after video showing scantily dressed "coyote" girls dancing to music inside the park went viral online.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
More vessels deployed to prevent oil slick from reaching beaches
Ten additional vessels have been deployed in a major clean-up operation in the seas off Rayong following an oil leak late Tuesday, while fishing boats are laying booms to prevent... The post More vessels deployed to prevent oil slick from reaching beaches first appeared on Thai PBS World : The
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Chalanlak Chanwanpen
Thais to get free birth control – and condoms in 4 sizes
Instead of telling young people that sex is bad in the run-up to Valentine’s Day, officials this year are tackling the scourge of teen pregnancy in a shockingly novel way: with  condoms and birth control. Starting Tuesday, the government will begin distributing birth control pills to the public, with condoms
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Coconuts Bangkok
Thai prosecutors concerned they may miss opportunity to indict Red Bull heir
Thai public prosecutors have expressed concern that they may not be able to indict Red Bull heir, Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, on a drug abuse charge before the time allowed under... The post Thai prosecutors concerned they may miss opportunity to indict Red Bull heir first appeared on Thai PBS World
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
Park Chief Transferred due to Party, Concert at Khao Yai
The chief of the Khao Yai National Park was transferred out of the park for holding a controversial party including a concert there, according to the minister of natural resources and environment.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai News Agency
Source: Pantipa Wacharath
Power of shame compels city to repaint sketchy crossing under Sukhumvit Expressway
Painted crossing lines magically reappeared overnight at a particularly perilous intersection of highway drivers and pedestrians after complaints went viral overnight. City workers repainted the faded pedestrian markings at the long no-man’s land under the Sukhumvit Expressway, where pedestrians must avoid drivers racing on and off the highway, a photo
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Coconuts Bangkok
Border patrol seizes meth, ketamine after clash with smugglers
CHIANG MAI: A border patrol seized more than 4 million methamphetamine pills, 26 kilogrammes of ketamine and an improvised grenade abandoned by smugglers as they fled following a brief clash in Mae Ai district on Thursday.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Questions raised over plan to categorise COVID-19 as endemic in Thailand
Chief of the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseaseห Health Science Centre, Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha, has raised some questions about the Ministry of Public Health’s plan to reclassify COVID-19 as... The post Questions raised over plan to categorise COVID-19 as endemic in Thailand first appeared on Thai PBS World :
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
UPDATED! TEST & GO scheme resumed from 1 February 2022
This information has been updated on 28 January, 2022. From 1 February, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers from any country around the world can apply for a TEST & GO Thailand Pass up to 60 days in advance. Eligible travellers• Thai citizens.• Foreign travellers, including but not limited to diplomats, guests
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: TAT Newsroom
Source: TAT Newsroom
Close race expected between frontrunners in Bangkok’s by-election on Sunday
The by-election in Bangkok’s Constituency 9 this Sunday is likely to be a close contest between three of the eight candidates vying for the vacant parliamentary seat. The frontrunners are... The post Close race expected between frontrunners in Bangkok’s by-election on Sunday first appeared on Thai PBS World : The
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
Oil Slicks 9 Times Bigger than Ko Samet
A satellite photo supplied by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) showed oil slicks in the Map Ta Phut bay covered 47 square kilometers, nine times bigger than Ko Samet.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai News Agency
Source: Pantipa Wacharath
Navy sailor who said he had bomb at airport will be disciplined
A navy officer seen on video falsely intimating he had a bomb in his bag ahead of boarding a flight at Hat Yai airport will be investigated and disciplined, the Royal Thai Navy spokesman said on Friday.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Happy Quarantine entry rules
This information has been updated on 28 January, 2022. International travellers from any country around the world, regardless of their vaccination status, can enter Thailand under the Alternative Quarantine entry scheme. Eligible travellersThai citizens.Foreign travellers, including but not limited to diplomats, guests of the government, Thai work permit holders, students
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: TAT Newsroom
Source: TAT Newsroom
Anti-vaccine Canada truckers roll toward Ottawa, praised by Tesla’s Musk
OTTAWA, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Canadian truck drivers determined to shut down central Ottawa over a federal government vaccine mandate rolled across the country toward the capital on Thursday, boosted... The post Anti-vaccine Canada truckers roll toward Ottawa, praised by Tesla's Musk first appeared on Thai PBS World : The
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Chalanlak Chanwanpen
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right, military leader says
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right.... The post Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right, military leader says first appeared on Thai
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Chalanlak Chanwanpen
Why depression can be a killer
We all have our good and bad days. Unfortunately, some of us have more bad than good and on our worst days, we can feel overwhelmed by unexplained sadness and... The post Why depression can be a killer first appeared on Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Tulip Naksompop Blauw
8,450 new Covid cases, 28 more deaths
The country registered 28 more Covid-19 fatalities and 8,450 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
5 laureates receive prizes after delay
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn represented His Majesty the King to confer the 2020 and 2021 Prince Mahidol Award at Chakri Throne Hall in the Grand Palace to five laureates in the fields of medicine and public health.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
NHSO to give mid-teens the pill, condoms
The National Health Security Office (NHSO) says it will provide free condoms and birth control pills for youngsters aged 15 and above.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Stricter traffic rules expected in July
A draft amendment seeking to increase fines for traffic offences is expected to pass the Senate at the end of this month and come into force in July, says the House committee on transport.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Govt readies to treat Covid as 'endemic'
The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease in Thailand by the end of the year, saying the country is capable of bringing the coronavirus pandemic under control, given the high vaccination rate.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Organic farming gets boost
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has been given a budget allocation of 851 million baht to promote organic food products this year.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
3 arrested for sex trafficking of teenage girl
YASOTHON: Three men have been arrested in northeast Yasothon province on charges of luring a 16-year-old girl into prostitution and profiting from it.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Dept to consult Vietnam, China over battling ASF
The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) will consult authorities in China and Vietnam on how to combat African swine fever (ASF), says Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Purge tests PM's resolve
All eyes are on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's next move following the purge of 21 MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) including Thamanat Prompow, the party's former secretary-general.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Cambodian migrants under MoU to arrive next week
The first batch of 226 Cambodian migrant workers to be hired under a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) on labour cooperation between the Thai and Cambodian governments will arrive on Tuesday.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
DoA to instruct farmers how to grow cannabis
The Department of Agriculture (DoA) is producing handbooks on growing cannabis as part of efforts to register wider varieties of the indigenous plant, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Navy action centre to help with oil spill
The Royal Thai Navy has established a command centre to expedite oil spill containment efforts off the coast of Rayong province in the east.
Published on: 2022-01-28
Source: Bangkok Post
Palang Pracharat party’s deputy leader Santi Promphat named new secretary-general
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, in his capacity as leader of the ruling Palang Pracharat Party (PPRP), has signed an order appointing Santi Promphat, a deputy leader, as the party’s... The post Palang Pracharat party’s deputy leader Santi Promphat named new secretary-general first appeared on Thai PBS World : The
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
Criteria approved for declaration of COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Thailand
Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has agreed on the conditions which must be met for COVID-19 to be categorised as endemic disease in Thailand, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul... The post Criteria approved for declaration of COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Thailand first appeared on Thai PBS World
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
Suvarnabhumi expecting more passengers during Lunar New Year
Suvarnabhumi airport is forecast to receive about 380 flights a day during the Lunar New Year holidays, Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said on Thursday.
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Bangkok Post
Suriya: 5,000-litre slick to be cleared Thursday
Some 5,000 litres of oil slick off the sea in Rayong province should be cleared up on Thursday after an estimated 50,000 litres of crude oil leaked from an undersea pipeline near Map Ta Phut on Tuesday, Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said.
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Bangkok Post
More than 300 students at Ratchaburi boarding school catch COVID-19
More than 300 female students attending a boarding school, in the Pak Tho district of Thailand’s Ratchaburi province, have been found to be infected with COVID-19, but none are in... The post More than 300 students at Ratchaburi boarding school catch COVID-19 first appeared on Thai PBS World : The
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
Navy: Oil spill cleanup to take 5 more days
An oil spill caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 kilometres off Thailand's eastern coast will take at least five more days to clear, the Royal Thai Navy said on Thursday.
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Bangkok Post
Former staff of fallen COVID insurer rally to demand overdue payments
A group of former employees of the now-defunct “The One Insurance” company rallied in front of Thailand’s Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) since this morning (Thursday) to demand their... The post Former staff of fallen COVID insurer rally to demand overdue payments first appeared on Thai PBS World :
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun
From pigs’ heads to duck, Bangkok shop offers Lunar New Year treats in jelly
As people get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a dessert shop in Bangkok is doing a roaring trade by moulding coconut milk jelly into pigs heads, grilled duck, steamed chicken and other items often served in a traditional feast.
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Bangkok Post
Ailing Thai insurance company confirms it is still operating
A major insurance company struggling with massive losses over COVID-19 compensations clarified today (Thursday) that it is still operating as usual, amid widespread concern among its clients, but insisted that... The post Ailing Thai insurance company confirms it is still operating first appeared on Thai PBS World : The latest
Published on: 2022-01-27
Source: Thai PBS World
Source: Hathai Techakitteranun

 

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