No calls for third shot of coronavirus vaccine for lawmakers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE Speaker Suchart Tancharoen today (July 8th) dismissed hearsay that lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate have called for a third shot of a coronavirus vaccine. According to the first deputy House speaker, such allegations may have been based on the recent event in which Palang Pracharath […]
Read MoreClimate change linked to 5 million deaths a year, new study shows
By Bloomberg, published by The Straits Times Sydney – The extraordinarily hot and cold temperatures that are becoming more common as climate change accelerates are responsible for five million deaths globally every year. Extreme weather accounted for 9.4 per cent of all deaths globally between 2000 and 2019, according to researchers who on Wednesday (July […]
Read MoreCP family tops Thailand’s richest list
IN its annaul list of 50 richest people in Thailand American business magazine Forbes placed the Chearavanont family of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group right at the top with net worth of $30.2 billion (978.782 billion baht), Sanook.com said this afternoon (July 8th). The second place went to Mr. Chalerm Yoovidhya, who shares a $24.5 billion […]
Read MorePM to consider lockdown tomorrow after Covid cases soar
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has called an urgent meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at 10 a.m. tomorrow (July 9), moving it up from Monday July 12, after daily Covid cases hit a record high of 7,058 this morning with total daily fatalities also climbing to 75, Amarin TV said. This […]
Read MoreDaily Covid cases jump to 7,058, with 75 deaths
THAILAND hit a new record high in single-day increase of coronavirus cases this morning (July 8) with this soaring to 7,058 while total daily fatalities also climbed to 75, Thai Rath newspaper said The Public Health Ministry said early this morning that 6,990 cases in the new batch were among the general public and […]
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