Cash-strapped Krabi halts quarantine at local hotels
KRABI provincial authorities today (Sept. 30) sent an urgent letter to all eight district chiefs to stop sending those at risk of catching Covid to hotels participating in the alternate quarantine facilities programme because the province has run out of budget to cover the expenses, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Sept. 30). The circular […]
Read MorePrayut avoids protesters during visit to flood-hit Nonthaburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 30) avoided protesters who called for an end to his rule during his official trip to a flood-hit Nonthaburi. Prayut who visited flood victims in Pak Kret district and the capital district of Bangkok’s neighbouring province was scheduled to disembark from a boat at […]
Read MoreGovt inks deal to buy 60m AstraZeneca doses for third booster jabs next year
THE Public Health Ministry yesterday (Sept. 29) signed a contract to buy 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for third booster jabs next year, Amarin TV said. Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul presided over the contract signing ceremony, worth 18 billion baht, between Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, […]
Read More11 Bangkok communities get flood warning
THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration today (Sept. 30) warned 11 communities in nine districts along the Chao Phraya river to start moving their belongings to higher places and closely monitor flooding, Amarin TV said. Bangkok Governor Pol. Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang said the Meteorological Department had warned that a monsoon trough lies across the lower central […]
Read MorePowered paraglider pilots deliver food to flood victims stranded on an island
RESIDENTS of two villages in Sukhothai province, who after being stranded on a flood-created island for days had nothing left to eat, were very happy today (Sept. 29) when a team of powered paraglider pilots successfully dropped off some food, Sanook.com said. One of the hungry families said after they ran out of […]
Read MoreBrand-new, pro-Prayut party aiming to recruit MPs from Prawit’s camp
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FORMER ELECTORAL STRATEGIST said today (Sept. 29) he aimed at talking 13 MPs of the Palang Pracharath Party into leaving for a brand-new one with intent to help Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha prolong his rule. Suchart Jantarachotikul, the former electoral strategist for the Palang Pracharath Party in the southern […]
Read MoreAlmost 200 illegal migrant workers crossed over in one day
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said today (Sept. 29) that as many as 198 illegal migrant workers slipped across the border yesterday and so far 10 people who did so were found to be infected with Covid-19, TV Channel 7 said. Of these 198 illegal aliens 102 came from Myanmar, 43 from Cambodia, […]
Read More2m doses of Pfizer vaccine arrive amid rush to vaccinate 12-18 year-olds
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a team of officials to receive the first 2,000,700 doses of Pfizer vaccine out of 30 million Thailand has ordered at Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning (Sept. 29), Matichon newspaper said. This lot of vaccine was transported from the United States by DHL Airlines (DHL) […]
Read MoreThai airlines offer drive-through Covid-19 testing service
THAI Airways International (THAI) and Thai Smile Airways are now offering passengers a drive-through Covid-19 testing service prior to travelling on their flights, NNT said today (Sept. 28). THAI acting chief executive officer Suvadhana Sibunruang said the service is being provided at the headquarters of Thai Airways International on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road for passengers who […]
Read MoreFlooding this year ‘not as severe as in 2011’
THE Royal Irrigation Department said today (Sept. 28) the flooding this year cannot be compared with the great flood in 2011 because the situation is quite different with the four major dams still able to hold more water, Amarin TV said. Mr. Prapit Chanma, the department’s director-general, said in 2011 there were five tropical storms […]
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