webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Thai private hospitals reserve COVID-19 vaccines ahead of approval By Chayut Setboonsarng A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for a COVID-19 test at a market, amid fears of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two private hospitals in Thailand have ordered millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines ahead of regulatory approval, adding to government orders of vaccines as the Southeast Asian country tackles a second wave of the virus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202169-thai-private-hospitals-reserve-covid-19-vaccines-ahead-of-approval/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Struck poor by COVID, Phuket man tries to sell eye on Facebook By The Phuket News Mr Taweep Mee Phan who took to Facebook out of desperation offering to sell one of his eyes. Photo: Chalong Municipality PHUKET:-- A man who has been severely affected by the COVID-19 fallout took to social media in desperation last week offering to sell one of his eyes. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202168-struck-poor-by-covid-phuket-man-tries-to-sell-eye-on-facebook/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 18 ACT opposes appointment as prosecutor of official involved in Vorayuth case By The Nation Wongsakul Kittipromwong, Attorney-General, nominated name list for prosecutor, which was opposed by ACT The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has opposed the appointment of two officials, one involved in the botched prosecution of absconding Red Bull scion Vorayuth 'Boss' Yoovidhya, and another facing a criminal investigation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202139-act-opposes-appointment-as-prosecutor-of-official-involved-in-vorayuth-case/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Co-payment scheme planned for low-salaried tourism workers By The Nation Tourism and Sports Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn Tourism and Sports Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn said he will meet with Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin this week to seek ways of shielding the hard-hit tourism sector from fresh Covid-19 fallout. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202196-co-payment-scheme-planned-for-low-salaried-tourism-workers/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Investigate every fatality among those vaccinated against COVID-19 – Dr. Yong The deaths of people who die after being injected with COVID-19 vaccines are not always related to the vaccines. There is, therefore, a need to determine whether there is any connection between the deaths and the vaccine, according to well-known Thai virologist Dr. Yong Pooworavan. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202197-investigate-every-fatality-among-those-vaccinated-against-covid-19-–-dr-yong/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Thailand this week (Photo by Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP) Thailand may get its first emergency shipment of COVID-19 vaccine this week, ahead of schedule, and vaccinations should be able to begin in February, according to Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202198-first-shipment-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-arrive-in-thailand-this-week/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Bangkok City Hall asked to postpone train fare increase from February 16th Image Credit: BTS Skytrain The Rail Department has asked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to delay its plan to increase electric train fares on the Green Line, from 65 baht to a maximum of 104 baht effective as of February 16th. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202199-bangkok-city-hall-asked-to-postpone-train-fare-increase-from-february-16th/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 PM Prayut follows COVID-19 situation in Samut Sakhon in video conference BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has expressed his concerns about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Samut Sakhon province, but remains confident of the government’s ability to handle the situation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202200-pm-prayut-follows-covid-19-situation-in-samut-sakhon-in-video-conference/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Digital Minister asserts continued cooperation with contact tracing app developers BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of a Digital Economy and Society has advised that the government and developers of the Mor Chana contact tracing application are still working together, with the system now transferred into the government’s control to better support more users. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202201-digital-minister-asserts-continued-cooperation-with-contact-tracing-app-developers/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Latest cash handout scheme poised to launch after Cabinet nod on Tuesday By The Nation FILE PHOTO for reference only The Finance Ministry will ask the Cabinet to approve the government’s “RaoChana” (We Win) cash handouts scheme on Tuesday (January 19), to mitigate the impact of the new Covid-19 outbreak, said Kulaya Tantitemit, acting director of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202202-latest-cash-handout-scheme-poised-to-launch-after-cabinet-nod-on-tuesday/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 UPDATE: Bomb-throwers at Bangkok protest hiding out in Thonburi, say police By THE NATION Metropolitan Police chief Pakapong Pongpetra Attackers who threw a bomb at a Sam Yan intersection protest on Saturday have fled to Bangkok’s Thonburi district, the Metropolitan Police Bureau said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201954-two-injured-in-explosion-at-pro-democracy-protesters-bangkok-rally-site/?do=findComment&comment=16178834 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 18 Trump, in wave of Tuesday pardons, so far not planning to pardon himself: source By Steve Holland FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the U.S.-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump at this point is opting not to issue a pardon for himself as he prepares an expansive list of more than 100 pardons and commutations for release on Tuesday, a source familiar with the effort said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202203-trump-in-wave-of-tuesday-pardons-so-far-not-planning-to-pardon-himself-source/ 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny calls for street protests after being jailed By Anton Zverev and Andrew Osborn A still image taken from video footage shows law enforcement officers speaking with Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny before leading him away at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Reuters TV MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday urged Russians to take to the streets in protest after a judge remanded him in pre-trial detention for 30 days despite calls from Western countries to free the opposition politician. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202204-kremlin-foe-alexei-navalny-calls-for-street-protests-after-being-jailed/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 18 Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says By Jan Wolfe A woman identified in a warrant logged January 17, 2021 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as Riley June Williams, a Pennsylvania woman accused of unlawfully breaching the U.S. Capitol building and directing people to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, is seen in an undated driver's license photograph. FBI/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol and tried to sell the device to Russian intelligence, according to a court filing. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202207-woman-may-have-tried-to-sell-pelosi-computer-device-to-russians-fbi-says/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 82,088 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Exclusive: Trump lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions on Europe, UK, Brazil - sources By David Shepardson FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk through Terminal 1, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will rescind entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil and much of Europe starting on Jan. 26, two officials briefed on the matter told Reuters on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202208-exclusive-trump-lifting-covid-19-travel-restrictions-on-europe-uk-brazil-sources/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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