Here’s the Truth Behind ‘50.4% Efficacy’ of Chinese Vaccine Left Out by Thai Media
BANGKOK — There is about a 50.4 percent chance you’ve seen reports by Thai media asserting that the Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine to be used in Thailand’s first round of vaccination is “only 50.4 percent effective.”
Gov’t To Decide on Fining Contractor for Parliament Construction Delay
BANGKOK — Lawmakers said they will ask the government to consider fining a prominent construction contractor 12 million baht per day for its failure to complete the new parliament building on time – nearly six years after the deadline.
Arnon: Street Protests Deferred To Mid Year Due to COVID-19
BANGKOK — Large protests seeking the government’s ousting and monarchy reforms will likely be put on hold until the middle of 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, pro-democracy movement leader Arnon Nampa said Tuesday.
Sinovac, AstraZeneca Ask Thai FDA to Approve Vaccines
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it received requests from two international pharmaceuticals to approve their coronavirus vaccines for use in the kingdom.
YouTuber Donated to a Rural Village, Upsetting Local Gov’t
CHIANG MAI — A local government office in Chiang Mai province took steps to ban donations, then reversed the controversial order two days later, after a YouTuber released a video publicizing poverty at a far-flung village.
Chiang Mai Walks Back Promise to Pay Infected Tourists 100,000 Baht
CHIANG MAI — No cash handouts will be given to tourists who contracted the coronavirus while visiting the northern province as promised earlier, a tourism business guild said Monday.
Gadfly Raises Concern Over CP’s Hand in Coronavirus Vaccine Deal
BANGKOK — A transparency activist on Monday demanded an investigation into whether the government is favoring large conglomerates in its bid to vaccine Thailand’s population against the coronavirus.
Locals Are Protesting Field Hospitals. Doctors Say Their Fear is Unfounded.
BANGKOK — Efforts by health workers to set up field hospitals for coronavirus patients are being met with opposition from some local communities, complicating Thailand’s long term strategy to grapple with the outbreak.
Benefits Aplenty, and Punishment Rare, in the World of Police ‘Inactive Post’
It always plays out like a clockwork, a movement rehearsed as well as any police parade.
We Are Open: ‘Special Tourist Visa’ Is Still On Despite Outbreak
BANGKOK — Foreign tourists willing to brave the global pandemic and spend a vacation in Thailand are still welcomed, as long as they have all the required documents, a chief tourism official said Friday.
