Officials Deny Vaccine Shortage for Delay of Private Employee Inoculations
BANGKOK — The mass vaccination program for registered workers under the social security system was put on hold until the end of this month in just four days after the launch, officials said Friday.
Thai Lawmakers Approve 500 Billion Baht in Borrowing To Fight COVID-19
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would allow the government to borrow up to 500 billion baht ($16 billion) to deal with the economic fallout and medical costs of the coronavirus.
Foreigners Vaccine Registration Kicks Off With Chaos and Confusion
BANGKOK — An agency tasked with giving centralized information on the COVID-19 pandemic sowed more public confusion on Monday as it contradicted itself on how foreign nationals can sign up for inoculations.
Journalists Who Fled Myanmar Find Third-Country Refuge
BANGKOK (AP) — Three journalists from military-ruled Myanmar who were convicted of illegal entry after they fled to Thailand have been sent to a third country where they are safe, their employer said Monday.
The Pandemic Has Slowed Tourism to Thailand’s Buddhist Temples, but the Impact Is More...
(THE CONVERSATION) Buddhist temples that relied heavily on donations from foreign tourists are now struggling to outlast the pandemic.
Thailand Reports Record Virus Cases; Delays Bangkok Easing
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is redoubling efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus in labor camps, factories and markets as the number of new reported cases surged Monday to the highest level so far.
Bangkok Parks, Spas, Beauty Clinics To Reopen June 1
BANGKOK — A number of public venues in the capital will be allowed to reopen beginning this Tuesday, the City Hall announced Monday.
Thailand Aims at Pandemic Risks by Fighting Wildlife Trade
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all such sales in the wildlife trafficking hub.
Assault Rifles Missing In Turbulent South
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Tuesday that 28 assault rifles intended for defense volunteers are missing in the country’s deep south, which has been wracked by a Muslim separatist insurgency for the past 17 years.
Villages Isolated Over Variant Find Amid Vaccine Worry
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand placed barbed wire and checkpoints in several southern villages along the Malaysian border Monday after identifying a cluster of infections with a coronavirus variant that's believed to spread faster.
