Hospital Finds Virus Case Outside Quarantine: Officials
SAMUT PRAKAN — Medical officials say a Thai man tested positive for the coronavirus at a hospital in Bangkok on Wednesday.
No Virus Found On Thais In Contact with Infected Malaysian
CHIANG MAI — Officials on Wednesday said they have not found any coronavirus infection among those who had been in close contact with a Malaysian man who tested positive after returning to his hometown from Thailand.
Virus Decree Extension Proposed for Another Month
BANGKOK — The government’s coronavirus response center will propose to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha for the emergency decree to be extended another month, an army commander said Wednesday.
Lawyer Group Counts 47 Cases of School Protester Harassment
BANGKOK — A civil rights advocate group on Tuesday said they are troubled by reports that some student protesters have been intimidated or harassed by those who disagree with their views.
Cadet Who Died in Training Called Up to Join Military
BANGKOK — The army apologized Tuesday for sending a letter threatening legal action for draft avoidance to a cadet who died three years ago during his training at an armed forces academy.
Thailand Not Immune to 2nd Wave of Virus Pandemic, Experts Warn
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Despite Thailand passing a record 80 days free from locally acquired infections of COVID-19, Thai health experts warned on Monday that the country is not immune to a second wave of infections.
Battered by Virus, Thai GDP Suffers Biggest Decline in 22 Years
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s economy contracted at a 12.2% annual rate in the April-June quarter, its sharpest downturn since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.
Meet the 91-Yr-Old Japanese Who Uncovers Horrors of ‘Unit 731’
TOKYO (Xinhua) — "There was smoke everywhere. The whole sky was black. Bodies were hanging on power poles. I was young and I was screaming: 'Dad, get that man off the pole and bring him home for me to look after.'"
Sanders Calls for Party Unity to Prevent ‘Authoritarianism’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is imploring his supporters to vote for Joe Biden, suggesting that without a unified Democratic Party, years of gains by the progressive movement could be lost and that the country may not even survive four more years of President Donald Trump.
Japan Emperor Cancels Summer Retreat to Prevent Crowds
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Emperor Naruhito and his family have canceled their planned summer retreat to areas outside of Tokyo to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
