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Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease - UN
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2021
» SINGAPORE: After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the pandemic, authorities in Southeast Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in business once border controls are relaxed, according to a forthcoming UN report.
Anutin approves alternative Covid vaccination method to stretch supplies
Reuters, Published on 20/09/2021
» Doctors in Thailand have been given the go-ahead to start giving Covid-19 booster shots under the skin, rather than injecting them into muscles, officials said on Monday, in an effort to strengthen immunity and stretch vaccine supplies.
Lawmakers debate long-awaited legislation on torture, abductions
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2021
» Parliament on Wednesday started debating draft legislation outlawing torture and enforced disappearance, following years of delay and civil society outrage over alleged abuses and impunity among law enforcement personnel.
Court grants bail to 4 protest leaders held over unrest
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2021
» The Appeal Court granted bail on Wednesday to four leaders of the anti-government protest movement, their lawyer said, after more than a month in pre-trial detention over unrest at recent demonstrations against the prime minister.
Japan to donate 300,000 more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Thailand
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2021
» TOKYO: Japan said on Tuesday it will donate an additional 1.3 million AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbours, including 300,000 doses to Thailand.
All aboard! Bus brings vaccines to Bangkok's vulnerable
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched on Wednesday a pilot bus service to ensure that the elderly and other vulnerable groups in the capital are vaccinated against Covid-19, underscoring the country's push to speed up its inoculation campaign.
Warnings as Thailand, Indonesia ease Covid-19 curbs
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2021
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: As Indonesia and Thailand start to ease Covid-19 curbs after seeing case numbers fall, health experts say cases of new infections could rise again with vaccination rates still low.
Thailand's elderly lag behind in vaccination drive
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2021
» Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became feverish. Three days later, her mother tested positive for Covid-19. Four hours afterward, she died.
Elderly lag behind in Covid vaccination drive, data show
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2021
» Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became feverish. Three days later, her mother tested positive for Covid-19. Four hours afterward, she died.
Govt expects 140 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines this year
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2021
» As many as 140 million doses of coronavirus vaccines are expected this year as the country ramps up inoculation to fight its biggest wave of infections, which shows some signs of easing, a government spokesman said on Sunday.