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Heirs step up as Covid deaths rock street-food stalls
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of Covid-19 in July.
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.
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.
SE Asia needs vaccine access to curb record deaths - Red Cross
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2021
» Southeast Asian countries need more help securing Covid-19 vaccines, as the region struggles to contain record infections and deaths driven by the Delta variant, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.
Hospital tycoon Boon flip-flops on Pfizer vaccine promise
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2021
» The chair of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) said on Wednesday that a deal to import 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was unlikely to happen, despite his earlier claims that a deal was close.
Govt denies blocking exports of AstraZeneca vaccines
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2021
» Thailand is not blocking exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a government representative said, after Taiwan said Thailand was keeping for itself doses of the vaccine that it is producing.
Princess allows new vaccine imports
Reuters, Published on 27/05/2021
» His Majesty the King's sister has approved coronavirus vaccine imports by an institution she sponsors, bypassing the government as it deals with surging infections and growing public anger over a slow and chaotic rollout.
Police vow more protest arrests after nearly 100 detained
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» Police on Monday vowed to arrest more people participating in anti-government protests after detaining nearly 100 at a demonstration a day earlier, citing a law restricting gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Fearing Myanmar border battles, Mae Hong Son kids taught to take cover
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2021
» Army rangers on Thailand's northwest border have been training children to duck, crawl and take cover, readying them for a spillover of fighting if conflict between Myanmar troops and ethnic armies resumes.