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Moderna to apply for vaccine approval this month
Reuters, Published on 11/03/2021
» Moderna will submit its application for approval for its Covid-19 vaccine this month, a health official said on Thursday, as the country gets ready for its mass vaccination drive.
UN experts alarmed by rise in royal insult cases
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2021
» United Nations human rights experts on Monday spoke out against Thailand's increasing use of a law forbidding criticism of its royal family, singling out a 43-year sentence for an elderly woman convicted under the law.
Senate backs amendment allowing early-stage abortions
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» Senators have voted in favour of allowing abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy while retaining penalties for later terminations, a move that pro-choice activists said fell short of protecting the rights of the mother.
Malaysia's king wins plaudits during political storm
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Frustrated with a months-long political power struggle during the coronavirus pandemic, Malaysians have praised King Al-Sultan Abdullah for rejecting Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's request on Sunday to impose emergency rule.
Thailand extends grace period for stranded foreigners
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2020
» Thailand on Monday extended a grace period for visa renewals for foreigners stranded in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October, as travel restrictions remain in place and new infections climb globally.
Thailand drops charges against Red Bull heir in deadly hit-and-run
Reuters, Published on 24/07/2020
» Criminal charges in Thailand have been dropped against the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused in a 2012 hit-and-run that killed a police officer, police said on Friday.
More Rohingya migrants detained in Mae Sot
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2020
» Police in Tak have arrested 15 Rohingya Muslims on charges of illegal entry and are investigating the possibility that they could be victims of human trafficking.
Visas extended, relief measures approved
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2020
» The cabinet approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months on Tuesday in a bid to prevent long queues at immigration centres and stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Deserted beaches lure rare turtles to build most nests in 20 years
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2020
» Rare leatherback sea turtles have built the largest number of nests in two decades on beaches in Phuket and Phang Nga bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic, environmentalists say.
Study finds Chinese dams held back Mekong waters
Reuters, Published on 13/04/2020
» China's Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year despite China having higher-than-average water levels upstream, a US research company said in a study.